Add success or error message using magento session
Error message Set error message for front page. $message = $this->__('Got an error'); Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addError($message); Set error message for admin page. $message = $this->__('Got an error'); Mage::getSingleton('adminhtml/session')->addError($message); Success message Set success message for front page. $message = $this->__('Got an error'); Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addSuccess($message); Set success message for admin page. $message = $this->__('Got an error'); Mage::getSingleton('adminhtml/session')->addSuccess($message); If you are unable to view the error/success message, add the function session_write_close() after setting message. I got such problem while using with redirect method. Nitroware solved this problem.Now the new snippet will look like below, $message = $this->__('Got an error'); Mage::getSingleton('adminhtml/session')->addError(...