How the world sees Drupal - the Dutch PHP Conference 2015
Jun 27, 2015
One of the most exciting parts about the switch to Drupal 8 is the rapprochement of the Drupal community with the rest of PHP. This weekend I spoke at the Dutch PHP Conference in Amsterdam, where I got to be part of the vanguard of Drupalists reconnecting with the larger PHP world. The experience had a big impact on my perspective of the future of Drupal as a platform and as a community.
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Troubleshooting Android error -505 from google play
May 29, 2015
I recently got a new Android phone, and very quickly had trouble installing some of my favorite apps. Google’s Play Store downloads the app successfully, then presents me with “Unknown Error -505”.
This error message means precisely nothing. It means “something went wrong during installation, and we’re not telling you what.” This drives me crazy. This blog post is about how to get more information out of that error message, and how to fix the problem.
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How to build a new source for Drupal Migrate 8
May 02, 2015
This week I wanted to accomplish a task in Drupal 8 that would be simple in Drupal 7: Import several CSV files, each one related to the others by taxonomy terms. Most importantly, I wanted to do it with Migrate module.
Migrate in Drupal 7 is a fantastic piece of code. It is not designed to be used from the GUI, rather, it provides a framework of “source”, “destination”, and “migration” classes so that even the most convoluted migration is 90% written for you.
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How and why to update the modem/baseband firmware on a Samsung Android phone
Apr 04, 2015
If you have a Samsung Android phone, and you use Samsung’s own version of Android, this article is not for you. When Samsung sends you updates to Android, they also will include any relevant updates to the modem/baseband firmware. So stop reading and go have a cup of tea or something, your job is done.
But for everyone who uses a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod, ParanoidAndroid, or AOKP, sit up and pay attention: you’re missing some key updates for your phone, and it’s probably the reason you have trouble with cellular signal or battery life.
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Get memcache statistics from the command line in one easy command
Jul 22, 2014
A quick one for myself to come back to. I can never find this one liner when I need it! It’s simple enough:
watch 'php -r '"'"'$m=new Memcache;$m->connect("127.0.0.1", 11211);print_r($m->getstats());'"'" Next time I need to get memcached stats, I’ll check back here.
Bug: Multilingual Auto Label will break your Entity Static Cache
Jul 01, 2014
This is an important one to note: If you use the popular Automatic Entity Label module on a multilingual site, it will break your paths because of an interaction with Drupal’s built in object cache. I looked at this briefly a few months ago and ran out of time, but my (badass) colleague bburg figured it out this week.
For now, the only solution is a slow one - we clear static entity caches when we generate multilingual titles.
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D8 Core sprint in DC
Jul 01, 2014
A quick note to all the Drupalists in the DC general area - Forum One is trying to put together a D8 core sprint in their DC office space. They’re coordinating with the DC Meetup group to try and spread the word to as many community members as possible!
If you haven’t been to a code sprint before, it’s basically a coding party. Developers get together and help each other contribute better and faster by reviewing code on the spot, mentoring each other, and generally working in small ad-hoc groups.
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How to configure Authcache on Drupal 7
Jun 14, 2014
So you have authenticated user traffic you want to cache? Good - you’re on the right post. This post is a walk through for caching content for authenticated users in Drupal 7. We will be using the Authcache suite of modules. If you haven’t read it yet, I strongly recommend you check out my last post, Authenticated User Caching Concepts in Drupal 7.
Our goal is a simple authenticated user caching system based on Authcache’s AJAX implementation, with a Memcached backend.
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