Hints, Tools, Links
Hints
Ubuntu
- Finding a package: apt-cache search packagename
- Installing a package: apt-get install packagename
- Restarting Apache: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Drupal
- Back up a database
- Installing a module with download URL [url]:
mysqldump -u root -p databasename > databasename-[date].sql
sudo su root
cd /var/www/sites/all/modules
wget [url]
tar xvfz [package].tar.gz
rm [package].tar.gz
exit
SSH
- Instructions for connecting to departmental machines by SSH
Software tools
Firefox Plug-ins
- Firebug -- essential Web development plug-in
- DOM Inspector
Web References
Books
- HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, Chuck Masciano and Bill Kennedy (O'Reilly) -- reference
- Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design, Eric Meyer
- More Eric Meyer on CSS, Eric Meyer
- CSS: The Definitive Guide, Eric Meyer -- reference
- Using Drupal, Byron, berry, Haug, Eaton, Walker, and Robbins (O'Reilly)
- Designing Web Usability, Jakob Nielsen -- a standard usability text