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Introduction to Drupal: Building Dynamic Websites Without PHP Knowledge

Discover the power of Drupal, a flexible PHP framework perfect for site administrators and content editors. This comprehensive guide covers everything from the essentials needed for installation to theming, content management, and using modules. Whether you're an experienced developer or new to web development, learn how to set up your Drupal site in minutes and manage content effectively. Explore taxonomy, CCK, and views, along with valuable resources to elevate your Drupal skills. Presented by Peter K. Johnson at Minnebar, April 2012.

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Introduction to Drupal: Building Dynamic Websites Without PHP Knowledge

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  1. WHAT IS DRUPAL? Using Drupal Without Knowing PHP • What you need • The 5-minute Install • Theming • Nodes & CCK • Views • Modules • Untouchable Core • Taxonomy • Resources • by Peter K. Johnson - http://WebExplorations.com • Originally presented at Minnebar - April 2012 photo by QuinnDombrowski - flickr.comIntro video by Matt Terry - Vimeo

  2. WHAT IS DRUPAL? • PHP Framework with customizable modules and themes. • Site Administrators build the house and paint the walls. • Content Editors hang pictures on the wall and put fresh flower arrangements on the table. • Core - Themes - Modules - Content • Content is stored in a database

  3. WHO USES DRUPAL? • Stanford University • The Economist • Amnesty International • NASA • MIT Media Lab • WhiteHouse.gov 16,000+ active developers - worldwide (March 2012)

  4. WHAT YOU NEED • PHP 5 (with graphic library for font rendering) • MySQL • PHPmyAdmin (Use MAMP or WAMP for these three.) • Drush - Drupal command line utility • A working knowledge of HTML & CSS • and Drupal http://drupal.org photo by pranav - flickr.com

  5. Video Demonstration The 5-minute Install • Downloadhttp://drupal.org - Unzip • Create Database - myNewSiteName • Duplicate sites/default.settings.php • Rename to settings.php - Set permissionseveryone read/write • Create folder: sites/default/files - Set permissionseveryone read/write • View site: http://localhost/myNewSiteName • Done! photo by GammaMan - flickr.com

  6. Install a Theme using Drush Making a SubTheme Demon THEMING

  7. Story Node Article Node Blog Node myContentType Node Every content item added is a node. Video Demo of CCK Nodes & CCK photo by GreyLight - flickr.com

  8. Building forms and viewing the data. Video Demo of Views VIEWS photo by Girlfierce Photography - flickr.com

  9. The building blocks Behind-The-Curtain Demonstration Drush Demonstration MODULES photo by foxKiyo - flickr.com

  10. THE untouchable CORE • Store your code inside the mySite/sites folder. • Don't hack core - copy and override in mySite/sites instead. • Updates will not overwrite the code in mySite/sites • Have a backup system in place! photo by Mrank - flickr.com

  11. Video Demonstration Putting things into categories In Taxonomy - Set up a vocabulary - type of books Set up terms for the vocabulary:Drupal -- PHP -- CSS -- Science Fiction In CCK - Add new field to the content type As New Content is added:Content Editor will select the appropriate taxonomy term from a checkbox or radio button. TAXONOMY photo by juhansonin - flickr.com

  12. RESOURCES • Drupal Videoshttp://drupal.org/videocasts • Mustard Seed Mediahttp://mustardseedmedia.com/podcast • Discussion Group on LinkedIn • DrupalCon Sessions • Denver 2012 http://denver2012.drupal.org/ • Chicago 2011http://chicago2011.drupal.org/http://archive.org/search.php?query=drupalcon%20chicago • San Fransisco 2010http://drupal.org/node/780000 • Drupal.org • Drupal Groupshttp://groups.drupal.org/twin-cities • Lullabothttp://Lullabot.com • Lynda.comhttp://lynda.com • BuildAModule.comhttp://BuildAModule.com Special thanks to the photographers at Flickr.com who gave permission to use their photos in this presentation. Revised: April 8, 2012

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