Preface

Since version 1.7, PrestaShop began its migration from the old legacy core to a brand new Symfony-based system, this has resulted in many changes for developers, from maintenance to module development, and that’s what this book is all about.

The 16 chapters are grouped into 3 sections, each of which can be read individually. Feel free to go directly to what you need; there are no rules! However, it is best to read everything if you want to get the big picture of the system.

The first section explains how the legacy and the Symfony core work together and explores the main components of PrestaShop. There, we use many reverse engineering analyses. Even if it can be tough sometimes, the general idea is to show us how and where to search ...

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