Software that Makes it Easier to Manage Your Site on Pantheon

Getting started

Webinar on the Pantheon system http://vimeo.com/51651396
Pantheon Academy training videos http://www.youtube.com/user/GetPantheon?feature=watch

Tools for Connecting

MySQL:

• SequelPro (OSX)
• HeidiSQL (Windows)

SFTP:

• CyberDuck (OSX)
• FileZilla (Windows)

More advanced topics

Configuring Environment Indicator to use Pantheon's $_SERVER['PRESSFLOW_SETTINGS']
Pantheon Specific Settings in CiviCRM's civicrm.settings.php file
Using Sass and Zen or Zen Grids on Pantheon

Tips For Working With CiviMail on Pantheon

1. To trigger CiviCRM's Scheduled Jobs, you must run CiviCRM's Con. Normally that would involve configuring wget or curl to call CiviCRM's cron using crontab. On Pantheon, that is NOT possible. Instead, use the CiviCRM Cron module which calls CiviCRM's cron when Drupal's cron is called.
2. The module must be configured with the correct CiviCRM key @ yoursite/admin/config/civicrm/civicrm-cron.
3. It's recommended that you don't configure CiviCRM Cron and CiviMail to send on dev, test, and live, users will receive 3 emails when their memberships expire or 3 reminders to sign up for an event.
4. Be sure that your the html2text/class.html2text.inc is updated http://civicrm.org/advisory/civi-sa-2013-006-html2text-php-code-execution
5. A few resources for Mass Mailings:
   • http://helpdesk.getpantheon.com/customer/portal/articles/515937-email-on...
   • http://civicrm.org/extensions/mandrill-transactional-emails. If you're sending < 12K emails a month, http://mandrill.com/pricing/ is free.
   • Out of the box configuration works fine for notifications, if using CiviCRM for bulk/mass emails, consider using Mandrill or SendGrid.

FAQ

Why is my site loading slow?
For the free service your database is spun down on all instances until an HTTP request wakes it up. You will notice a faster page load once you move to the paid service.