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Build on the Drupal Database

Submitted by Jesse on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 14:39

Drupal ExtraMany people use Drupal to build websites -- and with great success. But deep inside Drupal is an SQL database (MySQL or Postgres, and in Drupal 7, SQLite). In addition to storing content in the database using the Drupal core and contributed modules, you can use CCK and Views to build a collaborative database-driven app on that same database.

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Drupal 7.0 Alpha Released

Submitted by Jesse on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:15

The first Alpha of Drupal 7.0 is out and available for downloads. Not that the upgrade path isn't finished yet, so you can't do a test conversion of an existing site. It will happen--just not yet.

You can create a new Drupal 7 installation and see how it works (most of the highlights are in the book). And, of course, if you are developing modules or themes, the Alpha release is for you to do testing and conversion.

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More On How the Site is Built

Submitted by Jesse on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 11:07

There's updated information on the Drupal page in the form of the Drupal Extra describing how that page is built (it also described most of the site's structure). It's based on Drupal's taxonomy and view structure so that once an article is written, it automatically appears in the appropriate places -- as long as the proper taxonomy tags are selected.

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From a Drupal User

Submitted by Jesse on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 08:51

From a friend at a company that has just converted a large website to Drupal. He says the old way was much easier: just send a request to IT. He adds that nevertheless, for quick edits and timely updates, Drupal is better.

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Getting Started

Submitted by Jesse on Tue, 01/05/2010 - 09:00

I'm beginning to move email queries to this discussion board so that I can share comments with more people. Here's an email from a reader:

What do you suggest to minimize the learning curve with Drupal if I have deadline in 2 - 3 months to get a site (intranet) prototyped?


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