PUBLIC MARKS with tags development & deployment

The goal of automating deployment is to make introducing new features easier. In this post we will learn how to set up a workflow that will move code and configuration of your drupal site from your local development station, to development, to staging and to production all by a using your version control and a push of a button.

Features is part of the answer to one of Drupal’s biggest headaches – what to do with all that loose site building and customization that happens on every project. Features is part of the answer to making stronger, better install profiles and targeted distributions of Drupal. And features is part of the answer to making Drupal more task oriented and less daunting to our users.

Anyone who has developed a relatively complex Drupal site will be able to vouch that, while launching a new site is relatively simple, continuous integration becomes very tricky once the site has actually gone live. This problem becomes especially pronounced when there is more than one developer on a project, and when the project is being built using proper development methodology.

Fabric is a simple pythonic remote deployment tool.

Symfony for babies. The definitive all-in-one installer for symfony Tired of multiple guides for every kind of OS out there? Confused with the tools needed? Not anymore! sfPlayground is a cross-platform installer that not only prepares your symfony installation, but also takes care of your existing web environment setup (Apache and MySQL).