How to set up a local server with Solr.

In Drupal, each module has something called weight. The weight, which is stored as an integer, determines when the module's code gets run. Sometimes, you want to alter something that another module does. In order to override another module, your module has to have a higher weight. There is nothing in the UI that lets you change a module's weight. You can set the weight by changing the value in the 'system' database column. To automate this,

John Albin says that you start with SMACSS and realize that something is missing. That's where BEM comes in handy.

This was taken from http://www.netwhisperer.com/2014/01/17/5-ways-css-preprocessors-improve-stylesheets/

Taken from: http://davidshariff.com/blog/css-transparent-background/

Original article: http://www.microserveltd.co.uk/blogs/drupal-development/when-use-query-fetchall-hint-its-optional Copied below for historical record.

When updating a module, it may be necessary to do something that can take a long time. You don't want to time out PHP, do you? Here's how to use Drupal's batch API in hook_update_N():

Short review of http://toddmotto.com/mastering-the-module-pattern/

Examples of how to use scp to transfer files to and from a remote server.

Here's a SASS snippet for making cross browser rgba gradients.