After changing folders or moving to development site. You will need to update the pear.ini file. “ERROR: failed to mkdir” Admin penal fix: Rename or Delete the old pear.ini (magento/downloader/pearlib/pear.ini) Log in to Admin Panel. Navigate to Magento Connect Manager and log in. Go to: System -> Extensions -> PEAR Configuration set: Preferred State from [...]

In order to change the order of blocks in your sidebar/left column layout you will have to edit the Catalog.xml file. File Located: app/design/frontend/default/(Your Template)/layout/catalog.xml In this file locate the left column : (reference name’”left”). Magento also does a good job at commenting out the blocks for you (refer to the comments). It is the [...]