Drupal 7

SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away

I recently got this error message while working on a Drupal 7.22 website. Here are some solutions to this problem. See screenshot.

1. Press F5 on your browser to refresh the screen. For some people, this simple step solved the problem.

2. Edit your my.ini configuration file to increase max allowed packet size.

Setting up a multi-site for Drupal can be beneficial in several ways. Multiple Drupal sites are sharing the same codebase. This makes updating Drupal modules simpler since you only need to do it once for all the sites in the multi-site installation. Each site has its own database, theme and unique modules. Here is a tutorial on how I set up a multi-site installation for Drupal 6. The procedure is much the same for Drupal 7. I’m using a managed VPS with LAMP stack, cPanel and WHM. (Web Hosting Manager) Also: CentOs 4.7/Apache 2.x/mySQL 5.0/PHP 5.2
 
Resource: http://drupal.org/node/348619

Seascape built this online news site to cover the upcoming Yellowknife City Council Election. We used Views to display Mayor Candidate profiles and Council Candidates. We added video interviews for each candidate. We added Ads and Polls, Issues and Opinion pieces. Editors and Reporters are able to add new articles easily. Articles are published upon Managing Editor approval. This site is built with Drupal 7.

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As designers and developers, we spend a lot of time creating new designs and implementing them, building the site, adding content and setting everything up so the site owner or administrator can take over. In the rush to get a site completed, several important steps could easily be overlooked. This article covers the most important steps to take when getting your website ready to launch. This is written for designers and developers but site owners and administrators will be interested in learning the site launch steps.

This article is written for Drupal websites specifically. But the main items apply to any platform such as Wordpress or Joomla. Here is an overview:

Introduction to Drupal Part 2

Here is part 2 of my Introduction to Drupal series.

Drupal is a popular Content Management System

• This means that the user can add new content and edit existing content.
• It is built with PHP and mySQL so it provides dynamic content

Drupal is Open Source

• no license fees
• available as a free download at Drupal.org
• maintained by global community of volunteers
• software is frequently updated to improve security, fix bugs and add new features

Seascape Web Design created this custom design for White Rock construction company, J Laan Construction. This business brochure site comes with attractive slideshow, custom blog with comments and a photo gallery. This Drupal 7 website is mobile-friendly and displays correctly on hand-held devices such as iPhones, iPads and tablets.

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Join us for our next meetup on May 10th at 7pm at the ABC Restaurant at 15373 Fraser Hwy. The doors are open at 6pm if you would like to arrive early, that's OK. Katy of SeascapeWebDesign.com will be presenting on How to Build an Intranet with Drupal 7. Katy recently built a documentation library for a company intranet. Come prepared to share your ideas and experiences on how to build an Intranet with Drupal.

Problem: Menus are showing up duplicated in Admin Menu

#25 hermes_costell commented on August 25, 2009 at 11:08pm

I had most menu items either as triples or higher, and the whole admin system was going berzerk. I'm not yet sure if the issue is resolved yet... but steps I took:

Recently, my blog got a lot of attention. At first I was excited to see the large number of comments left on my blog posts. But as I read through them, I noticed they all contained links to websites that were off-topic. Spammers! They go to your blog and leave compliments and then post links to other websites that have nothing to do with your topic.
 
What to do?
It is frustrating for many bloggers when spammers leave mulitple comments on their  blog posts. Some have turned off commenting all together. There is another option. In blogs built with Drupal, you can require that all comments be approved before they are posted live.
 
So I have changed the settings in Permissions so that all comments must be approved before they get posted to the site. If a spammer leaves a complimentary comment with a spam link, I take out the spam link and leave the compliments. As the blog editor I have the job of editing comments and making sure they are on topic.

I encourage my readers to leave comments, add your opinion and other information that will add value to my articles and blog posts. You are welcome to post a link to your own website in your signature. All comments must be approved before they are posted live.

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