1. Building stories and building trust.
Drupal 7 as a framework - An
overview of available APIs

2. $whoami

3. $whoami
Valentin Bora
Co-founder & CTO
Building stories and building trust.
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4. @gosimplysocial
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5. Drupal is BIG
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6. BIG Drupal sites
- http://www.whitehouse.gov
- http://www.ubuntu.com
- http://dev.twitter.com
- http://ing.us
- http://java.net
- http://mtv.co.uk
- http://www.economist.com/
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7. BIG Drupal
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8. BIG Drupal
5400 projects
that’s a lot!
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9. Now down the rabbit hole
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10. The Drupal folder structure
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12. Don’t hack core!
or it gets physical
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13. Your first module
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14. Your first module
↳ yfm.info
↳ yfm.module
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15. Your first module
↳ yfm.info
name = Your first module
description = Gets people excited
package = DrupalCamp
core = 7.x
version = 7.x-1.0
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16. Your first module
↳ yfm.module
<?php
function yfm_menu() {
...
}
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17. Hooks
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18. Observer pattern
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19. hook_something()
<?php
/**
* Implements hook_something()
*/
function yfm_something() {
...
}
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20. hook_menu()
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21. @gosimplysocial
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22. Mandatory params
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23. Access control
Drupal
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25. hook_permission
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26. hook_menu
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27. Form API
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29. Save site-wide setting
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30. hook_form_alter()
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31. Blocks
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32. @gosimplysocial
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33. Alterations
Lots of them!
Join the dance
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34. @gosimplysocial
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35. Drupal is so flexible!
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36. Database access
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37. Secure if used well
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38. db_select()
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39. db_update()
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40. db_insert()
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41. db_merge()
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42. hook_schema()
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43. Module upgrade path
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44. hook_update_N()
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45. Questions, ask now!
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46. Thanks!
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