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Curl-based content generation
by Martin Stadler 07 Feb '09

07 Feb '09

Hi! I'm working on a small curl-based script to add content to a drupal-6 site. Logging-in (getting cookie etc) works fine but when I try to add content I get a validation error. I guess it's about security. Is it at all possible to do what I'm trying? Is there documention how these form tokens actually work and what is required? I couldn't find that in the formAPI docs. Here's the code: # login curl http://localhost/USA08/user \ -F 'name=Martin' \ -F 'pass=pass' \ -F 'form_id=user_login' \ -F 'op=Log in' \ --output /Users/martin/response.html \ -s \ -c /tmp/curl-cookies.txt \ -b /tmp/curl-cookies.txt # -> works: response.html says I'm logged-in # add page curl http://localhost/USA08/node/add/page \ -F 'title=xyz' \ -F 'teaser_include=1' \ -F 'body=abc' \ -F 'format=1' \ -F 'changed=' \ -F 'form_id=page_node_form' \ -F 'log=' \ -F 'comment=0' \ -F 'name=Martin' \ -F 'date=' \ -F 'status=1' \ -F 'op=Save' \ --output /Users/martin/response2.html \ -s \ -c /tmp/curl-cookies.txt \ -b /tmp/curl-cookies.txt # -> does not work: response2.html says 'Validation error, please try again. If this error persists, please contact the site administrator.' Regards, Martin

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Way to have one content type "inherit" from another
by Victor Kane 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Hi all, Looking for some feedback on using CCK fields as a way of emulating object inheritance in Drupal. Pseudo-inheritance via CCK field re-use. I am developing Project Flow and Tracker, an agile-based project management system built for and by Drupal, and will be presenting it (and making it available) at DrupalCon DC. Using Drupal 6.x, I have a "core" content type, "Card" (based on the Kanban "visual card" display approach - http://www.infoq.com/articles/hiranabe-lean-agile-kanban) A Card is a User Story, but could also be a project, a release, an iteration, a task... any kind of token that could be put on a 3x5 card and stuck on the wall to reflect project status. In an object oriented environment, I would create class Card, and then extend it into the other classes. I could do that in PHP, of course, but I want users of the PFT to be able to create their own work tokens or easily modify existing ones via CCK. So, is there any reason why making Card a superclass content type, with a superset of defined CCK fields, and defining a subclass by creating a content type and then adding in already defined fields, wouldn't work? I know it would work, of course, but is there a performance, or other caveat I should look out for? Also, how will this tie in with the new Field API in Drupal 7? Thanks in advance for your feedback, Victor Kane http://awebfactory.com.ar

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phpbbforum module into drupal settings are not displaying fully
by Swatee Karpe 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Hi all, I have one problem while installing phpbbforum into drupal as follow : (if possible give me the solutions ) I use drupal 6x and phpBB3 I install phpBB3 into drupal directory. and now i m trying to add phpforum module into drupal for integrating phpBB3 to my drupal site. But my problem is that when i enable the module and go to phpbbforum module settings it not display phpBBforum status options : it display only errors as follows : Error locating phpBB installation. Please fix your settings! Error locating . Please fix your settings! Unable to connect to the phpBB database. Please fix your settings! and next display phpBB location settings phpBB forum root path: [ 1 textbox here ] where we have to give Path to forum directory. Enter the full directory path where phpBB is installed. so please help me, how to solved following problem phpBBforum status options : it display only errors as follows : Error locating phpBB installation. Please fix your settings! Error locating . Please fix your settings! Unable to connect to the phpBB database. Please fix your settings! is any settings was wrong into my installation?? thx in adv. -- Regards Swatee Amit Karpe

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Re: [development] ahah, drupal_json, file_uploads....
by Darrel O'Pry 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

So I've ran into an interesting issue, and wanted to solicit feedback from people more involved with ahah/ajax development for drupal than I.... http://malsup.com/jquery/form/#code-samples -- see the file uploads tab and the information regarding json/javascript responses. The concrete issue I'm dealing with is the Add another item button for CCK... For Filefield if you've selected a file to upload and press the 'Add Another Item' button you get an error. You get this error because drupal_json sets the text/javascript header, and the iframe doesn't accept that... This issue can be solved easily just by having CCK's ahah handler simply print drupal_to_js instead of using drupal json. This however will not solve more systemic issues with people adding file uploads to other ajax handled forms. There are a couple solutions I can think of... 1) have ahah set the iframe option to true and use iframes, and add the textarea to drupal_json. 2) check the _SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT'] and decide which header to set whether to wrap output in a textarea 3) hack around it on a case by case basis I was hoping some of the more jquery ahah astute might have better suggestions for achieveing some kind of consistency. We should probably add $_GLOBAL['devel_shutdown'] = FALSE to drupal_json regardless... .darrel.

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Re: [development] Curl-based content generation
by Jimmy Berry 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

@Marco: If you used a the abstract browser and a script you could programmatically access any feature provided through Drupal's web interface from a script on a local machine. The script could login to the remote server and perform any action the user can. Using the core browser you only need to specify the values you would as a user...all the default values are already picked up and sent as a standard broswer does (ie. checkbox states, hidden values, etc). Having such a tool would allow you to programmatically perform numerous operations on any number of remote servers with a single command. I see a great use being the update script that would allow you to run it on any number of sites at once, instead of navigating to each manually. This method requires no additional setup or configuration of the server. Just run the script and it will act as though it were a standard user browsing the site. To create a node you would need something like this: $edit = array( 'title' => 'New node', 'body' => 'Some text' ); $browser->post('http://example.com/node/add/page', $edit, 'Submit'); You can see how simple it would be to perform just about any operation as it already deals with cookies and such. Jimmy

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Re: [development] Curl-based content generation
by Jimmy Berry 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

I haven't read all the comments, but it seems like abstracting the core SimpleTest browser may be of interest to you. The code is quite far along and details can be seen http://drupal.org/node/366978. My plan was to port the code back to Drupal 6 as a module which seems like it might be useful for you. Jimmy

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SQLite and Drupal 7 -- third coming
by Karoly Negyesi 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Hi, Every morning, I am distilling the discussion. *) SQLite is not supported. If you have Drupal 5.2 and PDO which are already requirements then you have SQLite unless it's explicitly disabled and so far noone was able to answer the challenge at http://drupal4hu.com/node/177 . It's embedded into PHP so "supporting" it is like supporting the SimpleXML extension. Unlike MySQL where you need to run a separate server, here we have an embedded SQL engine right inside PDO. Also note that if we want (and I think we want) easier and more powerful install profiles then we will require SQLite for the install anyways. *) Deployment and rebuild. As it stands, now I believe that Drupal should be able to boot up enough to be able to copy the tables from MySQL to SQLite. I am not saying I am expecting it to be functional. After the tables are copied back into SQLite, it should either restart the bootstrap process or reload at the same URL. This solves deployment. *) Why do I want this? Once again, nicer code, especially for caching. Various pluggable subsystems (cache, session and path being the biggest wins here) will just work instead of ugly hacking. But in general, instead of trying to figure out during bootstrap coding "do we have a DB connection yet" the answer is always yes. Kind regards NK

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Re: [development] Curl-based content generation
by Darren Oh 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

This may be easiest to do with XMLRPC. See http://drupal.org/node/82114. On Feb 5, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Martin Stadler wrote: > What I'm trying to do is writing a very custom one-time script to add > content automatically to a certain site. So I can find out about the > form details once in advance and that should be it. Yes, it may depend > on what modules you have enabled and form details may change even in > minor Drupal versions (security fixes i.e.). I'm aware of that and I'd > adjust my script accordingly in that case. > > I just want to know what I need to send to add content to the default > page content type with no modifications for the latest stable Drupal 6 > release. > > Martin

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url as callback argument
by cooper Quintin 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Hello all, I am writing a module and I am trying to use a url as a callback argument, but it does not work. Here is the code: $items[] = array( 'path' => 'admin/settings/featured-comments/feature', 'title' => t('featured comment'), 'callback' => 'feature_comment', 'callback_args' => $_GET['cid'], 'access' => user_access('administer comments'), 'type' => MENU_CALLBACK ); and the callback function: function feature_comment($cid) { $comment = _comment_load($cid); db_query("UPDATE {featured_comments} SET featured=1 WHERE cid=%d", $cid); drupal_goto("node/$comment->nid"); } going to an example url: http://example.com/admin/settings/featured-comments/feature?cid=10840 gives the following error: warning: Missing argument 1 for feature_comment() in /var/www/html/sites/all/modules/featured_comments/featured_comments.module on line 149. So my question is, what is the best way to use parts of the linked url as a callback argument for a function, because obviously it is not what I am doing! Thanks, -- Cooper Quintin Freelance Programmer, Indymedia Journalist http://CooperQ.com (510) 827-5382

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SQLite and Drupal 7 -- let's try this again
by Karoly Negyesi 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Hi, Apparently despite my intentions, I did not manage to express myself clearly so let's try this again. Drupal 7 has a very interesting new feature which we call the registry. The registry holds information about which function, class and interface lives in which file. This information never changes if you do not change your modules and themes. Drupal always had a system table which holds information on available themes and modules. This information never changes if you do not add new modules nor new themes. If we put these tables in an SQLite table then the only time this file changes is when your code changes. Therefore, when people with high performance sites deploy their new code, they can deploy the new database. There is no new procedure to be created, just one more file added to the roster. Now, if I ask this way, are people still against putting registry and system into an SQLite database? NK

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