The document outlines the steps to set up a development environment for Drupal using a LAMP server on Ubuntu. It provides detailed installation scripts for essential tools like Drush and Eclipse, as well as configuration adjustments to enhance performance and functionality. Additional tools and resources, such as version control and debugging aids, are also highlighted to optimize the development process.

1. How to setup the perfect
development environment
Roel De Meester

2. How to setup the perfect
development environment
Towards some drupal
development environment
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3. Poll
● Want to see installation process ?
● Want to discuss the result ?
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4. LAMP Server
● Start from a freshly installed UBUNTU
● Needs
● xAMP Stack
● Ready for drupal
● Ready for drush
● Ready to code
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5. LAMP Server – the script 1/2
#PREPARE ubuntu dev machine
sudo apt-get update
#sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo tasksel install lamp-server
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
sudo apt-get install php5-cli
sudo apt-get install curl php5-curl
sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug
sudo apt-get install subversion
sudo apt-get install php5-dev php-pear
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6. LAMP Server – the script 2/2
sudo sed -i 's/memory_limit = .*/memory_limit = 128M/' /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
sudo sed -i 's/upload_max_filesize = .*/upload_max_filesize = 128M/'
/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
sudo sed -i 's/post_max_size = .*/post_max_size = 256M/' /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
#better uploadprogress bar
sudo pecl install uploadprogress
sudo sed -i '/; extension_dir directive above/ a
extension=uploadprogress.so' /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
#cleanurl
sudo sed -i 's/AllowOverride (None)/AllowOverride All/' /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
sudo a2enmod rewrite && sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
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7. LAMP Server – Automated
mkdir ~/bin
cd ~/bin
rm setup_ubuntu.sh
wget http://krimson.be/sites/default/files/setup_ubuntu.sh &&
chmod +x *.sh && ./setup_ubuntu.sh
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8. Drush
● Control Drupal from Terminal
● Needs
● php-cli
● curl
● drush
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9. Drush – the script 1/3
#default directory structure
DEFAULT_WORKSPACE=$HOME/workspace
if [ ! -d "$DEFAULT_WORKSPACE" ];then
echo "create workspace folder"
mkdir $DEFAULT_WORKSPACE
fi
cd $DEFAULT_WORKSPACE
#install drush
#NOTE : WHEN changing the drush folder, also update the
$PROFILE_PATH
DRUSH_ROOT=$DEFAULT_WORKSPACE/drush
PROFILE_PATH='n # set PATH so it includes drush if it exists n
if [ -d "$HOME/workspace/drush" ] ; then n
t PATH="$HOME/workspace/drush:$PATH" n
fi n'
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10. DRUSH – the script 2/3
DRUSH_VERSION=2.1
DRUSH_TGZ=drush-All-Versions-$DRUSH_VERSION.tar.gz
if [ ! -d "$DRUSH_ROOT" ];then
echo "grabbing drush"
wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/$DRUSH_TGZ
if [ -a "$DRUSH_TGZ" ];then
tar -zxvf $DRUSH_TGZ
rm $DRUSH_TGZ
else
echo "ERROR : unable to download $DRUSH_TGZ"
fi
fi
#add drush to path
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11. DRUSH – the script 3/3
if grep -q drush ~/.profile
then echo 'DRUSH already in path'
else echo -e $PROFILE_PATH >> ~/.profile
source ~/.profile
echo '
----------------------------------------------------------------------
| Please update your path by reloading your .profile. |
| Just run the command at the bottom from your terminal. |
| Note : this will only work in current shell. if you want a decent |
| DEV environment, you should logout/login. |
| |
| the command to run : |
| |
| . ~/.profile |
----------------------------------------------------------------------
'
fi
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12. DRUSH – Automated
mkdir ~/bin
cd ~/bin
rm setup_drush.sh
wget http://krimson.be/sites/default/files/setup_drush.sh &&
chmod +x *.sh && ./setup_drush.sh
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13. An IDE
● Eclipse – VI – Emacs – Bluefish
- geany - ..
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14. Install Eclipse – the steps
● Install JRE – Java Runtime
● Manual or APT-Get ?
● Startup script
● Eclipse has
● Code completion
● Debug support
● Version Control support
● Eclipse is heavy to launch
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15. Install Eclipse – the script 1/2
#!/usr/bin/php -q
<?php
$ECLIPSE_DOWNLOAD_URL="http://d2u376ub0heus3.cloudfront.net/technolog
y/epp/downloads/release/galileo/SR1/eclipse-php-galileo-SR1-linux-gtk.tar.gz";
$ECLIPSE_TAR_NAME=basename($ECLIPSE_DOWNLOAD_URL);
$ECLIPSE_NEW_FOLDER_NAME="eclipse-pdt-galileo";
$ECLIPSE_BIN_FILE="eclipse";
echo "#Install JAVA Runtimen";
passthru("sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts");
echo "#Get Eclipse ("+$ECLIPSE_NEW_FOLDER_NAME+") n";
passthru("mkdir -p ~/bin/packages");
# ...to be continued
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16. Install Eclipse – the script 2/2
exec("wget " . $ECLIPSE_DOWNLOAD_URL);
system("mv " . $ECLIPSE_TAR_NAME . " ~/bin/packages/");
system("cd ~/bin/packages/ && tar -zxvf $ECLIPSE_TAR_NAME && rm
$ECLIPSE_TAR_NAME && mv eclipse $ECLIPSE_NEW_FOLDER_NAME");
if (!file_exists($ECLIPSE_BIN_FILE)){
$fh = fopen($ECLIPSE_BIN_FILE, 'w') or die("can't open file
$ECLIPSE_BIN_FILEn");
$stringData = "#/bin/bashn";
fwrite($fh, $stringData);
$stringData = "`~/bin/packages/$ECLIPSE_NEW_FOLDER_NAME/eclipse
-data ~/eclipse-workspace -vmargs -Xms128M -Xmx512M -XX:PermSize=128M
-XX:MaxPermSize=512M &> /dev/null` & n";
fwrite($fh, $stringData);
fclose($fh);
system("chmod u+x eclipse && mv eclipse ~/bin/eclipse") ;
}
?>
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17. Eclipse – Automated
cd ~/bin
wget http://krimson.be/sites/default/files/setup_eclipse.php.txt
&& mv setup_eclipse.php.txt setup_eclipse.php && chmod +x *.php
&& ./setup_eclipse.php
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18. Eclipse – Extra's
● CSS Editing : Aptana
http://update.aptana.com/install/studio
● SVN Version Control : subclipse
http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x
● Unfuddle : Mylyn Connector
http://unfuddle.com/downloads/plugins/mylyn/e3.5/update-site/
● Drupal settings + Drush launcher
http://xtnd.us/downloads/eclipse
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19. Eclipse – Configuration
● Mylyn
● Allows you to list tasks from bug tracking sytem
● Allows you to start working on task and keep
track of all 'touched' files and provides
context around a bug.
● Allows you to close tasks from within eclipse
● Unfuddle HAS a connector!
● Xdebug - krimson.be/articles/debugging-
drupal-6-using-xdebug
● Allows you to go through your running code
step by step
●
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20. Your company standards
● How we do it @ Krimson
● svn_new_project.sh spellen
● Checkout, virtualhost, database, multidomain,
load db dump, done
● Internal commands + conventions keeps us up
to speed
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21. Drupal – Extra's
● devel module
● print functions - dsm
● theme developer
● switch users
● http://drupal.org/project/masquerade
● Prevent test mails to prime ministers
● http://drupal.org/project/reroute_email
● http://drupal.org/project/schema
● http://drupal.org/project/coder
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22. Firefox – Extra's
● Firebug
● Webdeveloper toolbar
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