Using Drupal

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Using Drupal

With the recipes in this book, you can take full advantage of the vast collection of community-contributed modules that make the Drupal web framework useful and unique. You’ll get the information you need about how to combine modules in interesting ways (with a minimum of code-wrangling) to develop a variety of community-driven websites. Each chapter describes a case study and outlines specific requirements for one of several projects included in the book — a wiki, publishing workflow site, photo gallery, product review site, online store, user group site, and more. With Using Drupal, you will: Get an overview of Drupal concepts and key modules introduced in each chapter, with a bird’s-eye view of each module’s specialty and how it works Explore

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Drupal 6 JavaScript and jQuery

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Drupal 6 JavaScript and jQuery

Product Description Putting jQuery, AJAX, and JavaScript effects into your Drupal 6 modules and themes Learn about JavaScript support in Drupal 6 Packed with example code ready for you to use Harness the popular jQuery library to enhance your Drupal sites Make the most of Drupal’s built-in JavaScript libraries In Detail JavaScript: It’s not just for calculators and image rollovers. Drupal 6 is loaded with new features, and not all of them are necessarily implemented in PHP. This unique book, for web designers and developers, will take you through what can be done with JavaScript (and especially with jQuery) in Drupal 6. With the combination of the powerhouse jQuery library with its own robust set of JavaScript tools, Drupal 6

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Pro Drupal Development

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Pro Drupal Development

Product Description Pro Drupal Development is strongly recommended for any PHP programmer who wants a truly in-depth look at how Drupal works and how to make the most of it. — Michael J. Ross, Web developer/Slashdot contributor Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems in use today. With it, you can create a variety of community-driven sites, including blogs, forums, wiki-style sites, and much more. Pro Drupal Development was written to arm you with knowledge to customize your Drupal installation however you see fit. The book assumes that you already possess the knowledge to install and bring a standard installation online. Then authors John VanDyk and Matt Westgate delve into Drupal internals, showing you how to truly take

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Making Drupal Faster v4

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making drupal run fast

Objectives – Improve drupal performance Provide Simple tips on Increasing Drupal performance We have some data from load testing a site in these different configs: ++ plain drupal install ++ plain drupal install with php accelerator ++ drupal with cache ++ drupal with cache and php accelerator ++ mysql tweaks squid/varnish installs How to measure speed of site in browser using firebug and yslow/page speed Good practices of running common tools for monitoring like: cacti, installing slow query log, devel We will look at front end of site performance tuning Download http://www.ziddu.com/download/10859015/Drupal.org-MakingDrupalFaster.v4.pdf.html

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Drupal Multimedia

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Drupal Multimedia

Product Description In Detail Adding and handling multimedia in Drupal, such as images or video, requires the use of many contributed modules, and deciding which ones to use and how to get the most from them is often not a straightforward task. This book will guide you through the steps necessary to add image, video, audio, and Flash elements into your Drupal sites. The book will take you through the contributed modules for handling media, showing you what they do, when to use them, and how to get the most from them. When contributed modules aren’t enough, you will see examples of custom Drupal development to add that special touch to your media. What you will learn from this book?

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