Drupal 7 Module Development

by Matt Butcher

This book takes a hands-on, practical approach to software development. The authors, all professional Drupal developers and contributors to the Drupal project, provide accessible coding samples designed to exhibit not only the technical merits and abilities of Drupal, but also proper architectural and stylistic approaches to coding on one of the world's most popular content management systems.Every chapter provides fully functional code samples illustrating the APIs and strategies discussed in the chapter. With this foundation, developers can quickly build sophisticated tools on their own by making use of the strategies and techniques exemplified in this book. If you are a PHP developer or a Drupal user looking to dive into Drupal development then you will find this book an excellent introduction to coding within Drupal.Those with some Drupal experience will also find this an invaluable tool for updating their knowledge about the powerful new features of Drupal 7. Theme developers looking to extend their abilities will find this an accessible introduction to PHP coding within the Drupal environment.This book assumes that you are familiar with basic PHP programming, along with HTML and CSS.No experience with programming Drupal is required, although it is also a handy way for experienced Drupal developers to get up to speed with Drupal 7.

Genres: Programming, Technical, Web

422 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 3, 2010

Reviews

[Darrell Ulm · Rating 4 out of 5]

While it cannot possibly cover everything for the Drupal 7 API, this is a solid book for getting the background to write custom code and/or contributed Drupal 7 modules.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why does the world work the way it does? A question I've been asking myself for a long time. I finally realized it has a lot to do with hook_form_alter();

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got a job doing Drupal development. I read this book over the weekend to prepare for my first day. By Monday, I knew how to use Drupal better than anyone at the office. Great book.

[Hellowhill · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I roughly skimmed this book, I find out some important infomation for me about tools, methods and enough details. A nutritious book!!

[Gyratefiber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives concrete examples when using it as a reference.

[Rohit Tiwari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. Explained Drupal 7 nicely to build the conceptual understanding of Drupal CMS. Still I refer This book whenever in dilemma or any associated topics comes up