Pro Drupal Development

John K. VanDyk, Matt Westgate9781590597552, 1590597559

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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Table of contents :
Pro Drupal Development……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
CHAPTER 1 How Drupal Works……Page 28
CHAPTER 2 Writing a Module……Page 38
CHAPTER 3 Module-Specific Settings……Page 50
CHAPTER 4 The Menu System……Page 58
CHAPTER 5 Working with Databases……Page 76
CHAPTER 6 Working with Users……Page 90
CHAPTER 7 Working with Nodes……Page 110
CHAPTER 8 The Theme System……Page 134
CHAPTER 9 Working with Blocks……Page 158
CHAPTER 10 The Form API……Page 174
CHAPTER 11 Manipulating User Input: The Filter System……Page 212
CHAPTER 12 Searching and Indexing Content……Page 224
CHAPTER 13 Working with Files……Page 240
CHAPTER 14 Working with Taxonomy……Page 248
CHAPTER 15 Caching……Page 270
CHAPTER 16 Sessions……Page 280
CHAPTER 17 Using jQuery……Page 288
CHAPTER 18 Localization……Page 306
CHAPTER 19 XML-RPC……Page 318
CHAPTER 20 Writing Secure Code……Page 328
CHAPTER 21 Development Best Practices……Page 344
CHAPTER 22 Optimizing Drupal……Page 366
CHAPTER 23 Installation Profiles……Page 384
APPENDIX A Database Table Reference……Page 392
APPENDIX B Resources……Page 412
INDEX……Page 418