Hi Keith:
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:16 PM, keith smith <
klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to support Drupal and am wondering if you can recommend a book, or
> any resource, that can take me from not knowing a thing to knowing enough.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
>
I love Drupal!
The very best learning tool for Drupal is their site itself. Their forums
are excellent also.
Prerequisites are, of course, a good understanding of dynamic PHP/Mysql CMS
systems and LAMP.
So.... you would want to cruise through:
1) Apache2.conf (http.conf) [and all modules, rewrites and virtual host
settings];
2) Mysql (get a good Mysql graphic tool to view the databases [be sure you
protect it on a production system] Mysql Development Tools are available to
run right from Windows/Linux/OsX.
3) Php.ini and all settings should be familiar as well.
For Drupal itself, I would start by clicking on everything available in the
Admin portal to get an idea of what is organized how. Take special note of
logging features and debug switches, of great use when supporting
developers.
I also suggest that you simply recreate your install including all modules
on a Xen/Vmware platform or other personal development platform, and just
get in and muck around?
For advanced development theme, module modifications in CSS/PHP/Mysql, I
suggest standard developmental process and regular PHP code change control,
like SVN.
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