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Drupal 6: Loop through a db_query result more than once

17th Jan 2012 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 5 Comments

Ever wondered how to loop through the same database query resultset twice, resetting the pointer to the beginning, instead of having to redo the query? Let's try it.

Writing Drupal documentation with PHPDoc

12th Jan 2012 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 3 Comments

A quick summary of how to document your code properly, to act as a reference when you need to PHPDoc your functions.

Speeding up SimpleTest on Drupal 7

10th Jan 2012 // By Craig // Drupal Planet // 7 Comments

Ever wondered why SimpleTest runs are much slower in Drupal 7 compared to their Drupal 6 counterparts? The answer lies in the way that SimpleTest creates lots of test tables, which is slow in Drupal 7 due to changing to InnoDB as the MySQL table type default.

Setting up JetBrains PhpStorm for use as a Drupal IDE

1st Dec 2011 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 22 Comments

Find out how to bend the excellent PhpStorm IDE to Drupal's coding standards, really quickly and painlessly.

Drupal 6: How to completely remove blocks from the block admin page

18th Aug 2011 // By Paul // Drupal Planet // 6 Comments

Giving clients access to the block admin page, which is usually filled with blocks that really aren't relevant can be confusing, here's how to get rid of them.

DrupalCon curry night, Tuesday 23rd August

8th Aug 2011 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 0 Comments

Tuesday night is the unofficial DrupalCon curry night. If you feel like joining us, check out this post to find out where to express your interest!

Drupal: non-static method krumo::dump cannot be called statically

5th Aug 2011 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 1 Comments

Having problems using krumo() or dpm() in your development build? This solution could be worth a try.

Drupal: Help bring Drupal CRM to life at DrupalCon London

30th Jul 2011 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 12 Comments

Drupal CRM has been in the pipeline for some time now, but DrupalCon London is the pivotal moment in its early development. Find out why!

Moving Drupal forwards: Document or die

7th Jul 2011 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 52 Comments

A rant on how Drupal's documentation philosophy needs to improve to take the ecosystem forwards.

Drupal 7: Debugging SQL queries

9th Jun 2011 // By Chris // Drupal Planet // 9 Comments

So your SQL query is not working, but everything looks good and you can't spot the error. How do you take control and find out what's wrong?

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Wonderbag

Wonderbag is a unique product and needed a unique site. We created a vivid interactive site using Drupal 7, crammed with interesting recipes and information.

National Skills Academy for Food and Drink

The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink got together with us because they needed to raise the profile of their web presence, and get more control over their own website. Drupal was a great solution.

Sportsbeat

Sportsbeat needed a fresh branding and visual for their online presence, so we created them a Drupal website with a full-blown CMS, but kept it looking modern and cutting-edge

Improve Apprenticeships

Improve needed an online web service to allow their apprenticeship providers to quickly and easily record their apprentices and their details. We put something together in Drupal 7.

Dyslexia-SpLD Trust

The Dyslexia-SpLD Trust needed a reimagination of their old, inflexible self-assessment platform, which needed to be faster, more user-friendly, and prettier, so we cooked something up using Drupal 7