Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers [electronic resource] /
Travis, Brian.author.
Drupal 7 opens the door for you as a Windows developer to build Drupal sites—including custom modules—all without leaving Visual Studio! Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers gives you everything you need to know to achieve this, whilst drilling down into the advanced topics that you'll want to master whilst working with Drupal 7 as a Windows developer. Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers starts with the Drupal page model, which Windows programmers can contrast against the ASP.NET page model. You will then explore the various features of Drupal, including the hook model, theming, roles, and caching. You'll also discover the data abstraction layer which lays the foundation for integration with your enterprise-level databases and external systems. Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers focuses on the important topics for the programmer coming to Drupal: An up-to-speed introduction to Drupal for developers so that they can get past the initial learning curve most efficiently. Key introductions to the important features of Drupal, including the page model, the hook architecture, the theming layer, and custom module development. How to work with the Drupal 7 features you want to work with within the Windows development environment. Step-by-step tutorials on building, testing, and deploying custom modules for internal use or for sharing with the Drupal community. Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers provides a bridge to Drupal for you as a Windows developer—by speaking your language!
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART I Drupal Basics; CHAPTER 1 Wherefore Drupal?; What is a CMS?; The LAMP Stack; The Drupal Core; Security; Content Types; Contributed Modules; Themes; The Drupal Design Philosophy; Database; Forms; Security; Menus and Paths; Users, Roles, and Permissions; Summary; CHAPTER 2 The Page Lifecycle; The Drupal Page Lifecycle; Menu Handler; Menus; The Menu Tree; Theming; Summary; CHAPTE R 3 Wherefore Drupal?; PHP; Arrays; MySQL; Summary
CHAPTER 4 Drupal Installation andConfigurationDrupal as a Standard Service; Installing Drupal for Yourself; Visual Studio; Summary; PART II Development; CHAPTER 5 Module Development; Blocks; Modules; Hooks; Forms; Menus; Summary; CHAPTER 6 Content Types and Permissions; Creating Content; WYSIWYG Editing; Custom Content; Permissions; Adding a Role; The Permission Hook; Access Hook; Attached Fields; Summary; CHAPTER 7 Theming; The Theme Layer; Subtheme Creation; Theme Debugging Tools; CSS Classes; The Theme Function; Templates; Summary; CHAPTER 8 Testing; Getting Started; Testing Fundamentals
Developing TestsAssign a Block to a Region; Getting a Page; Changing the User Profile; Code Coverage; Summary; PART III Databases and Deployment; CHAPTER 9 The Database Layer; Data Abstraction; Programming Against the Database API; Static Queries; Prefixing; Placeholders; Fetching Result Sets; Dynamic Queries; Simple Select Query; Joins; Fields; The Distinct Property; Expressions; Ordering; Ranges and Limits; Counting; Query Alteration; Multi-Insert Form; Expressions; Nested Conditionals; Null Values; Summary; CHAPTER 10 Deployment; The .info File; The .install File
The Enable and Install HooksThe Disable and Uninstall Hooks; The Update Hook; Delivering your Module; Summary; APPENDIX A Windows DevelopmentEnvironment; WAMP Stack; Development Environments; WampServer; Visual Studio and VS.Php; IIS and SQL Server; Drush; Summary; APPENDIX B From Start to Omega: Using theOmega Starter Kit; 960 Grid System; Designing in Photoshop; Omega Sub-Theme; Theming with CSS; Summary; APPENDIX C Selected Reference Material; Core Template Variables; SimpleTest Reference; Install Hooks; Schema API; Globals; Field CRUD API; Field Attach API; Drush Reference; Summary; Index
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Drupal 7 opens the door for you as a Windows developer to build Drupal sites—including custom modules—all without leaving Visual Studio! Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers gives you everything you need to know to achieve this, whilst drilling down into the advanced topics that you'll want to master whilst working with Drupal 7 as a Windows developer. Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers starts with the Drupal page model, which Windows programmers can contrast against the ASP.NET page model. You will then explore the various features of Drupal, including the hook model, theming, roles, and caching. You'll also discover the data abstraction layer which lays the foundation for integration with your enterprise-level databases and external systems. Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers focuses on the important topics for the programmer coming to Drupal: An up-to-speed introduction to Drupal for developers so that they can get past the initial learning curve most efficiently. Key introductions to the important features of Drupal, including the page model, the hook architecture, the theming layer, and custom module development. How to work with the Drupal 7 features you want to work with within the Windows development environment. Step-by-step tutorials on building, testing, and deploying custom modules for internal use or for sharing with the Drupal community. Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers provides a bridge to Drupal for you as a Windows developer—by speaking your language!
Drupal (Computer file)
Microsoft software.
Microsoft .NET Framework.
Software engineering.
Microsoft and .NET.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.