April 2009
Quicker SSH sessions with Console and Gnome Do
boz — Mon, 04/27/2009 - 15:09
Using SSH is quick to manage your webspace. It is much faster that FTP depending on the task. I learned today that in Linux you can store your SSH connection in a the file "~/.ssh/config" using the following format.
Host myhost1 User username1 Port 8322 HostName machine.example1.com
Once you've edited and saved this file with your SSH configuration settings you can start ssh sessions from the command like so.
Performance Upgrade
boz — Sun, 04/26/2009 - 14:04
I'm happy to announce that BalancedScale.com and all client sites will now be running on a dedicated server! That means more performance for you and a more flexible development platform for us. We will able to offer more features and will have the resources to take on bigger clients. Yeah, for progress!
Setup A Local Drupal Site Programatically
boz — Wed, 04/22/2009 - 11:13
I've been keeping documentation on my development life cycle processes. Just recently, I realized that I could do away with a lot of these little tasks with shell scripts. Here's a look at one of my "to-do lists" for setting up a Drupal site on my local Apache server.
Practical Usage of Symbolic Links
boz — Sat, 04/18/2009 - 14:12
Symbolic links work kind of like shortcuts in Windows. I have found a couple of very useful scenarios. The first is my local development environment. For Linux users, it is best practice to keep all your files in your user folder. For me, this is mainly to keep my system directories clean and to make backup of my files easier. This leads me to my first usage:
1. Managing Development Files for Apache
DrupalCon DC Session Videos
boz — Fri, 04/03/2009 - 13:20
Greetings. I just stumbled upon a great resource from the Drupal Twitter feed. The videos for each session of DrupalCon DC are posted on the DrupalCon DC website. Check em' out!