Create your first “Hello World” magento module with the following steps.

1. Create a folder structure for your module:
   • app/code/local/{ModuleNamespace},
   • app/code/local/{ModuleNamespace}/{ModuleName}
   • app/code/local/{ModuleNamespace}/{ModuleName}/etc
   • app/code/local/{ModuleNamespace}/{ModuleName}/controllers
2. Configure your module: create a config.xml file in app/code/local/{ModuleNamespace}/{ModuleName}/etc/ directory
3. Create a controller file IndexController.php in your controllers directory
4. Activate your module: create a {ModuleNamespace}_{ModuleName}.xml file in app/etc/modules/
5. Clear the Magento cache
6. Visit http://domain.com/yourUrl

Right now, we will explore these steps in details:

Continue reading →