Drupal backend · Consulting
Mike
Stivaktakis.
Freelance Drupal backend developer and consultant, currently working with zehnplus. I design and build scalable web applications and backend systems with the Drupal API. More about me.
Writing
How AI migrated my abandoned website in one morning
My blog ran Drupal 7 since 2018. The last article was from 2019. Claude Code rebuilt it as a static Astro site in one morning. Here is how it went.
Drupalcamp at Davos!
I was very happy to attend the Drupal Mountain Camp at Davos, 7 - 10 March.
Speeding up your Drupal website with cloudflare
Cloudflare claims that can boost the speed of a website. But how much benefit can a site get?
Running Drupal in Docker
In the simplest sentence, Docker allows to package software in an image that can run anywhere.
Drush pro for the lazy: Aliases
Drush aliases allow us to execute commands on a remote site from the local console.
Do you have a backup strategy? 3 tools to save your day
For drupal we have a number of different methods to backup the database. Having a backup strategy is one of the easiest things to do but often overlooked.
What is the features module?
Some time ago, a client asked me about the features module. He wanted to know what the features module is about and how it can help him with his project.
Use drush to add a component to a feature like a drupal pro
Features is one of those modules we can not do without.
How to use the Feeds api
Feeds is a very popular module.
How to write drush commands and hooks
I clearly remember the moment of excitement and joy couple of years ago when I discovered drush.
Automatically setup a vhost
Setting up an apache vhost is a boring task.
Find and export variables with drush or features
Features is a must have tool for deploying drupal sites.
Copy a remote database or backup with drush
I use drush a lot during development. A common task is to restore the database or copy the database from the stg server to my local machine.
