Drupal
URL Shorteners Must Die
URL shorteners (such as bit.ly and tinyurl) have been called the "herpes of the web". Beyond just link-rot, a public shortening service is per se an...
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Drupal
Using JSONP Safely
JSONP is a way to make cross-domain requests through javascript. It takes advantage of a loophole in the browser's same-origin policy: tags are...
Drupal
Running Drupal Secure Pages behind a proxy
If you plan to use the securepages module behind a proxy that terminates SSL, there are some additional server configuration steps you need to take....
Drupal
How to Decide Between WordPress & Drupal
WordPress is great - and so is Drupal. They are different platforms and should be selected for different projects depending on the needs. So how do...
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With Drupal+Ubercart, be wary of alternative payment gateways
If you are using Ubercart to do ecommerce with Drupal, be sure to use one of the mainstream payment gatways: Authorize.net or Paypal.
Drupal
How to Select a Good Drupal Development Shop: Trust, UX & Security
If you are in the market for Drupal development, you may feel like you are trying to pick a car mechanic without knowing anything about cars. Like...
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Dylan Wilder-Tack, Drupal Security Team Member
When discussing the benefits of open-source frameworks (especially Drupal), I've often heard, "But if everyone has access to the source code, how...
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Drupal Deployment Checklist
Here is a short list of things I check before finishing a new deployment. Database logging row limit (admin/settings/logging/dblog)
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Authorize.net is deprecating their SSL 2.0 Protocol
I recently received email notification that Authorize.net will be deprecating their SSL 2.0 Protocal the week of March 16 - 20, 2009. All of our...