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The Power of Yes (within Frameworks)
Exploring how language frameworks like PHP, Ruby, and Drupal influence developers' mindsets.
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iPhone video streaming from Drupal's file system
Learn how to stream H.264 video from Drupal to iPhone, overcome server configuration issues, and ensure compatibility with ffmpeg adjustments.
Drupal
Bulk generating menu hierarchies
If you have ever needed to bulk generate menu items in Drupal (I used this for theming some drop-downs), here is a snippet to accomplish it. The...
Drupal
Fun with stakeout.rb
Having only left Rubyville a couple weeks ago there are still a lot of Ruby-based utilities that I still find incredibly handy. One such utility that...
Drupal
Converting from Brightcove 2 and loading arbitrary videos
Over the last two weeks I've been working on a project to convert one of our client's websites to Brightcove 3 players. As I am quite new to drupal...
Drupal
Drupal Views and custom search features
A recent project required the use of a view to create a custom search page. The view worked as expected, with exposed filters providing the multiple...
Drupal
Stage-specific Drupal settings with local_settings.php
The decision to store settings.php in your version control system can be sticky.
Drupal
Drupal Deployment Checklist
Essential Drupal deployment checklist covering crucial settings and configurations to ensure optimal performance, security, and functionality for...
Drupal
Trouble with Drupal, MySQL and non UTF-8 formats
Resolving MySQL character encoding issues in a multi-lingual Drupal site using UTF8 settings to ensure proper data storage and display.
Drupal
Drupal 6 Theme Test-driver
Explore the designer's side of Drupal, from theme testing in Drupal 6 to migrating taxonomies and nodes in Drupal 8.
Drupal
A Drupal version of chicken vs. egg: external API content fetching and cron failures
Resolving cron failures in Drupal by enabling MySQLi reconnect and managing external API timeouts to ensure smooth operation and database...
Drupal
Drupal/AJAX: Exercise caution when using special foreign characters
Dealing with special characters in AJAX calls for a Brazilian Drupal site? Learn how to prevent data loss using simple encoding techniques.
Drupal
Drupal 'Access Denied' on all pages
Ran into an interesting little snag this morning - a client's Drupal site was spitting out "Access Denied" errors for all page loads by anonymous...
Drupal
Automated CVS checkouts of Drupal Core + Contrib
If you've built out more than a few Drupal projects, you've probably gone through the same song & dance a number of times - find the most recent...
Drupal
Using PHP/MySQL w/Drupal to update missing Google Geocode data
We recently needed to fill missing geocode values in a project's database. Using some PHP magic and taking advantage of hook_cron() this is how we...
Drupal
Autocomplete, clearing form values and Drupal form fields
Some browsers like to be helpful and help by remembering certain form fields. I was having a problem with Firefox auto-populating my some of my form...
Drupal
Validating multiple drupal form fields and only outputting one erro
I've run into this problem twice. So it was time to figure out a solution...
Drupal
DrupalCampPDX '09 is coming! Are you ready?
The new year is upon us, and with a fresh install of the calendar comes the opportunity to try and recreate the magic that was DrupalCamp 08.
Drupal
How to Add a Field to the Drupal Contact form
Ever wish you could use the existing Drupal Contact module as your sitewide contact form and just add a field or two? You can and it's really easy.
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Adding a directory to subversion, and ignoring the directory contents
Sometimes when committing things to svn you want to commit a directory, but ignore all of the files inside it. Here's how.
Drupal
Ubercart Checkout + IE7 + Google Toolbar Autofill = broken
Working on an Ubercart site recently, I ran into a small snag : some of the collapsible fieldsets weren't opening under IE7 when using the Google...
Drupal
Top 12 Drupal Modules
Discover the top 12 Drupal modules from Webvisions 2008, enhancing development with tools like CCK, Views, and Ubercart for better performance.