Apache
The opensource apache webserver, and its vast array of modules is my web platform of choice for most projects.
Migrate from SMF Forum to Drupal
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 7:48pm — hunter
Recently I needed to do a migration from the Simple Machines Forum (SMF) to the Drupal Native Forum. I think most people by this point have heard of Drupal, and if you're reading this, chances are you're in a similar situation. If you want to migrate from SMF to Drupal, there is no direct route beyond writing your own Migration software from scratch in PHP. In this project I'm migrating from a Bridged Joomla and SMF site that has roughly 16,000 posts and about 1100 users.
Acquia: Best Practices for Scaling Drupal
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 7:49pm — hunterThis is a fantastic primer for scaling LAMP architecture.
Kokopellis Earth
Mon, 12/21/2009 - 9:33am — hunter
Sometimes I get requests from friends to help them with a business they're trying to get started. Often times when someone is considering how to get going, one of the first bullet points is "Create a basic website". I met with my friend and helped him figure out what pieces of his business process he could efficiently and feasibly do within his budget. In this discussion it became clear that as a art and music venue he needed to:
DGA Partners
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 8:55am — hunter
DGA Partners, healthcare management professionals is a full service management consulting firm, in Philadelphia. They had an existing contract with a technical writing firm who was had a very explicit idea of how things should look and feel. They had wanted to implement their new site on a CMS, but had heard that CMS can be very difficult to design for. I worked with their design/content people to implement their ideas.
- CMS
- Custom Templates
- CSS/Javascript
- Server setup
Associated Paving Contractors
Mon, 09/07/2009 - 5:26pm — hunter
Associated Paving Contractors has an extensive website catalog of services. They do everything from large highway paving jobs, to small driveways, septic tank removals, and just about anything environmental. They came to me with very little vision and had been burned before. We came up with a value minded proposal and a reasonable timeline. We hired a writer to help with the content development and overal things went very smoothly.
- CMS
- Data driven gallery
- Custom Theme based on Logo
