Invalid model for shipping method - and your baffled?

Simplest solution is to reinstall the shipping module you uninstalled and just disable it

#0 ...src/Mage_Shipping_Model_Config.php(104): Mage::exception('Mage_Shipping', 'Invalid model f...')
#1 ...src/Mage_Shipping_Model_Config.php(64): Mage_Shipping_Model_Config->_getCarrier('ideletedashippingmodule', Array, '1')
#2 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Order_Invoice_Create_Tracking.php(89): Mage_Shipping_Model_Config->getAllCarriers('1')
#3 /var/www/html/mage14/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/sales/order/invoice/create/tracking.phtml(91): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Order_Invoice_Create_Tracking->getCarriers()
#4 ...src/__default.php(2634): include('/var/www/html/m...')
#5 ...src/__default.php(2670): Mage_Core_Block_Template->fetchView('adminhtml/defau...')
#6 ...src/__default.php(2687): Mage_Core_Block_Template->renderView()
#7 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template.php(81): Mage_Core_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#8 ...src/__default.php(2074): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#9 ...src/__default.php(1916): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->toHtml()
#10 ...src/__default.php(1867): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->_getChildHtml('tracking', false)
#11 /var/www/html/mage14/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/sales/order/invoice/create/form.phtml(80): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->getChildHtml('tracking', false)
#12 ...src/__default.php(2634): include('/var/www/html/m...')
#13 ...src/__default.php(2670): Mage_Core_Block_Template->fetchView('adminhtml/defau...')
#14 ...src/__default.php(2687): Mage_Core_Block_Template->renderView()
#15 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template.php(81): Mage_Core_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#16 ...src/__default.php(2074): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#17 ...src/__default.php(1916): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->toHtml()
#18 ...src/__default.php(1867): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->_getChildHtml('form', true)
#19 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Form_Container.php(130): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->getChildHtml('form')
#20 /var/www/html/mage14/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/widget/form/container.phtml(37): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Form_Container->getFormHtml()
#21 ...src/__default.php(2634): include('/var/www/html/m...')
#22 ...src/__default.php(2670): Mage_Core_Block_Template->fetchView('adminhtml/defau...')
#23 ...src/__default.php(2687): Mage_Core_Block_Template->renderView()
#24 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template.php(81): Mage_Core_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#25 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Container.php(295): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#26 ...src/__default.php(2074): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Container->_toHtml()
#27 ...src/__default.php(10830): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->toHtml()
#28 ...src/__default.php(2074): Mage_Core_Block_Text_List->_toHtml()
#29 ...src/__default.php(1916): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->toHtml()
#30 ...src/__default.php(1867): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->_getChildHtml('content', true)
#31 /var/www/html/mage14/app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/page.phtml(74): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->getChildHtml('content')
#32 ...src/__default.php(2634): include('/var/www/html/m...')
#33 ...src/__default.php(2670): Mage_Core_Block_Template->fetchView('adminhtml/defau...')
#34 ...src/__default.php(2687): Mage_Core_Block_Template->renderView()
#35 ...src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template.php(81): Mage_Core_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#36 ...src/__default.php(2074): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Template->_toHtml()
#37 ...src/__default.php(23811): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract->toHtml()
#38 ...src/__default.php(11222): Mage_Core_Model_Layout->getOutput()
#39 /var/www/html/mage14/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Sales/Order/InvoiceController.php(265): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->renderLayout()
#40 ...src/__default.php(11251): Mage_Adminhtml_Sales_Order_InvoiceController->newAction()
#41 ...src/__default.php(15150): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->dispatch('new')
#42 ...src/__default.php(14752): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Router_Standard->match(Object(Mage_Core_Controller_Request_Http))
#43 ...src/__default.php(16949): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Front->dispatch()
#44 /var/www/html/mage14/app/Mage.php(596): Mage_Core_Model_App->run(Array)
#45 /var/www/html/mage14/index.php(78): Mage::run('', 'store')
#46 {main}

It now works with Canada Post EST Desktop 2.0

It exports line type 5 for Canadian orders as well as Line types 6 & 7 for USA / foreign orders.

It will cover all requirements for harm code insertion also if you have your catalog configured accordingly.

http://www.collinsharper.com/magento-canada-post-vcd-export-module.html

if you are working with a multi language site and need to do some translation that was missed / skipped in a module.

You might not have to deal with ftp / editors and such. Try the following.

as long as they are outputting the text properly ($this->__('translatable text goes here'))

you can go into your magento admin

click System

Click Configuration

Click Development in the left menu

Expand Translate Inline, then enable it

Save your changes

Now click  System

Configuration

Cache Management

De Select the cache for Translations and save your changes.

Now you can goto your front end and add in translations. 

So what do we do when Magento is not responding or playing nice?

• Magento Blank Screen
• Admin redirecting to dashboard
• Magento Report Error
• Memory limit issue

Other Magento specific options depending on the size of your database, how much your processing / crunching and what your trying to upload.

   php_value memory_limit 256M
   php_value max_execution_time 600
   php_value post_max_size 8M 
   php_value upload_max_filesize 8M

We run some management system for all our clients / domains.

It's pretty easy to use when it comes to management tasks, 

• Email
• Adding Domains
• Managing Nameservers / Hostnames
• FTP accounts
• SSL Certificates

Yeah.. SSL Certificates. 

So if your going to have an Ecommerce site and accept credit card / payment data on

your site without redirection to like paypal, PCI compliance (*Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard) requires you to have an SSL (https) enabled website so that your customers financial data is mostly more secure. So to get an SSL certificate you have a few options

• Don't
• Create a Self Signed Certificate
• Create a Certificate Request and get it signed by someone who the majority of browsers already trust

We will skip the Don't part.

We normally use Godaddy for SSL's; no real reason, I started buying domains though

them a while back and it's just easier to get all your domains, SSL Certificates in the 

same place. (*Short of my .ca domains which I'm pretty

sure Godaddy still doesn't offer.)

Right Godaddy SSL certificates. 

I dont remember the price; but for all you recession feeling people if you google 

(*or bing?!?!) SSL certificates

godaddy is listed at the top of the page.

Ok so until recently this was an easy process hit the management software

• Enter some basic required information
• Request a self signed certificate
• Goto Godaddy
• Put in Certificate Request and submit
• Wait for email
• Add Signed Certificates, Key & Intermediary Certificate to management software & apply settings

And your done! (*doesn't look that easy huh?)

Well now godaddy requires 2048 bit Private keys and our management software does not support it. 

If your SSH / console friendly or have cygwin/ openSSL you can try this

(*note collinsharper.com should probably be replaced with your domain )

openssl genrsa -out collinsharper.com.key 2048

openssl req -new -key collinsharper.com.key -out collinsharper.com.csr

cat collinsharper.com.key

cat collinsharper.com.csr

Its going to ask you a few questions

and look something like this

[openssl@collinsharper ~]# openssl genrsa -out collinsharper.com.key 2048

[openssl@collinsharper ~]# openssl req -new -key collinsharper.com.key -out collinsharper.com.csr

You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated

into your certificate request.

What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.

There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank

For some fields there will be a default value,

If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.

-----

Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]:CA

State or Province Name (full name) [Berkshire]:BC

Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]:Vancouver

Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]:Collins Harper

Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Magento Development Web Sales

Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:www.collinsharper.com

Email Address []:stopspammingme@collinsharper.com

Please enter the following 'extra' attributes

to be sent with your certificate request

A challenge password []:

An optional company name []:

[openssl@collinsharper ~]# cat collinsharper.com.key

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

MIIEowIBAAKCAQEA0MXEo67NsPbR/ge/Gka+GfoTzrEEMQqgmlvZXFzvQP9n+tPW

--- data clipped ---

+rxNk1B9OrSDDgwXLUo6DQEDxhj6XW8oNeJUCmnsZAXbmq7N9V58

-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

[openssl@collinsharper ~]# cat collinsharper.com.csr

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

hPI7jFC1JXXdzu5zh5liEy/HRXDr3xvBaTPqdLk1fhkhqlVn77qTW6jLoscWXHWQ

--- data clipped ---

ehvTPwttZlVB+A==

-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

Thats not so bad just take that and follow the previous steps.

That does mean for all my clients I have to generate their certificates; I don't really like repetitive tasks.

So heres a fairly simple script.

2048 bit Private Key / CSR Generation

Generate 

• A 2048 bit Private key pair
• A CSR
• Even a Self Signed Certificate

you will need to save both keys and the CSR for future use.

One last thing - take your time and read the data from your parsed Certificate, they teach nurses to read data backwards then forwards (you don't skim as well reading data backwards or so I am told), this will force you to think about the information and ensure you do not request a bad certificate then have to start over.

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;

TRUNCATE `catalogsearch_query`;

ALTER TABLE `catalogsearch_query` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

TRUNCATE `sales_order`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_datetime`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_decimal`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_entity`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_entity_datetime`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_entity_decimal`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_entity_int`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_entity_text`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_entity_varchar`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_int`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_text`;

TRUNCATE `sales_order_varchar`;

TRUNCATE `sales_flat_quote`;

TRUNCATE `sales_flat_quote_address`;

TRUNCATE `sales_flat_quote_address_item`;

TRUNCATE `sales_flat_quote_item`;

TRUNCATE `sales_flat_quote_item_option`;

TRUNCATE `sales_flat_order_item`;

TRUNCATE `sendfriend_log`;

TRUNCATE `tag`;

TRUNCATE `tag_relation`;

TRUNCATE `tag_summary`;

TRUNCATE `wishlist`;

TRUNCATE `log_quote`;

TRUNCATE `report_event`;

TRUNCATE `log_customer`;

TRUNCATE `log_quote`;

TRUNCATE `log_summary`;

TRUNCATE `log_summary_type`;

TRUNCATE `log_url`;

TRUNCATE `log_url_info`;

TRUNCATE `log_visitor`;

TRUNCATE `log_visitor_info`;

TRUNCATE `log_visitor_online` ;

ALTER TABLE `log_customer` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_quote` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_summary` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_summary_type` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_url` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_url_info` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_visitor` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_visitor_info` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_visitor_online` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_datetime` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_decimal` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_entity` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_entity_datetime` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_entity_decimal` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_entity_int` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_entity_text` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_entity_varchar` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_int` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_text` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_order_varchar` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_flat_quote` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_flat_quote_address` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_flat_quote_address_item` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_flat_quote_item` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_flat_quote_item_option` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sales_flat_order_item` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `sendfriend_log` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `tag` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `tag_relation` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `tag_summary` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `wishlist` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `log_quote` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

ALTER TABLE `report_event` AUTO_INCREMENT=1;

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;

Layered navigation would not finish / update properly.

We tested the script by

//# Magento Layered Nav - Badger || Duck

//# @author: Chris McKee [chrismckee.co.uk]

it would leave the nav missing some attributes and we could not get all the stores to update.

Ended up with a basic script like the following, ran it in the shell and it did the trick.

require_once("app/Mage.php"); Mage::app('admin'); Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true); mage::log("Clear Cache "); Mage::app()->cleanCache(); $flag = Mage::getModel('catalogindex/catalog_index_flag')->loadSelf(); if ($flag->getState() == Mage_CatalogIndex_Model_Catalog_Index_Flag::STATE_RUNNING) { $flag->delete(); mage::log("Delete Flag".$flag->getState()); } Mage::getSingleton('catalogindex/indexer')->plainReindex(null, null, null);

Spam detection software, running on the system <<yourserver.name.here>>, has
identified this incoming email as possible spam.  The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email.  If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.

Content preview:  Dear valued customer, Your order # 100000009 has been Canceled.
  You can check the status of your order by logging into your account.
 [...]

Content analysis details:   (6.7 points, 5.0 required)

 pts rule name              description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
 2.4 HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_20     BODY: HTML: images with 1600-2000 bytes of words
 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE           BODY: HTML included in message
 2.3 MIME_HTML_ONLY         BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts
 1.7 HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG  HTML-only message, but there is no HTML tag
 0.3 HTML_SHORT_LINK_IMG_3  HTML is very short with a linked image
 0.1 RDNS_NONE              Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS
-0.0 AWL                    AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list

The original message was not completely plain text, and may be unsafe to
open with some email clients; in particular, it may contain a virus,
or confirm that your address can receive spam.  If you wish to view
it, it may be safer to save it to a file and open it with an editor.

This was pretty frustrating. So I first created a small Model override that added some proper content to the email so it would not be flagged.

This did not get the results wanted the message was still flagged. I ended up changing a core file.

You can grab the module here; it is donationware; depending on the results, we may release more in this manor.

http://www.collinsharper.com/index.php/magento-email-spam-fix.html

Let me know how it works out for you.

http://collinsharper.com/magento_documentation/

Somewhat helpful, need to run it again with a new version and turn down some of the settings I am thinking.