- Toyna Chin, San Francisco, CA
Internet Marketing Strategies and Drupal Tips
How to transfer your Drupal website from one server to another
The best way to transfer your Drupal site from one server to another is to use the Backup and Migrate module. Use the default settings and the cache tables will not be saved in your backup. You don't need them anyways.
1. Make a complete backup of all your Drupal website files
2. Use Backup Migrate module to make a backup of the site database. Use the default settings. Choose Gzip and download to your desktop computer.
3. Copy all Drupal files to root directory
4. Use phpMyAdmin to create a new database, user and password. Write down the details.
5. Run yoursitename.com/install.php
6. Fix any error messages and permission issues. Register Globals needs to be disabled.
7. Enter database name, user and password for database you created in step 4.
8. Go to Site Building > Modules in your Admin Menu and look for Other category. Enable Backup Migrate module. Click Save Configuration.
9. Go to Content Mangement in your Admin Menu and choose Backup & Migrate
10. Choose Restore database and choose the gzipped database file you made in Step 2.
This will restore all your database settings and content from the original Drupal website
11. Check the settings for Site Configuration > File System. Many servers have different paths for the /files and /tmp folders
12. Test your website to see that all pages are functioning properly.
13. Check Reports > Status Report. If you are transferring your Drupal website from a Microsoft server to a Linux server or vice versa, you will most likely need to run update.php to make sure your database structure is correct. Even if you are transferring from one Linux server to another, you will probably need to run update.php. Be sure to put the site off-line first. Go to Site Configuration > Site Maintenance and choose site off-line.
I hope you find this article helpful. Please leave your comments below. I look forward to hearing from you. :-)
Hot Drupal topics – what new module or technology are you excited about?
Come prepared to share your favourite new module, your best site recipe or hot new technology. Let’s discuss. Will HTML 5 replace Flash? Does Drush make developer’s job easier? What Drupal Distributions have you tried?
Please RSVP if you'd like to join us. For more information and to sign up:
http://www.meetup.com/surrey-drupal/calendar/14698457/
Drupal in a Day: Training for Beginners
This workshop is suitable for Drupal beginners.
The Drupal in a Day Workshop is presented by the Vancouver Drupal User Group.
Requirements:
Attendees must provide their own computers with wireless connection and working web browser.
Goals
- People attending the workshop will come away with a good understanding of what Drupal does and what types of sites it can be used for.
- They will be exposed to the basics of building a site in Drupal.
- They will be exposed to the modules most people use to build Drupal sites.
For more information and to register:
http://vandrupalworkshop2010.eventbrite.com/
Multi-column lists for your Archives
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list-style-image: none;
list-style-type: none;
background-image: none;
padding: 0;
float: left;
width: 200px;
margin: 0 15px 0 0;
}
Here's the result:

About DrupalGardens.com and Free ebook on Git
On October 14, 2010, we had our monthly Surrey Drupal Meetup. Ryan Dempsey of Katanamite.com demonstrated enthusiasitcally how you can build a simple Drupal site very quickly with DrupalGardens.com. It's a hosted platform to build small brochure or blog site. And you can test drive Drupal 7 before it is officilally released. It has a really nice looking, easy to use image gallery and a special theme builder tool that is proprietory to Acquia. The Calendar module is coming soon.
About the PNW Drupal Summit in Vancouver, Canada
How to Create Facebook Page for your Business - Sept 2010
Sorry this is being released a little bit late. Better late than never, right? Enjoy your FREE issue of monthly Internet Marketing Tips. Here is our September 2010 newsletter:
With over 500 million users on Facebook, it makes sense to have a Page on Facebook.com for your business. They are also important because they show up high in the search engine results. And you can also get an unlimited number of “fans” for your Facebook Page, unlike your regular Facebook profile which has a maximum of 5,000 friends.
Here's how to create a Facebook page for your company:
1. First you need to sign up for a personal account.
2. Now you can add a Facebook Page to promote your Business on Facebook.com
PNW Drupal Summit - Oct. 2-3, 2010 - Vancouver, BC Canada

This year's Summit features two full days of workshops with 4 tracks: Development & Code, Design & Theming, Site Building and Administration, Business & Project Management. We also have small groups (called BoF- Birds of Feather) gathering for informal discussions on a variety of topics.
How to Use Twitter to Expand Your Business - Part 2
1. Use Hootsuite.com to schedule your tweets throughout the day. Some people (like me) send tweets when they have the time and end up sending a bunch at one time. But I’ve learned it’s much better to schedule your tweets using a tool like Hootsuite and send 5 or 6 tweets throughout the day. You’ll have more Klout.
2. Klout is a measure of your influence in the Twittersphere. I noticed that Twitter users with more followers than followees had higher Klout scores. Some people will follow a whole bunch of people just to get them to follow them back. This is not the best strategy. The best thing to do is to follow people you are interested in following and who are important in your industry.
DrupalCon Chicago, March 8-10, 2011

The keynote speakers will be Dries Buytaert, Drupal Founder, and Jared Spool, Usability Guru, and Clay Shirley, Internet Visionary. Drupal Training Day will be held the day before the DrupalCon begins in the University of Chicago building across the street from the Sheraton Hotel.
You can help promote DrupalCon Chicago by signing up to be a DrupalCon Chicago Ambassador. Go to the contact page and chooose category - Request for DrupalCamp or local user group sticker packet. The kit comes with several DrupalCon stickers. You place them in unique places, take a photo and geo tag the photo and upload to Flikr, I think. Sounds like fun, sign me up. Me want DrupalCon stickers! Yeah! Only 191 days until DrupalCon Chicago! More Drupal Fun!
Questions for you - Please leave comments below. Thank you.
Would you like to attend DrupalCon Chicago in 2011?