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Drupal errors "Notice: Undefined index: profile in..."

Tom — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:38:28 +0000

Solution:

Ah the joy of procedural programming in a weakly typed language.

There are two issues here:
1. Drupal is reporting notices
2. Datastructure mismatches

The particular above notice is created when php tries to access a index of an array where the variable is not holding an array. In general this notice will not cause problems with Drupal functionality. You may want to turn off php reporting notices. To do this you can change php's error reporting.

In php.ini use:
error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE

In .htaccess user:
php_value error_reporting 2039

How To 301 Redirect Multiple Domains Into One Domain

Colin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:00:24 +0000

Problem:

If you need to do a 301 redirect between multiple domain names, and force all domains to direct to the "www", use the following code in your .htaccess file.

RewriteCond %{HTTP_Host} ^(www\.)?secondary-domain1\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.maindomain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_Host} ^(www\.)?secondary-domain2\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.maindomain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_Host} ^maindomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.maindomain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

And that's how you would do a 301 redirect between multiple domain names, and force the "www" version of your main domain. The code above is for a .htaccess file on an apache server.

How do I test a website in IE6 on Windows XP?

Rachel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:51:30 +0000

For Windows XP, the best way I have found to test a website in IE6, is to create a virtual machine on your PC. You will need two things in order to make this happen:

How do I shade every other row in Excel 2007?

Rachel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:16:09 +0000

In Excel 2007, here is step-by-step instruction for shading every other row in your selection:

1. Select the rows or cells in Excel you want affected
2. Under the "Home" tab, click on the "Conditional Formatting" drop-down and select "New Rule..."
3. Select the option, "Use a formula to determine which cells to format"
4. Copy and paste the following values into the field for "Format values where this formula is true:" =MOD(ROW(),2)=1
5. Click on the "Format..." button to format the row style desired (Use the "Fill" tab to insert cell background color) and press OK
6. Click OK again and voila!

jQuery Full-Screen Video Fix For Drupal

Brent — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:40:36 +0000

I recently had an issue displaying jQuery Media full-screen videos in Drupal 6. After a little research, reading some threads and some trial and error, I was able to successfully display videos in full-screen mode. The fix ended up being quite simple, but there didn't seem to be a lot of documentation so here it is.

My Situation:

This fix assumes that you you're using jQuery Media module and successfully playing the video through JW Player of similar.

The Quick Fix:

1. Go to: Administer > Configuration > jQuery Media
2. Select Advanced Settings

How To Paste Excel Content Into Drupal

Brent — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:59:40 +0000

I was recently had a client ask if it was possible to paste Microsoft Excel content directly into Drupal and for the life of me I could not answer that question. I've typically pasted content from Microsoft Word or other text editors, but had never tried pasting Excel content. So, is pasting Excel rows and columns into Drupal possible? After a little research and some trial and error, the answer is yes!

Here are the simple steps:

1. Download and install WYSIWYG module from Drupal.org if you don't already have it installed.

How do I create a test PayPal PayFlow Pro account?

Rachel — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:11:04 +0000

Go through the steps on creating a real PayPal PayFlow Pro account, but as soon as you reach the page that asks for credit card information, exit out of it (close the tab or browser window). PayPal will send you an email notifying you of your login information for your new TEST PayFlow Pro account! Tricky, but simple!

How do I fix Drupal's fatal error for memory size exhausted?

Rachel — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:09:50 +0000

Problem:

Ideally, for a memory issue, you would want to change your php settings to increase php memory allotted. In the case of most hosting providers, you do not have permissions or the ability to change the php.ini file, so here is another option:

1. Log-in to your site via FTP
2. Locate the base install of your Drupal installation - often "www" or "public_html"
3. Open/edit the .htaccess file
4. Insert the following into the .htaccess file: php_value memory_limit 96M
5. Save the file and rewrite the .htaccess file on the server
6. Most memory issues should be resolved

Social Networks in Drupal - Modules to Define Relationships

Brent — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:12:54 +0000

At the heart of most social networks is the ability for users to contribute content and collaborate/communicate with each other. At its foundation “relationships” are typically defined giving users certain privileges to each others information. For example, on a music community, artists may have a relationship with fans that have subscribed to the artist allowing the two roles to send private messages between each other.

Create your own customized Facebook URL at 12:01am EST

Jennifer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:14:49 +0000

Currently, your Facebook account URL looks something like this: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789. The URL is not personalized, not searchable, and difficult to remember/share. FB is finally moving to customizable URLs, or as some call them, Vanity URLs.

Snatch your name up before someone else does!

At 12:01am EST login to your Facebook account and go to:

www.facebook.com/username/

There will be instructions on how to create your username. The URL cannot be changed once created.