Load testing verifies the system performance under the expected peak load.  The peak load needs to set by a series of parameters that you have benchmarked targets.  For example, these parameters could include: Load testing: 20,000 concurrent users; and response time of under 4 seconds Stress testing: Verifies the server performance under extreme load.  Test this through examining how many users are required to bring your server Endurance testing: Load test over an extended...

Blocks are a great way to add pieces or chunks of content to your Drupal site.  Capable of displaying simple text, images, forms or complex logic.  There are plenty of sites around that show you how to add a simple custom block.  However, if you are a developer like me, when you are writing your custom block programmatically it has far more requirements than a simple block.  In this article, I'll show how to: Create your initial custom block; Adding a...