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We finally decided to go to Apache Solr as our search solution. Basic installation and configuration went well out of the box (both solr engine and the Drupal module). The only thing left was waiting on the index to fill. Indexing is done on a cron run. Solr relies on Drupal's code Search engine, for hook_update_index invocation. So cron was set to be launched every 5 minutes instead of 1h to speed things up (650k+ nodes to index...). However something broke... Drupal logs started showing ...

We frequently have client projects asking for paid membership with Drupal websites. No single module exists at this point, so we developed our own setup procedures for this by combining a series of existing modules. Step-by-step instructions are included below: Specific modules used for paid membership: ‘Roles’ (uc_roles, as part of Ubercart) ‘Recurring Fees’ (uc_recurring) ‘Recurring Fees – Hosted’ ‘Authorize.net’ (as part of Ubercart, not CIM module) ‘Ubercart Views’ for ...

The Drupal team is flying high into the new year and rightfully so. They launched a successful effort to win over IT managers everywhere, who have historically cringed at the thought of fighting unsupported and sloppy code development. But, perhaps unexpectedly, they are also attracting support from the marketing, sales and PR departments.An obvious turning point for Drupal was the launch of the much-improved White House website. They lauded Drupal as offering a cost-effective method for ...