Release
The release project introduces a less indirect method to maintaining site releases and/or changes. Traditionally updates are handled inside the modules ".update" file, which makes complete sense when that update is related to that module. However, on larger sites and even some smaller sites a developer or site maintainer may want to create an update that is generic for the site. One might just create a dummy or helper module to achieve this, that is not always preferred and can sometimes be messy. The release module allows for these updates to be grouped into there specific releases and than executed via a simple interface within the administration section.
Example Scenario
The above is only one scenario of thousands of possibilities. I have found myself using this module in many larger scale projects that have a lot of custom work done scattered about the site, not necessarily all in modules.
Instructions:
- Download module and place into your modules folder (usually sites/default/modules).
- Install the module in Drupal.
- Using the example.release file create your own releases. NOTE: These files can be placed ANYWHERE inside the drupal folder it is installed in. For example it can be placed in sites/default/releases for better organization and to prevent losing custom release files upon module update.
