Namespace/Mymodule/Block/Item.php file code not accessible on frontend after adding through xml - zend-framework

Question

i am working on a module e.g "Mymodule", in which i need to filter the results. i.e. for Partners i created Partner.php and for Community i created Community.php in
Mymodule/Block/Partner.php
Mymodule/Block/Community.php
Now i wanted to access their code in frontend through Mymodule.XML
<block type="mymodule/partner" ......................... />
but this doesn't work on LIVE SERVER, although it does work on local Wamp server :( ... Any idea ?
Although when i access the default Mymodule.php code in the same and add the code i placed in partner and community file, it does work.
Is there something i am missing ?

Answer 1

First, you have to define the blocks in your module's config.xml:
<config>
<global>
<blocks>
<mymodule>
<class>Namespace_Mymodule_Block</class>
</mymodule>
</blocks>
</global>
</config>
Second, you have to use the right block type in your layout XML:
<block type="mymodule/partner" ......................... />
You must not write ".php" in the block type. Note, that the term "mymodule" has to be the same in the config xml as well as in the block type.
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I'm not strictly sure how your code would ever have worked. But assuming you haven't built a module before, you'll need a minimum of 3 files.
app/etc/modules/Sonassi_Module.xml
app/code/community/Sonassi/Module/etc/config.xml
app/code/community/Sonassi/Module/Block/Partner.php
In the first file ... app/etc/modules/Sonassi_Module.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Sonassi_Module>
<active>true</active>
<codePool>community</codePool>
</Sonassi_Module>
</modules>
</config>
In the second file ... app/code/community/Sonassi/Module/etc/config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Sonassi_Module>
<version>0.1.0</version>
</Sonassi_Module>
</modules>
<frontend>
<routers>
<module>
<use>standard</use>
<args>
<module>Sonassi_Module</module>
<frontName>module</frontName>
</args>
</module>
</routers>
</frontend>
<global>
<blocks>
<module>
<class>Sonassi_Module_Block</class>
</module>
</blocks>
</global>
</config>
In the third file ... app/code/community/Sonassi/Module/Block/Partner.php
class Sonassi_Module_Block_Partner extends Core_Block_Template
{
}
Then finally, you can then use
<block type="module/partner" ......................... />