Building Powerful and Robust Websites with Drupal 6 Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Drupal
Chapter 2: Setting Up The DevelopmentEnvironment
Chapter 3: Basic Functionality
Chapter 4: Site Configuration
Chapter 5: Access Control
Chapter 6: Basic Content
Chapter 7: Advanced Content
Chapter 8: Drupal's Interface
Chapter 9: Advanced Features and Modifications
Chapter 10: Managing Your Website
Appendix A: Deployment
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Drupal
  • Drupal—An Overview
  • How Drupal Came to Be
  • What Drupal Has to Offer
  • Uses of Drupal
  • Building a Drupal Site
  • Planning Your Site
    • Analyzing the Proposed Solution
      • Feasibility
      • Phone a Friend
      • Critical versus Desirable Criteria
  • The Drupal Community
    • Documentation
    • Download
    • Support
    • Forum
    • Contribute
    • Contact
  • The Drupal License
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Setting Up The DevelopmentEnvironment
  • The Drupal Environment
  • Obtaining and Installing PHP, Apache, and MySQL
  • Obtaining and Installing Drupal
  • Troubleshooting Common Problems
  • Drupal's Post-Installation Status
  • Administrator's Overview
  • Creating a Basic Drupal Page
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Basic Functionality
  • Adding Modules
  • Third-Party Modules
    • Downloading Modules
    • Installing Modules
  • Configuring Modules
    • Forum
    • Comments
    • Search
  • Working with Blocks
    • Adding Blocks
    • Configuring Blocks
  • Menus, Primary and Secondary Links
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Site Configuration
  • Before We Start
  • Clean URLs
  • Error Reporting
  • File System and File Uploads
  • Logging and Reports
  • Site Information
  • Site Maintenance
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Access Control
  • Planning an Access Policy
  • Roles
  • Permissions
  • Users
    • Administering Users
    • User Settings
  • Access Rules
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Basic Content
  • Content Overview
  • Content Types
  • Working with Content
    • Working with Content Types
    • Creating Content
    • Administering Content
  • Content-Related Modules
    • Aggregator
    • Book
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Advanced Content
  • Taxonomy
    • What and Why?
    • Implementing Controlled Taxonomies in Drupal
      • Introduction to Vocabularies
      • Dealing with Terms
      • Posting Content with Categories Enabled
      • Hierarchies
      • Content Structure
  • Implementing Thesuari in Drupal (Tags)
  • Content Construction Kit (CCK)
    • Installing CCK
    • Working with CCK
      • Adding Fields
      • Adding Groups
      • Displaying Fields
    • Export & Import
    • Adding Contributed Fields
  • HTML, PHP, and Content Posting
    • Input Formats and Filters
    • HTML
    • Creating a Feature-Rich Page
    • Posting a Feature-Rich Page
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Drupal's Interface
  • Planning a Web-Based Interface
    • Visual Design
    • Language
    • Images
  • CSS
  • Themes
    • Theme Anatomy
    • Choosing a Base Theme
    • Configuring Themes
    • Customizing Themes
      • Images
      • Colors
      • Page Modifications
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Advanced Features and Modifications
  • OpenID
  • Actions and Triggers
  • Language Support
    • Localization
    • Content Translation
  • Performance
    • Caching
    • Throttling
  • Dynamic JavaScript Features
    • jQuery
      • jQuery Basics
      • jQuery in Action
    • Scrolling News Ticker
      • Obtaining the Ticker
      • Adding the Content
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Managing Your Website
  • Backups
    • phpMyAdmin
    • The mysqldump Utility
  • Cron and Scheduled Tasks
    • The Crontab
    • Windows Scheduled Tasks
  • Website Activities
    • Path and Pathauto
    • Uninstalling Modules
    • Maintaining Users
    • Search Engine Optimization and Website Promotion
  • Upgrades
    • Upgrading Drupal
    • Upgrading Modules
  • Summary

• Appendix A: Deployment
  • Getting Ready to Deploy
    • Make Sure the Host is Ready
    • Get the Files Ready
    • Get the Database Ready
  • Transfer the Files
  • Setting Up the Site
    • Set Up the Files
    • Set Up the Database
    • Configure the Site
    • Access Problem?
  • Testing
  • Summary

• Index

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