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$model = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->load(1);
 
# Method #1: This dumps all of the model's property's, including the _data property.
# This results in a lot of superfluous code that I don't need to see.
var_dump($model);
 
# Method #2: This only logs the data in the _data property.  The problem is, if the _data property contains
# any other models, all of the properties of those models will be dumped
var_dump($model->getData());

# Method #3
var_dump($model->debug());

    /**
     * Present object data as string in debug mode
     *
     * @param mixed $data
     * @param array $objects
     * @return string
     */
    public function debug($data=null, &$objects=array())
    {
        if (is_null($data)) {
            $hash = spl_object_hash($this);
            if (!empty($objects[$hash])) {
                return '*** RECURSION ***';
            }
            $objects[$hash] = true;
            $data = $this->getData();
        }
        $debug = array();
        foreach ($data as $key=>$value) {
            if (is_scalar($value)) {
                $debug[$key] = $value;
            } elseif (is_array($value)) {
                $debug[$key] = $this->debug($value, $objects);
            } elseif ($value instanceof Varien_Object) {
                $debug[$key.' ('.get_class($value).')'] = $value->debug(null, $objects);
            }
        }
        return $debug;
    }

    /**
     * Front end main entry point
     *
     * @param string $code
     * @param string $type
     * @param string|array $options
     */
    public static function run($code = '', $type = 'store', $options=array())
    {
        try {
            Varien_Profiler::start('mage');
            self::setRoot();
            self::$_app = new Mage_Core_Model_App();
            self::$_events = new Varien_Event_Collection();
            self::$_config = new Mage_Core_Model_Config();
            self::$_app->run(array(
                'scope_code' => $code,
                'scope_type' => $type,
                'options'    => $options,
            ));
            Varien_Profiler::stop('mage');
        } catch (Mage_Core_Model_Session_Exception $e) {
            header('Location: ' . self::getBaseUrl());
            die();
        } catch (Mage_Core_Model_Store_Exception $e) {
            require_once(self::getBaseDir() . DS . 'errors' . DS . '404.php');
            die();
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            if (self::isInstalled() || self::$_isDownloader) {
                self::printException($e);
                exit();
            }
            try {
                self::dispatchEvent('mage_run_exception', array('exception' => $e));
                if (!headers_sent()) {
                    header('Location:' . self::getUrl('install'));
                } else {
                    self::printException($e);
                }
            } catch (Exception $ne) {
                self::printException($ne, $e->getMessage());
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Front end main entry point
     *
     * @param string $code
     * @param string $type
     * @param string|array $options
     */
    public static function run($code = '', $type = 'store', $options=array())
    {
        if(!self::getIsDeveloperMode()){
            try {
                Varien_Profiler::start('mage');
                self::setRoot();
                self::$_app = new Mage_Core_Model_App();
                self::$_events = new Varien_Event_Collection();
                self::$_config = new Mage_Core_Model_Config();
                self::$_app->run(array(
                    'scope_code' => $code,
                    'scope_type' => $type,
                    'options'    => $options,
                ));
                Varien_Profiler::stop('mage');
            } catch (Mage_Core_Model_Session_Exception $e) {
                header('Location: ' . self::getBaseUrl());
                die();
            } catch (Mage_Core_Model_Store_Exception $e) {
                require_once(self::getBaseDir() . DS . 'errors' . DS . '404.php');
                die();
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                if (self::isInstalled() || self::$_isDownloader) {
                    self::printException($e);
                    exit();
                }
                try {
                    self::dispatchEvent('mage_run_exception', array('exception' => $e));
                    if (!headers_sent()) {
                        header('Location:' . self::getUrl('install'));
                    } else {
                        self::printException($e);
                    }
                } catch (Exception $ne) {
                    self::printException($ne, $e->getMessage());
                }
            }
        } else { // If we're running in developer mode, we want all exceptions to be handled by the php|xdebug error handler
            Varien_Profiler::start('mage');
            self::setRoot();
            self::$_app = new Mage_Core_Model_App();
            self::$_events = new Varien_Event_Collection();
            self::$_config = new Mage_Core_Model_Config();
            self::$_app->run(array(
                'scope_code' => $code,
                'scope_type' => $type,
                'options'    => $options,
            ));
            Varien_Profiler::stop('mage');
        }
    }

<catalog>
<product>
        <type>
            <simple>
                <is_qty>1</is_qty>
            </simple>
            <virtual>
                <is_qty>1</is_qty>
            </virtual>
            <configurable>
                <stock_indexer>cataloginventory/indexer_stock_configurable</stock_indexer>
            </configurable>
            <grouped>
                <stock_indexer>cataloginventory/indexer_stock_grouped</stock_indexer>
            </grouped>
        </type>
    </product>
</catalog>

        catch (Exception $e) {
            Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session')->addException(
                $e,
                Mage::helper('checkout')->__('Data saving problem')
            );
            $this->_redirect('*/*/addresses');
        }

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
    <default>
        <reference name="footer_links">
            <!-- Add custom links. Pretty self-explanatory.
            Dig into app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Template/Links.php for more info -->
            <action method="addLink" translate="label title">
                <label>About Us</label>
                <url>about</url>  <!-- can use a full url if not using urlParams below -->
                <title>About Us</title>
                <prepare>true</prepare> <!-- set true if adding base url param -->
                <urlParams helper="core/url/getHomeUrl"/> <!-- base url - thanks @Russ! -->
                <position>1</position>
                <liParams/>
                <aParams>class="top-link-about-us"</aParams>
                <beforeText></beforeText>
                <afterText></afterText>
            </action>
 
            <!-- Remove 'Site Map' Link - Default Position: 10
            Original link adding in catalog.xml -->
            <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="catalog/map/getCategoryUrl" /></action>
 
            <!-- Remove 'Search Terms' Link - Default Position: 20
            Original link adding in catalogsearch.xml-->
            <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="catalogsearch/getSearchTermUrl" /></action>
 
            <!-- Remove 'Advanced Search' - Default Position: 30
            Original link adding in catalogsearch.xml-->
            <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="catalogsearch/getAdvancedSearchUrl" /></action>
 
            <!-- Remove 'Contact Us' link - Original link in contacts.xml
            <!-- Best bet to go to Magento's Admin > System > Configuration > (left sidebar) Contacts
            > Contact Us Enabled = NO -->
            <!-- You can pass the full url, which is a hassle if you have dev and stage sites -->
            <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url>http://YOUR_SITE.com/contacts/</url></action>
            <!-- see comments below for making a custom helper to remove contacts link
            no matter what your base url is  -->
	</reference>
 
        <!-- By default, Magento sets a static footer block. Find it in the admin under
        CMS > Static Blocks.
	<reference name="footer">
            <!-- Remove Magento's default static block and use the 'addLink' method above
            to add your custom and inline links.  I use the 'unsetChild' method as often as
            possible as opposed using the more final <remove name="cms_footer_links"/>
            just in case I want to add the block somewhere else -->
            <action method="unsetChild"><name>cms_footer_links</name></action>
 
            <!-- Remove all the other Magento links - "Site Map, Search Terms, Advanced Search, and
            Contact Us" -->
            <action method="unsetChild"><name>footer_links</name></action> <!-- Magento 1.4.x -->
	</reference>
</default>
</layout>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
    <default>
        <reference name="root">
            <reference name="top.links">
                <!-- Add custom links. Pretty self-explanatory.
                Dig into app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Template/Links.php for more info -->
                <action method="addLink" translate="label title">
                    <label>About Us</label>
                    <url>about</url>  <!-- can use full url also -->
                    <title>About Us</title>
                    <prepare>true</prepare> <!-- set true if adding base url param -->
                    <urlParams helper="core/url/getHomeUrl"/> <!-- base url - thanks @Russ! -->
                    <position>1</position>
                    <liParams/>
                    <aParams>class="top-link-about-us"</aParams>
                    <beforeText></beforeText>
                    <afterText></afterText>
                </action>
 
                <!-- Removes 'My Account' link - Default position: 10 -->
                <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getAccountUrl"/></action>
 
                <!-- Removes 'Wishlist' link - Default position: 20 -->
                <!-- for Magento 1.3.x -->
                <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="wishlist/"/></action>
 
                <!-- for Magento 1.4.x -->
                <remove name="wishlist_link"/>
 
                <!-- Removes 'My Cart' AND 'Checkout' links
                Default position: 40 and 50 respectively -->
                <remove name="checkout_cart_link"/>
 
                <!-- To re-add 'My Cart' or 'Checkout' after removing both -->
                <block type="checkout/links" name="checkout_cart_link_custom">
                    <action method="addCartLink"></action>
                    <action method="addCheckoutLink"></action>
                </block>
            </reference>
        </reference>
    </default>
 
    <customer_logged_out>
        <!-- Removes 'Log In' link - Default position: 60 -->
        <reference name="top.links">
            <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getLoginUrl"/></action>
        </reference>
    </customer_logged_out>
 
    <customer_logged_in>
        <!-- Removes 'Log Out' link - Default position: 60 -->
        <reference name="top.links">
            <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getLogoutUrl"/></action>
        </reference>
    </customer_logged_in>
 
</layout>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
 
<default>
 
	<reference name="head">
		<!-- Magento looks in /skin/frontend/<INTERFACE>/<THEME>/js/buyprinting.js
		for this file -->
		<action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/buyprinting.js</name></action>
 
		<!-- This removes the item that was set in the page.xml file -->
		<action method="removeItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/iehover-fix.js</name></action>
 
		<!-- Magento looks in /js/prototype/element.storage.js for this file -->
		<action method="addJs"><name>prototype/element.storage.js</name></action>
 
		<action method="addCss">
<stylesheet>css/buyprinting.css</stylesheet></action>
	</reference>
 
	<reference name="header">
        <!-- This adds a CMS block that can be called from the template file
        associated with the header block. -->
		<block type="cms/block" name="cms_quick_help">
			<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>quick_help</block_id></action>
		</block>
 
        <!-- The remove tag removes the blocks with the specified name from the layout -->
		<remove name="top.menu"/>
		<remove name="store_language"/>
		<remove name="breadcrumbs"/>
	</reference>
 
	<reference name="top.nav">
		<remove name="catalog.topnav"/>
	</reference>
 
	<reference name="left">
		<remove name="left.newsletter"/>
		<remove name="left.permanent.callout"/>
		<remove name="catalogsearch.leftnav"/>
 
        <!-- When you use the remove tag, it removes any blocks with the specified name from
            the entire layout, regardless of the context. So, if I remove right.newsletter in
            the <default> context and that name is used in say the <catalog_product_view> context,
            then both blocks will be removed.  Because remove operates on the global context,
            you can only remove an element once.  Since <remove name="right.newsletter" /> is
            being called in catalogsearch.xml, we have to unset it, or else we'll get an error.
 
            The line below only unsets the block from the parent's context, not the global
            layout context -->
		<action method="unsetChild"><name>right.newsletter</name></action>
	</reference>
 
	<reference name="right">
        <!-- Some blocks have to be removed using remove, others via unsetChild.
            I've not spent the time digging into the code to figure out why -->
		<remove name="right.permanent.callout"/>
		<remove name="catalog.compare.sidebar"/>
		<remove name="left.reports.product.viewed"/>
		<action method="unsetChild"><name>sale.reorder.sidebar</name></action>
		<action method="unsetChild"><name>wishlist_sidebar</name></action>
		<action method="unsetChild"><name>right.reports.product.viewed</name></action>
		<remove name="cart_sidebar"/>
	</reference>
 
</default>
 
<!-- CATALOG PAGES -->
	<catalog_product_view><!-- 2columns-right -->
		<reference name="root">
			<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template></action>
		</reference>
		<reference name="content">
			<reference name="product.info">
				<block type="cms/block" name="cms_product_info_tabs">
					<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>product_info_tabs</block_id></action>
				</block>
				<block type="catalog/product_view" name="product.clone_prices" as="prices" template="catalog/product/view/price_clone.phtml"/>
				<action method="unsetChild"><name>tierprices</name></action>
				<action method="unsetChild"><name>addto</name></action>
				<remove name="addto"/>
				<reference name="product.info.options.wrapper.bottom">
					<action method="unsetChild"><name>product.tierprices</name></action>
				</reference>
			</reference>
		</reference>
	</catalog_product_view>
 
</layout>

$orders = Mage::getResourceModel('sales/order_collection')->addAttributeToSelect('*');
# The load method is not necessary, as iterating through a collection automatically loads it, if it hasn't already been loaded.
# $orders->load();
foreach($orders as $order){
    echo 'Order Id: ' . $order->getId() . "\n";
}

    public function getIterator()
    {
        $this->load();
        return new ArrayIterator($this->_items);
    }

$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->load(1);
$product->setName('Some Random Name');
$product->getResource()->saveAttribute($product, 'name');