Drupal 6 Image Upload Problems, Image Inc Hack

This hack fixed my image upload problems, on the site we've been working on.  It's prolematic because the site expects longevity and this hacks a core file which will need to be re-done for every upgrade...  I don't like it, but I can stop pulling hairs out.

• http://drupal.org/node/301866

Social Networking on Drupal

Start with this kit and move on.

• http://drupal.org/node/207776
• http://drupalsn.com/learn-drupal/drupal-tutorials/essential-drupal-social-networking-modules

Drupal Photo Gallery Thickbox

Remember Thickbox module for the Prints site.

• http://learnbythedrop.com/cckandviews

Got Drupal? Great link for Instruction Videos

My new favorite video and reference site.  Well made.  Will definitely be donating to this!

• http://gotdrupal.com/

Drupal Resources -- List of Tutorials

Coming back to this:

• http://mogdesign.eu/blog/ultimate-drupal-tutorial-collection/
• http://www.minezone.org/blog/2007/11/01/45-screencasts-to-get-you-kicking-ass-with-drupal/ 
• http://buytaert.net/drupal-learning-curve

Large list of screencasts, tutorials, and user tips and tricks.  Well designed Drupal powered website also.

Take care -- Chad.

UPDATE: Hilarious, a little Drupal introduction video.

Daily Hour Log

Hours logged today: about 10 solid. Covered a lot of material.  This learning curve is steep!

Yesterday, and the day before combined (I've only been at Drupal about three days), I logged about 5 hours total.  2 on day one, including Dan showing me his server setup, and 3 spent the next day downloading WAMP, Drupal 6, and troubleshooting all the installation problems.

Take care; good night -- Chad.

Drupal Beginner's Resources -- Bare minimum, Start here

There's a paradigm shift that I'm having a tough time embracing here with Drupal: It's a Content Management System and not a Publishing Platform.  The notion of a CMS is new to someone who has only thought of website design, per se.  But if you really take a step back and evaluate all the different content that goes into a website, and think of it as one large dynamic database, that's rendered in a style that you deem best fit, you can sort of grasp the difference between a CMS and a publishing platform like Blogger, for instance.

I was looking online for basic screencasts to get a feel for how people erect their average Drupal 6 site and came across this series tutorial instead

• http://codingpad.maryspad.com/2009/03/15/building-a-website-with-drupal-6-part-5-playing-with-modules/

That link is part 5 in the longer series, but if you have Drupal and WAMP already installed, that's about where it get's interesting.  The tutorial really highlighted the function of modules in Drupal for me.  Modules are truly where the magic is!  Once you get the concept of searching for modules to enable a function in Drupal (similar to Plugins in Wordpress), then you realize that the options are limitless and there is HUGE potential with this CMS thing! The same author explains the CMS concept in this article: http://codingpad.maryspad.com/2008/03/01/kings-among-content-management-systems/

And lastly, I was looking for great examples of what Drupal can do, and am again reminded of how great the Drupal community is by the Drupal Shocase forum here: http://drupal.org/forum/25