how to change modules default installation path?

By lordrt21 on 10 Apr 2015 at 06:25 UTC

Hello,
How can I make modules install in e.g. sites/all/modules/contrib instead of sites/all/modules?

Comments

If a contrib folder exists,

John_B commented 10 April 2015 at 10:06

If a contrib folder exists, and you install contributed modules using drush, they are automatically placed in contrib. If you are using drush and wish to change this default behaviour, you can create a drushrc.php file for the user you are logged in as. Instructions are in example.drushrc.php. There was a sandbox project to achieve this without drush, which you could try out. Using drush is much the easiest option.

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thank you for the info, will

lordrt21 commented 13 April 2015 at 08:09

thank you for the info, will give it a try with drush

Try registry Build

sanjay.soni commented 13 April 2015 at 09:06

To move existing module from "sites/all/modules" to "sites/all/modules/contrib" -
1. just cut and paste modules from Modules folder to Contrib folder.
2. Run registry build script using Registry build module.

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Sanjay
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Exactly

dineshw commented 14 May 2015 at 09:50

Exactly
Registry build makes sure module location will be updated.

Ideally,
Keep modules downloaded from drupal.org under sites/default/modules/contrib or sites/all/modules/contrib
Keep custom modules under sites/default/modules/custom
If you have applied any patches to contrib modules moves the module to sites/default/modules/updated and keep patches to sites/default/modules/patches/
If you are using features save features to sites/default/modules/features

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thanks will give this 1 also

lordrt21 commented 18 May 2015 at 10:12

thanks will give this 1 also a try for my next dev

Is there a way to do it for web based installs?

DashDesai commented 12 April 2018 at 13:55

Hi, I have the same question, but I prefer using the web based install option i.e. not Drush. Currently, I upload the module using the web ux and then manually move the folder and then activate it using the administration pages. I am using D8. If there is a config setting which the web administration pages look at then it will be great if I could set it to the /contrib location and avoid the manual moving step.