Using PHP webserver to run Drupal

If you need to test Drupal, use the PHP web server with the following code..... Read more

Using composer and dogit to develop your Drupal module locally.

When developing a Drupal module, you can use Composer to clone the Git repository locally and let Dogit m.... Read more

Using ddev and colima in local development.

Colima and Docker are tools used for developing and deploying software in containers..... Read more

Adding Apache JMeter performance testing to your toolchain

Testing your application's performance is important and part of any development process several tools have automated the process and give feedback .... Read more

Using Lando to develop a Drupal Multisite

The Lando development tool allows a developer to remove the unneeded boilerplate and distractions in creating and .... Read more

Integrating Solr search in Drupal using the Search API

Drupal's default core search does have limitations in the way it searches a database and if there is increased search traffic it can affect respons.... Read more

Git commands that we all need to remember

Git is fantastic and is used by companies all over the world it's used on every major platform and has revolutio.... Read more

PHPCS ERROR Referenced sniff SlevomatCodingStandard ControlStructures RequireNullCoalesceOperator does not exist

When setting up PHPCS using the examples create on .... Read more

Find out MySql table sizes using drush

To find out the sizes of the tables in your databases, start by accessing the database using Drush with the following command..... Read more

Adding .gitignore to a Git project

Adding .gitignore to a Git project and removing unwanted files from the git repository..... Read more

Useful docker commands

To delete all containers including docker volumes use the following commands in the cli.... Read more

Simpiflied PHP development environment

It is essential to run up an uncomplicated, highly performant speed and stable local development environment..... Read more

Drupal 8 development, is it really that great?

With the advent of the new and long awaited Drupal 8 code base, it's time to evaluate its performance so far, is it all that we were expecting?.... Read more

Mobile Phones are the new internet platform

The mobile internet is taking over the world at a fast pace to keep up with this new medium there are a number of ways to design and develop for it.... Read more

Create a custom twig template for a form in Drupal 8

To create a custom twig template for a certain form in Drupal 8 you will need to add a theme suggestion hook in your .theme file like the suggestio.... Read more

How to I access an entity (e.g. node) field in Drupal8

This function access an entity field on a node in Drupal8..... Read more

Request a Drupal 8 node NID on page load

This function does exactly what it says, it returns the current Drupal 8 node NID that is being requested by the user..... Read more

Accessing taxonomy's name and parent TID in Drupal 8

This function allows you to access a taxonomy entity fields and get the following results..... Read more

Drupal 8 views html5 text placeholder

In Drupal 8 views an anonymous user has the ability to filter content. When exposes the filters is enabled..... Read more

What is a Version Control System?

When creating software members of the design and development team are constantly changing the code base as the software goes through each iteration.... Read more