Schogini

Assuming you know how to create a custom module, consider a case where you need to create a URL for your module. Follow these steps:

In your module’s config.xml file:

<modules>
.....
</modules>
<global>
....
</global>
<frontend>
	<routers>
		<schurl> --> name that will used in the URL
			<use>standard</use>  ---> standard means its a frontend url; admin will mean it is a backend url
			<args>
				<module>Mage_Schogini</module>  ---> which is the module to be used
				<frontName>schurl</frontName>   ---> name that will used in the URL
			</args>
		</schurl>
	</routers>
</frontend>
<default>
.....
</default>

Create a controller file TestController.php in your module’s controller folder like this (as you may have guessed, my modules name is Schogini):

class Mage_Schogini_TestController extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action
{
	public function showmsgAction()
	{
		echo 'Here';
	}
}

This is what happens when you browse this URL
http://mymagentostore.com/schurl/test/showmsg/

• schurl tells that the controller to check is Mage_Schogini (the name that is specified in the config file in the section: args > module)
• test tells that controllers/TestController.php file must be checked
• showmsg tells that showmsgAction() method must be called.

Hence, it will look for the method showmsg() inside the Mage_Schogini_TestController class

Quick Magento tip.

If you need to access the getConfigData() function from your controller do this:

Mage::getModel('<name of the model for this controller>')->getConfigData(<fieldname>);

For example if you want to call getConfigData() from the Mage_Mymodule_MyworldController controller then:

Mage::getModel('Mage_Mymodule_Model_Myworld')->getConfigData(<fieldname>);