I haven't had as much time as I would like to update the site with great content, but I was able to setup a news feed from Drupal Planet and have made a Drupal news page. It should update to the minute as I have setup a cron job to make sure the feed updates automatically. So long to the poormanscron module that I have been using for so long, and hello cron jobs.

It has been a long time coming, but I finally was able to get the site updated to Drupal 6. Just in time for Drupal 7 alpha that was just released. Drupal 6 is still probably recommended at this point, so I will stick with it for a while.

We decided to add some new sections to our site as we add some helpful new content for webmasters out there looking to improve their current Drupal website, and especially those just getting started. One of the constant cries from the community is that there is not enough documentation in layman's terms. We will provide just that.

We will provide a great set of Drupal modules, Drupal themes, and

Currently, I have been using Hostgator as my primary Drupal host for over 1 year. I was blown away by the services they offered. I decided to sign up once I saw the pricing tiers. For what I was currently paying for on 2 accounts from 1 and 1, I was able to get a virtually unlimited account for about $2 more per month. I thought this was the best choice for an aspiring Drupal web developer.

One of the first hosting companies I heard about was 1 and 1 Communications. It was recommended by a coworker, and the pricing was just right for me at the time. I was just getting started on designing better websites with CSS layouts in HTML, and decided to register my own domain. I was then told about the Drupal content management system from another coworker. He explained that all of that tedious coding I was doing for each page by hand, could be handled by the Drupal CMS and that I could style it the way I want.

The installation and setup of a Drupal server has come a long way since it's birth. Over the past year alone the setup process has become much more simplified, especially with the release of Drupal 6. Drupal 5 installations require a few minor tweaks in order to get the most out of your Drupal server. Drupal 6 on the other hand, has many of those other steps taken out and are just part of the installation process now.

Drupal 5.x Installation and Setup

Since we have had such great service from our current hosting company, we have decided against starting our own specific Drupal hosting service. For that reason, we figured why not try helping out the Drupal community by providing information on the good, and the bad hosting companies out there for hosting your Drupal server installation. We have currently used two different hosting companies for our own Drupal servers, and have had totally different results with both hosting companies.