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| Pro Drupal Development |
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| Manufacturer: Apress |
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Pro Drupal Development is strongly recommended for any PHP programmer who wants a truly in-depth look at how Drupal works and how to make the most of it. — Michael J. Ross, Web developer/Slashdot contributor Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems in use today. With it, you can create a variety of community-driven sites, including blogs, forums, wiki-style sites, and much more. Pro Drupal Development was written to arm you with knowledge to customize your Drupal installation however you see fit. The book assumes that you already possess the knowledge to install and bring a standard installation online. Then authors John VanDyk and Matt Westgate delve into Drupal internals, showing you how to truly take advantage of its powerful architecture. Youll learn how to create your own modules, develop your own themes, and produce your own filters. You'll learn the inner workings of each key part of Drupal, including user management, sessions, the node system, caching, and the various APIs available to you. Of course, your Drupal-powered site isnt effective until you can efficiently serve pages to your visitors. As such, the authors have included the information you need to optimize your Drupal installation to perform well under high-load situations. Also featured is information on Drupal security and best practices, as well as integration of Ajax and the internationalization of your Drupal web site. Simply put, if you are working with Drupal at all, then you need this book. - This book is written by Drupal core developers.
- Drupal architecture and behavior are mapped out visually.
- Common pitfalls are identified and addressed.
- Chapters provide regular discussion and reference to why things work they way they do, not just how.
- The front matter features a foreword by Dries Buytaert, Drupal founder.
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 Excellent Book for Drupal Module Writers |
| Review Date: April 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Kevin Dorff, Yonkers, NY USA |
If you are looking for a "this is how up install and run Drupal, these are the modules that are available" look elsewhere (the Drupal site, for instance) - this book is about writing Drupal modules how Drupal works internally.
But, if you are an aspiring Drupal module writer or just want to better understand how Drupal works internally or want to be able to tinker with existing modules you CANNOT go wrong with this book. It is very detailed, is incredibly well laid out and written. The examples are spot on. Very easy to understand and teaches you an incredible amount. I'm reading it cover to cover. I am about half way through and I couldn't be happier. It has answered pretty much every question I had about developing Drupal modules and extending existing functionality. I found some of the tutorials on the Drupal web site lacking in detail, this book IS the detail I was looking for. It covers Drupal 5.0. |
A good developer's reference
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| Review Date: December 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Michael McKee, Port Townsend, WA United States |
| Read the title carefully. If you are not a developer, a PHP programmer with solid MySQL background this is not your book. If you want to know how to extend Drupal with your own modules or contribute to the core project then get it and be happy. |
Learning from the pros
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| Review Date: April 15, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jeff Eaton, Geneva, IL |
| A top-notch guide to the complexities of Drupal's APIs and development philosophy. Both Matt and John have been active members of the Drupal core development community since the early days, and their understanding of the system's breadth and depth is obvious. When consulting or training new Drupal developers, this is the book I point them to. |
Drupal Essentials
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| Review Date: May 21, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Beth A. Long, Dunedin, FL USA |
I am a fan of Apress books in general, and this superb primer is no exception. VanDyk and Westgate have provided the Drupal community with exactly the book we needed: a concise but thorough explication of how Drupal works, oriented towards the working developer.
Drupal's online documentation is vast but sometimes difficult to navigate. Pro Drupal Development explains the system from the ground up, starting with a system overview and then working logically through key components. Users, nodes, blocks, theming, the Form API, custom modules, sessions, jQuery, best coding practices -- it's all here, with the concepts explained in clear language using relevant code examples.
Security tips and warnings about common mistakes will save time and developer angst. The many reference links guided me to several sections of the online documentation I hadn't found. And there's a lot for the team player in this book, too: tips on how to customize themes to make your designers' lives easier, for example.
The book explains but doesn't belabor. The jQuery chapter, for example, is short and sweet, giving you a taste of what's possible and then pointing you to the online documentation. These guys know what you need know if you're going to be an effective and efficient Drupal developer; the result is a lean text that gets you up and running quickly.
You could learn most, if not all, of what Pro Drupal Development presents by going to the online documentation, but it would take a whole lot longer and not be nearly as pleasant to learn. My copy is already well-thumbed, and is proving to be a useful daily reference in addition to a good, readable primer.
Highly recommended for anyone involved with or interested in Drupal, and a reference shelf essential for working Drupal developers. |
Great for PHP developers
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| Review Date: April 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: sisina, Crofton, MD |
| Great information for PHP developers who are new to Drupal. This is the book to get when you've decided you need to write your own module (or fix someone else's contributed module...) but can't quite get enough information in one place to figure out how to get started. It mostly covers module development, but there's good information on theming, too, including a basic step-by-step on converting an existing HTML/CSS layout to a Drupal theme. |
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