One of my test domains was reporting and undefined index at the top of every page:

The Drupal forums didn't offer any help for this specific item, so I looked at the exact code in question:

There is a rumour going around that Drupal's 6.19 update makes a site fail. I made the update on several Drupal sites just fine, but I was getting the following error after updating the last 6.17 site:

The jQuery Validate plugin provides an alternative to frames for form submission whose output needs to be displayed on the same page, usually a target <div>. This provides a modern look which also happens to be standards compliant. One problem with this modern layout however is with further jQuery manipulation, where the library tries to catalogue page objects through the $(document).ready(function(){.

In the XP world, the HOSTS file was directly editable. This helped block malicious servers and enabled Web developers to quickly test a live URL on a local machine. Since Vista and User Access Control constraints, this has become more difficult. The folks over at MVPS have a brilliant solution.

PHP MyAdmin is a great tool for easy administration and quick backup creation, but some things are best left for the command line. Today I had to work from home and although I had a backup of my work DB on my flash drive, I knew PHPMyAdmin wouldn't allow an import of its size (4.51mb total.) I was eager to try some other tools to get around this, since ultimately I would be doing the same thing on our production server.

The Domain Access module is the Holy Grail of shared content at my workplace, and I'm working through its quirks as I learn to work with the CMS. A few times now, I've broken the node_access table and made anonymous users unable to view the content on the various sites.

Now that my work at AdvisorNet Communications has provided me with some time studying Drupal, I've decided to try my hand at theming and convert the old portfolio site.