Drupal Interview Questions – Set 02

What are some most commonly used PHP based CMS?

Following are some most commonly used PHP based CMS:

  • Drupal
  • Joomla
  • WordPress
  • TYPO3

What is Drupal weight?

The term weight in Drupal is used to order nodes. Nodes with lower weight will be at top of the list while nodes with heavier weight will be at lower position.

What does PDO mean in Drupal?

PDO stands for PHP Data Object. It is a lean and consistent way to access databases. It facilitates developers to write portable codes easily. PDO is not an abstraction layer. It is more like a data access layer which uses a unified API.

Why ‘search’ function in Drupal is better than other CMS?

Drupal integrates well with external search engines such as Xapian, Apache solr if the built-in search engine does not meet your needs properly.

Is it possible to disable a core required modules through Drupal admin?

No. It is not possible to disable a core required module through Drupal admin.

Why Drupal is so popular and called a powerful framework?

Drupal is very easy to learn and handle. A user with nil programming skill can also handle the content management and customization of a Drupal’s website. That’s why Drupal is getting popular day by day.

What is Drupal cron?

The term cron is a daemon that executes commands at specified interval. Drupal cron executes commands or scripts automatically at specified interval.

Name the translations available in Drupal?

Languages in which Drupal can be translated are:

  • Catalan
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Hungarian

What is DRUSH in Drupal?

DRUSH is a command line shell and UNIX scripting interface for Drupal.

Explain hooks in Drupal.

Hooks are Drupal API code which allows module to interact with Drupal core. Its module system is based on the hooks concept.