July 2008

Jul
31

Wrong code snippet causing blank screen

Submitted by duvien on Thu, 31/07/2008 - 23:20

I was playing around with my Drupal 5 test site to add some PHP code snippet to Drupal in a block. Not sure what happen but upon saving my code snippet in a block the whole browser went blank and i was not able to do anything after that. No page display or any way to get back into my Drupal test site... yikes! Read more about Wrong code snippet causing blank screen

Jul
30

A quick thank you note to...

Submitted by admin on Wed, 30/07/2008 - 02:25

Robert Douglass
Just wanted to say a big thank you to Robert Douglass who kindly took the time to contact me (and many other selected bloggers) to asked if we wish to have our site added to The Drupal planet. Couldn't turn this down, hell yeah! :-) Read more about A quick thank you note to...

Jul
10

Site updated to Drupal 5.8

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/07/2008 - 03:28

Just updated this site to Drupal 5.8. It seems everything is fine but as you can see from the tab blocks, it's broken. :(

Can't seem to pinpoint where it went wrong so will need to continue digging for clues. Bloody annoying when these little things happen as it really messes up the whole design since the tab really pulls it together. Oh! well i'm sure a fix is just around the corner. Better get some sleep for now... sigh!

UPDATE (30th July):
Sorry late posting (been busy) but just a quick note to say that Drupal 5.9 fixes all the issues encountered in this post. :) Read more about Site updated to Drupal 5.8

Jul
09

Upgrading Drupal version 5.x to 6.x

Submitted by duvien on Wed, 09/07/2008 - 15:30

This screencast should help you to quickly upgrade from Drupal 5.x to 6.x

Thanks to Gregg Knaddison for creating the above screencast. Read more about Upgrading Drupal version 5.x to 6.x

Jul
09

Installing Drupal 6

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/07/2008 - 13:45

Before we can begin any work on Drupal, we must first prepare and install Drupal either on your web host server or locally on your own machine for testing.

Below is video clips to guide you through on how to install Drupal 6 (the process is pretty the same for Drupal 5): Read more about Installing Drupal 6

Jul
09

Porting Drupal 5 modules

Submitted by duvien on Wed, 09/07/2008 - 02:48

You will find that at the stage of upgrading Drupal 5 to Drupal 6 that some of your modules will cease to work. This is because modules must be developed to work with Drupal 6 due to changes within the Drupal API for each new release. If this happens then you will need to first check to see if there is a Drupal 6 release for the modules that you have installed by visiting the Drupal modules page.

If it exist then download the module and install it. Otherwise, you may help out and start porting the module so it will run on drupal 6. This isn't too difficult of a task, thanks to the core developers that have made it easier than before. Read more about Porting Drupal 5 modules

Jul
04

New features in Views 2 for Drupal 6

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 01:48

This screencast provides a 34 minute overview of the new features that Views 2 offers. This video shows off not all the new features, but it is a good starting point if you want to learn how to use Views 2.

Written and recorded by Greg Knaddison. Read more about New features in Views 2 for Drupal 6

Jul
02

Switching to Bulb mode on a Nikon D70

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/07/2008 - 02:12

Some people may not know but it is possible to get long exposure times (up to 30 seconds) on a Nikon D70. This is done by putting the camera into 'Bulb mode' as it is called. To do this, you'll need to set the camera setting to 'manual' mode and then turn the shutter speed dial until it goes into 'bulb mode'. Now when shooting, hold down the shutter button for as long as you want (this will be your exposure), when you release the button that is when it takes the shot. Read more about Switching to Bulb mode on a Nikon D70