Recently, I encountered an issue where my local Docker environment refused to connect to AWS S3, although everything worked seamlessly in AWS-managed environments. This challenge was not just a technical hurdle; it was a crucial bottleneck that needed resolution to ensure smooth Drupal deployments across various AWS environments (dev, staging and production).

On a server directory with over 100,000 PDF files, I needed to verify the existence of specific documents. Whether there are a few hundred or whatever the number of files, this article explores the practical use of command-line tools to quickly ascertain whether a file is present. In the area of server management or application development, especially on systems like Ubuntu equipped with Nginx, it's crucial to perform routine checks to ensure that all necessary files are in place.

To review the content of files being generated in the /tmp directory on an Ubuntu server before Microsoft Defender removes them, you can use several approaches.  Following is the approach we took.

Real-Time Monitoring

You can set up a script to monitor the /tmp directory and log the contents of new files. Use inotifywait to watch for new files and then copy them to another directory for review.

Install inotify-tools:

When building a theme in Drupal, it's often necessary to adapt your site’s UI dynamically based on the context in which a user is navigating. One such piece of dynamic content is the menu title. Achieving this can be a bit tricky due to the layered nature of its routing and menu systems. This reference article will walk you through the process of fetching the current menu title within the `hook_preprocess_page` function in your Drupal theme's `.theme` file.

The issue – I have a content type that includes an entity reference revisions field named field_introduction. This field points to a paragraph, which itself contains a text field also named field_introduction, of the type Text (formatted, long). How can I access the content stored in this paragraph's field_introduction field?

Managing large directories, especially those filled with a diverse mix of media such as documents and images, can quickly become cumbersome. In my latest project, dealing with a directory that totals a whopping 87GB, the need for efficient file compression and selective archiving became apparent. How can we streamline this process using the zip command, particularly when we want to exclude non-essential files and directories?

Recently I came across this piece of gold when dealing with databases, particularly relational ones like MySQL, managing transactions efficiently is crucial to ensure data integrity and consistency. In MySQL, transactions are used to group several SQL commands into a single unit that either completely succeeds or completely fails, ensuring that a database remains in a consistent state.

Dealing with errors in Drupal development is a common occurrence, and understanding how to interpret and resolve them is essential for smooth development workflows. In this article, we'll delve into a specific error message related to render arrays in Drupal and discuss steps to diagnose and fix the issue.

In the realm of system administration and monitoring, understanding memory usage trends is crucial for maintaining system health and performance. While tools like htop offer real-time insights into memory usage, they lack the capability to provide historical data. So, what if you need to analyze memory usage over the past 24 hours or even a week? Fear not, as Sysstat comes to the rescue with its powerful sar command.

A growing list of commands I've used and what they do in no specific order