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Derived from the term "Web Log", which became "Blog", Blogging is the act of recording the excruciatingly dull minutiae of one's every-day life in the desperate hope that someone else might give a shit.

Drupal 7.82 Server Error 500

charles 12 September 2021

I've been stuck on PHP 7.1 for my Drupal-based sites because, for some unknown reason, upgrading to PHP 7.4 results in a server Error 500. This problem stumped me for a while, but I've recently found a work-around. I wouldn't exactly call this a "fix", but I'm hoping to upgrade to Drupal 8 (or 9, or 10), so I'm willing to live with a patch or workaround. Anyway, it turns out that the error was being caused by the following line in the settings.php file:

Drupal and Beyond

charles 11 August 2021

My love-hate relationship with Drupal continues. Really neither love nor hate, just a sort of mild loathing. I've never really been thrilled with Drupal, but it's a fast framework. Anyway, the latest upgrade (7.82) dredged up more loathing. The Garland theme wasn't rendering properly, maybe due to a permission issue or missing files that I forgot to restore after the upgrade. But really? I also manage a WordPress site (don't get me started), and after a rocky beginning and all manner of security issues, the site has settled down and remains calm.

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