OSU Drupal Documentation

Things you should know before you go.

When launching a new Drupal site there are few things to look out for in order to make sure that the launch is a smooth as possible.

Before

1. How does the site look on IE{6|7}, Firefox, Opera, Safari? Admin Section too?
2. Run a link checker on the site: http://validator.w3.org/checklink
3. Check if the 404 and 403 error pages have been setup.
4. Look for absolute links in your pages. These links may point to a
   development area and when the site launches they will no longer work
5. Any folders staying?
   (Old paths will get their permissions changed if they are not created in WebManage)
   Create those web paths in WebManage for the live site.
6. Any old .htaccess files? (Redirects, Rewrites, etc.)
   Move them into WebManage as the OSU Drupal will remove them.
7. Any conflicting paths in use for the old site? /admin, /user, /profiles etc. These will need to be moved or removed.

After

1. Check for broken links and images again.
2. Check the status report for Page Not Found errors after a few hours/days to see if any important pages were missed.