splendidinternet/asyncindex

AsyncIndex

License: MIT

Features

• Schedule Reindex from Backend (put entry in cron_schedule) and reindex via Cron
• Reindex partially (only needed parts) from shell
• Automatic background reindexing with configurable event count and schedule

Requirements

At least Magento 1.8 as this module makes use Mage_Index_Model_Process::MODE_SCHEDULE which did not exist in previous versions.

Installation Instructions

Via modman

• Install modman
• Use the command from your Magento installation folder: modman clone https://github.com/magento-hackathon/Hackathon_AsyncIndex/

Via composer

• Install composer
• Install Magento Composer
• Create a composer.json into your project like the following sample:

{
    ...
    "require": {
        "magento-hackathon/async-index":"*"
    },
    "repositories": [
	    {
            "type": "composer",
            "url": "http://packages.firegento.com"
        }
    ],
    "extra":{
        "magento-root-dir": "./"
    }
}

• Then from your composer.json folder: php composer.phar install or composer install

Manually

• You can copy the files from the folders of this repository to the same folders of your installation

Installation in ALL CASES

• Clear the cache, logout from the admin panel and then login again.

Uninstallation

• Remove all extension files from your Magento installation
• Via modman: modman remove Hackathon_AsyncIndex
• Via composer, remove the line of your composer.json related to magento-hackathon/hackathon_asyncindex

Configuration

You can configure the automatic background indexing from: System -> Configuration -> System -> Asynchronous Indexing

Available options are:

• Enable Automatic Indexing - Default: Yes
• Async Indexing Crontab - Default: */5 * * * *
• Events Limit - Default: 200 - This limit is per process, keep it at a sensible number for large catalogs