March 9th 2007
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Ok, I'm archiving my current dev install of drupal (which is bloated with modules, some of which have altered the mysql database) and starting with new install of 5.1. Once I have just the right constellation of modules locally, I'll copy them over to our live site (parts.mit.edu/igem07). ...
February 14th 2007
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Also see the earlier post on setting up drupal 5.0 in osx 10.4.Fixed permissions on settings.php:chmod 755 sites/default/settings.phpsetup crontab (also see here):crontab -e# m h dom mon dow command55 23,5,11,17 * * * /usr/bin/wget -O - -q http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/cron.phpSetup files directory (Note: on osx apache runs as user ...
February 9th 2007
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To summarize the Features of iGEM2007.com:Rich user & team profiles; Team blogs, Forums, Wiki; Team-centric user access control; Google maps + teams mashup; RSS for everything; Limited, distributed (amongst team leaders) user registration; Feedback & submission of team application; Help docs based on Books, oh yeah, and tagging and digging, ...
February 9th 2007
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I've looked at a lot of drupal modules now and found much more seemingly-useful documentation. I can't even keep it all in my head at the moment, so I'm going to gather it all together in this post. Hopefully it will be easier to see how it all ...
TODO:Finish reading the IBM DeveloperWorks docs for drupalFollow along with the archived (currently 5) Drupal Dojo lessons/screencastsStart writing PHP via the docs at PHP.net and elsewhere Take a first pass at making a dynamic team map using the Google Maps APII'll update this list as I learn.
Hello, are you experienced with building sites based on drupal and/or knowledgeable of PHP and not averse to learning about drupal? If so, join us!The International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition is now entering its third year and is expecting an increase in participation from 34 undergraduate teams from around ...
January 29th 2007
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This post of links should help me dive deeply into drupal.First, getting started with content in Drupal: Node Types.Also see the docs on Drupal's Taxonomy system.Also see the great IBM intro to developing a collaborative web site.Most of the non-essential core modules listed here will be useful (comment, forum, node, ...
January 29th 2007
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Lullabot.com video podcast of the install was handyAlso the official install instructionsThese Mac OS X-specific guidelines are also helpfulI started by archiving and emptying /Library/Webserver/Documents (I'm using OS X), then unpacked the drupal-5.0 archive there (without the containing drupal-5.0 directory).I couldn't find the .htaccess file mentioned by Lullabot. I ...
I've been evaluating Joomla and Drupal (and looked briefly at Plone) for the CMS of iGEM2007.com Superficially, I've gotten some bad vibes about Drupal from the developer of a big site that is based on it, popsugar.com, and from attendees of MashupCamp3. Joomla seems newer and brighter and ...
January 19th 2007
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In the post about Team Blogs I mentioned a page that would show the latest updates to all the team blogs and some kind of "Digg It" system that would let community members promote a cool blog post to the Community News Feed on the main page. This promotion ...