Using Lando with Multiple Databases

A lot of my work over the last few years has been working on migrations between various versions of Drupal. That usually means that I need to configure a local Drupal development environment with more than one database. And although this is relatively easy to do with Lando, I often have to look up how I did it before. So, I figured I should write it down and share with everyone else at the same time.


Adding a database to an existing Lando environment is as easy as adding a few lines to the .lando.yml file and restarting.

Installing Lando on Windows

Installing Lando on a Windows machine is easy. Just follow these 30 (or more) simple steps:

  1. Review the directions.
  2. Figure out which version of Windows you are running.
  3. Realize that you need to upgrade to Windows 10 Professional, because apparently you have to pay extra to actually do work on a Windows machine.
  4. Open the Windows Store.
  5. Spend half an hour trying to figure out why the Windows store is only showing blank pages.
  6. ...

Book Review: Expert C Programming

Why can't I have a waffle?

Or, What does "scale" really mean?


Drupal Camp Western MA

I'm on the intertubes!


I'm sensitive about my case.

Case Sensitivity in MySQL


Drupal Droplets: Task One

The setup




I find solutions.

Do you Unit?

What is Unit Testing?


Mixing Conditions and Assignments


Here is a very common way to loop:


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