Drupal is a very flexible, modular framework often used as a content management system. This book is aimed at people who have already learned the basics of Drupal administration and theming. Through hands on instruction, this book will take you to the next level of understanding, teaching you how to achieve optimal Drupal performance and scalability.

Master Drupal's built in performance features, and learn to scale Drupal through integration with third party searching and caching tools. Gain a greater understanding of the underlying LAMP stack on which Drupal runs with useful recipes and tips for monitoring and tuning Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. Learn performance secrets from other popular websites that continue to push Drupal to new levels, gaining insights from problems they've experienced and how they solved them.

Whether your Drupal-powered website has outgrown its current infrastructure, you want to be prepared for future growth, or you want to understand what Drupal is capable of before you commit to using it for your website, this book will be your guide.