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Update sync database
The updatedb command is used to update the locate database on Unix-like systems. This database is used by the locate command to quickly find files on the filesystem.
What Does update DB Do?
- Scans the Filesystem: It scans directories in the filesystem to create an index of file names and their locations.
- Updates the Database: The collected information is stored in a database file, usually located at /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db or a similar path.
- Optimizes Search Performance: By maintaining an indexed list of files, it allows the locate command to retrieve results much faster than using find.
When Should You Run updatedb?
You should run drush updatedb:
- After Adding or Deleting Many Files: If you’ve recently made significant changes to your filesystem (e.g., installed new software, moved directories, or deleted files), you may want to update the database to reflect these changes.
- If locate Results Are Outdated: If the locate command isn’t finding files that exist or is showing files that have been deleted, running updatedb will refresh the index.
List installed modules
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| drush pm:list --status=enabled
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Remove flag to get all installed modules, regardless of status
Enable Module
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| ddev drush en paragraphs
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Its best practice to enable modules with drush —
** Why? **
When you enable a module, Drupal:
- Writes to the database
- Changes active configuration
- Sometimes installs config provided by the module
If you enable via the UI on production, you are:
Changing production directly without version control.
** What is config drift? **
Dev and Prod stop matching.
That creates something called config drift.
** Example: **
- You enable module on Prod via UI.
- It’s NOT enabled on Dev.
- Your git repo does NOT know about this.
- Later you deploy config from Dev.
- Suddenly Prod disables it or breaks.
- Now you’re debugging a ghost problem.
Drush + config export prevents that.
Disable module
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| drush pm:disable module_name
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List Themes
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| drush pm-list --type=theme
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Enable Theme
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| ddev drush theme-enable bootstrap5
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Set theme as default
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| ddev drush cset system.theme default bootstrap5 --yes
ddev drush cr
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Generate a one time login link
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| drush uli --uri example.com
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Trouble Shooting
The Drush launcher could not find a local Drush in your Drupal site.
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| vendor/bin/drush uli --uri http://your-site-url
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Find Drush version
Update Drush
You might need to add the ^ to the beginning of the version number ie ^12.0.2 in the composer.json file.
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| composer update drush/drush
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Uninstall Drupal Module
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| drush pm:uninstall module_name
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Remove the Module:
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| composer remove drupal/module_name
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** same command but with ddev **
Uninstall the Module:
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| ddev drush pm:uninstall module_name
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Remove the Module:
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| ddev composer remove drupal/module_name
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