Coding Your First Module

So you’ve tried CCK, Views, and a whole host of other modules, and you can’t get the functionality that you want out of Drupal. It’s cool, Drupal still has you covered. This session will cover the basics of adding your own code into Drupal and getting the functionality that you need/want.

Little to no Drupal experience is required, but you’re probably going to want to know PHP.

High Points:

• Theme manipulation (Theme layer)
• Form manipulation/generation (Form API)
• Influencing Drupal code without rewriting it (Hook system)
• Talking to the Database (Database abstraction layer)
• Where to find help for coding

References:

• http://api.drupal.org/ – API documentation for Drupal Core