Magento will automatically resize product images based on dimensions specified in templates so that customers aren't downloading large source images when all they need is a small thumbnail. However, we've discovered an issue with recent versions of Magento which will sometimes cause a "Memory Limit has been reached" error when attempting to resize images through a PHP command line script.
This issue was introduced in Magento CE 1.8.0.0 and EE 1.13.0.0 versions, and will normally only occur with code that is run from the CLI. The default PHP CLI memory limit is often set to -1 so that there is no memory limit applied. Reviewing the relevant code we found that Magento was using the following method to determine if it had enough memory to resize images:
Read MoreMagento Extension Roundup - June 2015
by Paul Hoang in Magento Extension Reviews
Welcome to the fourth instalment of our monthly free Magento extension round-up, where we quickly review some of the more notable free extensions which were released on Magento Connect and GitHub in the past month.
Customer-SelfDelete by Veriteworks Inc.
This extension allows registered customers to:
- Delete their account.
- Cancel their unpaid order.
Normally, when a customer wants to delete their account, they would need to contact custom service so that they can action the request from the Admin Panel. With this extension, logged in customers are provided with a self-service means of deleting their account from within the customer account interface. As a precaution, they will need to provide their password prior to account deletion.
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