Drupal tips

Stragegy

• download no-core version
• replace all modules in repo with symbolic links
• create standard Drupal 7 site
• link openatrium directory into profiles/openatrium
• install site using openatrium install profile

dget install openatrium 7.x-2.19-no-core d7paths
grep memory_limit /etc/php.ini       #should be >= 256M
grep max_allowed_packet /etc/my.cnf  #should be >= 32M (add under [mysqld]}

• Go through OA contrib modules and any we have already replace with the one in the repo

This page is an example of my process for selecting a Drupal module

First I need to define what I am trying to do:

1. Install modules on server

dget install redhen 7.x-1.7 d7paths
dget install message 7.x-1.9 d7paths
dget install relation 7.x-1.0-rc5 d7paths
dget install registration 7.x-1.3 d7paths
dget install redhen_membership 7.x-1.x-dev d7paths
dget install entityreference 7.x-1.1 d7paths
dget install addressfield 7.x-1.0-beta5 d7paths

• assume entity, ctools already installed

2. Install modules on site

s=sitepath
dsite add $s redhen
dsite add $s message
dsite add $s relation
dsite add $s registration
dsite add $s redhen_membership

Here are some useful links:

• chapterthree.com/…-performance Very interesting but not sure about the views cache
• friendlymachine.net/…in-drupal Varnish plus some other caching options

In case the problem is the underlying system performance:

Here are some resources for comparing the two systems:

1. Install necessary modules and themes:

site=/home/mysite
dsite add $site zurb-foundation -m theme
dsite add $site views_foundation
dsite add $site jquery_update

Notes

• foundation.zurb.com/…nvas.html Off Canvas menus
• foundation.zurb.com/…sink.html This page includes every single Foundation element

Optional modules

Installing the theme is the easy bit. What is much harder is setting up automatic SCSS recompilation.

• The README.txt file suggests using a full-blown installation of node.js just to manage this.
• A much more lightweight solution is to use compass

There are two changes that need to be made. The first of them simple:

Modules

• drupal.org/project/jplayer (3899) provides a wrapper around the jPlayer JavaScript library. This library provides an HTML5-based player, that uses a Flash fallback for browsers that do not yet support it.
  • drupal.org/node/1095840 Docs for the above

Drupal node display can be overridden using a template file of the form:

• node--content_name.tpl.php

The simplest way of displaying fields is to use the render() function

The render array is documented here: drupal.org/node/930760