This document discusses tools and best practices for Drupal deployment. It covers the anatomy of a Drupal site including modules, nodes, taxonomies, blocks, themes and users. It also discusses the file system, common deployment mistakes to avoid like updating production directly, and solutions like version control and standard deployment processes. Essential tools covered include Features for managing configurations, Drush for command line utilities, Git for version control, and testing, debugging and emulation tools for front-end and back-end development.

1. Drupal Deployment and Essential
Tools
Gerald Z. Villorente
Kite Systems Ltd.

2. Agenda
● Anatomy
http://preview.turbosquid.com/

3. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System

4. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment

5. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment
● Features
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6. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment
● Features
● Drush

7. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment
● Features
● Drush
● Git

8. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment
● Features
● Drush
● Git
● Back-End Tools

9. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment
● Features
● Drush
● Git
● Back-End Tools
● Front-End Tools http://beautifulandlovely.com/

10. Agenda
● Anatomy
● File System
● Deployment
● Features
● Drush
● Git
● Back-End Tools
● Front-End Tools

11. Anatomy
Where does Drupal live?

12. Anatomy: Drupal Setup
Web Server
PHP
Database Server

13. Anatomy: What's Inside?
What's inside?
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14. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
*link

15. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
● Node
*link

16. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
● Node
● Taxonomy
*link
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17. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
● Node
● Taxonomy
● Blocks
*link

18. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
● Node
● Taxonomy
● Blocks
● Themes
*link

19. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
● Node
● Taxonomy
● Blocks
● Themes
● User
*link
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20. Anatomy: What's Inside?
● Module
● Node
● Taxonomy
● Blocks
● Themes
● User

21. File System
*link

22. Source: http://accurev.com/

23. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Updating the production directly (do it on prod syndrome)

24. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Pushing to production without proper testing

25. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Absence of version control

26. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Manual deployment

27. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Absence of Integration server (large scale)

28. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Production and Development hardwares are
nonidentical

29. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Running the deployment steps manually (inconsistent)

30. Common Deployment Mistakes
● Updating the production directly (do it on prod syndrome)
● Pushing to production without proper testing
● Absence of version control
● Manual deployment
● Absence of Integration server (large scale)
● Production and Development hardwares are
nonidentical
● Running the deployment steps manually (inconsistent)

31. Outcome: !Standard Deployment

32. The Solution?

33. Features Module
*link

34. Source: http://www.clker.com/

35. Drush
*link

36. Git
*link

37. Source: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

38. With all those Tools?

40. Other Deployment Tools
● Puppet
● Vagrant
● Chef
● Cfengine
● Capistrano
● Vlad the Deployer
*link

41. Back-End Tools
● Devel
● Coder
● XHPROF
*link

42. Front-End Tools
● Ripple
● Opera Mobile Emulator
● Mobilizer
● Web Developer
● Inspect Element
*link

43. Q&A

44. Resources
● https://drupal.org/project/features
● http://drushcommands.com
● http://drush.ws/
● http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/
● http://rypress.com/tutorials/git/index.html
● http://simplytest.me/
● https://www.getpantheon.com/
● http://github.com/
● http://youtube.com/watch?v=DxRBEaD9JCA