removing some folders from git, file .gitignore with these contents:
# Ignore paths that contain generated content.
cache/
files/
sites/*/files
sites/*/private
Using symbolic links for /files directory:
namespace:custom do
task:symlink do
run "ln -s /var/www/crucerista/sites/crucerista.net/files/ /var/www/crsta/current/sites/crucerista.net/"
run "echo 'finished'"
end
end
after "deploy","custom:symlink"
That is what you have when you don't optimize and maintenance properly your Drupal projects. A 4GB database which hits hugely the server performance. Just a couple of "magic tricks" and .... 194MB.
Magic? Not at all. If you have a problem with your server, with hangs up and things going very sloooow, check the cache. sessions and watchdog tables, and clear them.
It works like a charm :-)
Some contributtion to add to this Drupal module with which you have been working on?
Very easy, take note:
How important is having a database optimized. Doing some "basic" optimizations like clearing the cache, runing the Drupal cron and a couple of things more, your database can change from having 4 GB to just around 200MB... incredible? Not at all, the importance of maintenance tasks :-)
Which tasks? Mainly:
Some interesting links that I have found this week.
After a nice day knowing new people and mainly learning, this is my contribution to the community in this first Drupal Sprint in London:
My name is Alejandro Moreno Lopez. I'm an spanish developer living in London, degree in Computer Science, who has specialized in PHP and Drupal development.