I have a previously made raw php store that uses a very simple database of products to power the site. There is no cart in this store. Basically I want to be able to use the magento admin but not it's standard theme structure with modules and such.
My old store consisted of a few files. EX.
index.php
catalog.php?category=Batteries
content.php?title=About Us
So for example... in catalog.php I want to use my same old html code but use raw php to loop through all the products in the catalog I created with the magento admin.
I just want to use my custom php pages from start to finish but use magento in between like so:
So this would be catalog.php:
<html>
...
all my other stuff I already made like the header
<?php
// then something like this
foreach ($magento_products as $product) {
echo $product->name . '<br />';
}
?>
the all the other stuff I've already made like the footer
...
</html>
SO IS this is possible with magento? and if so, where do I put my raw php files at so they can access magento's database? If not, what is the next best way of doing this without having to create an entire magento theme.
