Category: Useful Snippets

Convert EPS files to SVG graphics using PHP and Inkscape

SheldonNo Comments

Recently I had the job to convert EPS files to SVG graphics. It has been done for a product configurator that had to be implemented. The whole implementation mentioned here was done for a Magento Online Shop. But the base-paradigms described here can be used in other PHP based applications too because I’ve implemented them […]

Get skin base path

SheldonNo Comments

For the URL we have: Mage::getSkinUrl() But what about the file system path to the current theme? Therefor you can use: Mage::getDesign()->getSkinBaseDir();