Learning Drupal 6 Module Development: A practical tutorial for creating your first Drupal 6 modules with PHP

by Matt Butcher

Walk through the development of complete Drupal 6 modules with this primer for PHP programmers, written specifically for Drupal 6 to get you started coding your first module. Are you a Drupal developer looking to update to version 6? This book covers the new and updated APIs to guide your transition to Drupal 6. The new menu system, the Forms and Schema APIs, and many core revisions are covered in this book. This book is written for PHP developers who want to add custom features to Drupal. You will need to know the basics of PHP and MySQL programming, but no experience of programming Drupal is required, although you will be expected to be familiar with the basic operation of Drupal.

Genres: Technology, Nonfiction

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Chris Chinchilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Walk through the development of complete Drupal 6 modules with this primer for PHP programmers, written specifically for Drupal 6 to get you started coding your first module. With great power comes... tremendous flexibility. Drupal is an award-winning open-source Content Management System, and the feature-packed sixth release is right around the corner. It's a modular system, with an elegant hook-based architecture, and great code. These are a few of the perks that make Drupal a choice platform for developers who want the power of an established CMS, but the freedom to make it work for them. From social networking to AJAX to e-commerce, the hundreds of existing modules attest to Drupal's flexibility. When you create a new module for Drupal, it fits seamlessly into the look and feel of your overall site. If you can think it in PHP, you can code it as a Drupal module. Dive into Drupal module development as we create the Philosopher Biographies website, developing new modules and themes to meet practical goals. Create custom content types. Add AJAX functionality with the jQuery library. Use external XML APIs to add content to your site. Email newsletters to site members. Use themes. Empower administrators with extra features. And bundle it all up in a custom installation profile. You won't find a "hello world" here If you're eager to start creating modules for Drupal 6, this is your book. Walk through the development of complete Drupal modules with this primer for PHP programmers. Specifically written for Drupal 6, this book will get you coding modules as quickly as possible, and help you add the features that will give your work that professional gloss Just getting started with Drupaldevelopment? This book will give you a clear, concise and, of course, practical guidance to take you from the basics of creating your first module to developing the skills to make you a Drupal developer to be reckoned with. Are you a Drupal developer looking to update to version 6? This book covers the new and updated APIs to guide your transition to Drupal 6. The new menu system, the Forms and Schema APIs, and many core revisions are covered in this book.

[Mike Ree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Starting to love this book. It concentrates early on with theme development but I'm guessing it's because a majority of people who purchase it are a little more graphically and design inclined than I am. Starting at chapter 6 I think it really gets going on actual module development and interesting.

I'm only about 75% thru with this book and would say it's has taught me a lot of the basics in only a couple days. The demonstrations are nicely written and they make sure to cover all there code with very nice explanations. Not too much or too little, only what needs to be said.

I would definitely recommend this book to someone wanting to develop with drupal.

[Dgreenhouse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd have to give this book 3 1/2 stars so far. Not that it's bad, but because I'm so freshly into it. As a matter of fact, I found out about Goodreads through this book. The first module that's developed, revolves around parsing an RSS feed from Goodreads. Judging by the TOC, I imagine my star rating will go up. The author is straight forward and gets right into the meat of the matter. I highly recommend this book.

[Pieter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introduction for programmers looking to build custom webapplications with Drupal.

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