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Liberate your Drupal data for a service-oriented architecture (using Redis, Node.js, and MongoDB)

Drupal's basic content unit is a "node," and to build a single node (or to perform any other Drupal activity), the codebase has to be bootstrapped, and everything needed to respond to the request (configuration, database and cache connections, etc

Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 16:06

Unconventional unit testing in Drupal 6 with PhpUnit, upal, and Jenkins

Unit testing in Drupal using the standard SimpleTest approach has long been one of my pain points with Drupal apps.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 21:53

Making sense of Varnish caching rules

Varnish is a reverse-proxy cache that allows a site with a heavy backend (such as a Drupal site) and mostly consistent content to handle very high traffic load.

Monday, December 12, 2011 - 20:52

Parse Drupal watchdog logs in syslog (using node.js script)

Drupal has the option of outputting its watchdog logs to syslog, the file-based core Unix logging mechanism.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 18:06

Migrating a static 960.gs grid to a responsive, semantic grid with LessCSS

The layout of Antiques Near Me (a startup I co-founded) has long been built using the sturdy 960.gs grid system (implemented in Drupal 6 using the

Friday, November 25, 2011 - 16:59

Drupal’s increasing complexity is becoming a turnoff for developers

I’ve been developing custom applications with Drupal for three years, a little with 4.7 and 5, primarily with 6, and lately more with 7.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 21:23

Drupal 7 / Drush tip: Find all field content using a text format

I'm working on a Drupal 7 site and decided one of the text formats ("input formats" in D6) was redundant.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 16:51

Workaround to variables cache bug in Drupal 6

I run my Drupal crons with Drush and Jenkins, and have been running into a race co

Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 05:48

Three Quirks of Drupal Database Syntax

Database query syntax in Drupal can be finicky, but doing it right - following the coding standards as a matter of habit - is very important.

Sunday, May 8, 2011 - 20:45

Monitoring Drupal sites with Munin

One of the applications I've been working with recently is the Munin monitoring tool. Its homepage describes it simply:

Friday, April 22, 2011 - 19:41