Preparing a Ubuntu (or other distro) Web Server for Drupal

So I recently created a VMware application with Ubuntu to test some of my Drupal sites offline. You can easily install Ubuntu by downloading one of their Images, I recommend 8.04.4 LTS (Hardy Heron) as it comes with Php 5.2. Anything after Hardy Heron comes with PHP 5.3 which causes …

Exploring the Drupal Cumulus Module for Interactive Tag Clouds

I’ve always been a fan of Drupal’s CMS. It’s powerful, flexible, and allows someone with a programming background like mine to build robust websites with relatively little coding. While it has a learning curve, the payoff is worth it—the system can practically do anything you need. One of my favorite …