drupal: best practises for system maintenance

7/29/2019 Drupal: Best Practises for System Maintenance

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Best Practises For

Dru al Maintenance


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Directory Structure


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Modules & Themes

modules & themes directories are for core Drupal

- NEVER install into them


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Sites Directory

Every file you add to your

Drupal site should live in

the sites directory.

This makes it easier to keep

your site updated.


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Sites All

Modules used by multiple sites.

Recommended in most cases.


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Sites Default

sites/default/modules - used by a single site.


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Modules Sub-directories

Modules can be separated into sub directories

for easier maintenance


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Modules Management


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Enable installed modules

www.example.com/admin/modules


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1. Uncheck and save

2. Go to Uninstall

Uninstall modules


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Uninstall modules


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Uninstall modules


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Uninstall modules


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Update modules

1. Updates are available

2. Go to Updates


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Update modules


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Update modules


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Update modules


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Update modules


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Update modules


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Update modules


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Major Updates


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Maintenance mode: take site off-line/admin/config/development/maintenance


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Only users with permission able to access the site.User login page still accessable


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Updating Drupal Core

Update core


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Features Updates


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Live Stage

Dev Upgrade

Live Server

Development Server

Moving Features


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Configuration

Code

Database

In:


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Strategies try to keep changes in code

instead of database

keep code in version control

use Features and Strongarm use Selenium to make smallchanges on dev, test on

staging, then implement on live

http://seleniumhq.org


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Local Module

Local module to add smallcustom tweeks


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Views In Module

Store Views in a module

improves performance easier to move (dev to live) puts views in version control


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Keep PHP Out Of

The Database Easier to maintain code

Easier to find Easier to upgrade Under version control

If you must put PHP in a block, view, node....put code in a function in your Local module

then just call the function


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Use Version ControlEnables code to be rolled back,

and teams to work on same code

GIThttp://git-scm.com/

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Questions


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