Convert linefeeds for all files in a folder (CRLF to LF)

If you are working in teams using different operating systems, it could happen, that you get files with unsuitable linefeeds in it. For me as a Linux user the bad guys are normally CRLF’s (Carriage Return and Line Feed @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline). To just convert the CRLF’s in a single file to LF you can use the […]

Lock shellscript process under Unix based systems

Today I ran again into a common problem when dealing with cron based scipts that run concurrently. That’s why I had to lock shellscript process until it is finished before starting the next executing round. On Unix based systems like Linux you can achieve that with flock. flock binds a file descriptor to a certain lock […]

Multiselect Options Text

To render the text-values of an multiselect in a BE-grid: <?php /** * * Magento * * NOTICE OF LICENSE * * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) * It is available through the world-wide-web at this URL: * http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php * * * @category AskSheldon * @package AskSheldon_Adminhtml * […]

Image resizer

Just a testscript to test the quality of Magento’s image processing: <?php /** * * Magento * * NOTICE OF LICENSE * * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) * It is available through the world-wide-web at this URL: * http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php * * * @category AskSheldon * @package AskSheldon_FeaturedProducts […]