Table Of ContentDrupal 7 Development by Example
Beginner's Guide
Follow the creation of a Drupal website to learn, by example,
the key concepts of Drupal 7 development and HTML 5
Kurt Madel
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Drupal 7 Development by Example
Beginner's Guide
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Kurt Madel Alka Nayak
Reviewers Proofreaders
Nedo Laanen Aaron Nash
Danny Pfeiffer Mario Cecere
James Roughton
Ronald J. Simon Indexer
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About the Author
Kurt Madel is a Senior Manager and developer for Captech Consulting in Richmond, VA.
He has worked on open source CMS projects for over six years. Kurt contributes regularly to
Drupal.org, and is the maintainer of several modules. In addition to Drupal, Kurt has been
doing Java EE development since 2000, and has focused on mobile web development over
the last two years. When he is not writing or programming, Kurt enjoys cycling and spending
time with his wife and four boys.
About the Reviewers
Nedo Laanen graduated from college in 2003, where he studied Applied Mathematics and
Computer Science. First, he worked as a Novell Engineer, and later made the switch to Linux
and Open Source technology. In 2011, Nedo started his own one-man company, providing
services based on Linux and Open Source technology. At the moment, he is working as a
freelance Linux Engineer at Morpho in Haarlem.
Nedo was also a reviewer on the following Packt publishing books:
The GIMP 2.6 Cookbook
Drupal 7 – Social Networking
Danny Pfeiffer started off his career as a developer, after which he transitioned to working
as a contractor doing information architecture and usability work for Fortune 500 companies
across the country. This experience, while sometimes dry, underscored the importance of
architecture and proper planning as part of the overall project cycle.
With over 10 years of web development experience, Danny has amassed a tremendous
wealth of knowledge, dating back to the days of tables, iFrames, and server side includes.
These days, he focuses primarily on building dynamic websites and applications using the
latest technologies, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, PHP, MySQL, and of course, Drupal.
In 2007, Danny had drawn enough boxes and arrows, and decided to apply that experience
towards a new venture, focused exclusively on Drupal development. He and his brother,
Mike, started Denver-based Rehab Creative and enjoy continually introducing new clients
and staff to the exciting world of Drupal.
James Roughton, MS, CSP, CRSP-R, CHMM-R, CIT, CET, Six Sigma Black Belt,
[email protected], received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
from Christopher Newport College, and his Masters in Safety Science degree from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania (IUP).
James is also a published author. Two of his most notable books include, Developing an
Effective Safety Culture: A Leadership Approach and Job Hazard Analysis: A Guide for
Voluntary Compliance and Beyond. He is currently working on a new book Developing an
Effective Safety Culture: Implementing Safety Through Human Performance Improvement,
which is to be completed by December 31 2012.
In addition, he is looking to develop a new book on social media that will outline all of the
useful productivity tools on the Internet, such as dropbox, evernote, Google alerts, Google
reader, and so on, that he has found. Based on his experience and presentations, these
elements are not considered as a part of social media, and therefore, are not usually on
the radar as productivity tools and he wants to change this perception.
As he sees it, there is the need for a more practical, down-to-earth guidance that weaves
together the numerous techniques and methods necessary for understanding the social
media in a different light. His goal is to help individuals get from point A (having a strong
professional expertise but limited knowledge of social networking) to point B (where they
can use your new knowledge to enhance and broadcast their message to their intended
audience more effectively).
This idea was formed from his personal vision and research:
To live my life with PURPOSE and the PASSION to help others succeed.
You can follow James on the following sites:
Social Media website: http://www.jamesroughton.com/
Safety-related website: http://www.safetycultureplus.com
YouTube video feed!: http://www.youtube.com/user/
MrJamesroughton/feed
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/james.roughton
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jamesroughton
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesroughtoncsp
Ronald J. Simon has been working with the development of shared information and
database design dating back to the days before the Internet, and has worked in many
different areas of information management and writing documentation to support users.
Ron is also an Adjunct Instructor for Grand Valley State University, and has worked in the
legal field in Document Management and Security. Ron has been an editor for the book
Drupal 7 Social Networking.
Currently, Ron is evaluating a major program rollout for a large retail chain. He is also the
owner of RJS Designs, which is a small business consulting company.
I would like to thank both of my parents for teaching me how to learn and
have fun at the same time.
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Getting Set up 9
Installing an Apache, MySQL, and PHP stack 9
Mac OS X AMP stack 10
Time for action – downloading the latest version of MAMP 10
Windows AMP stack 12
Time for action – downloading the latest version of XAMPP 12
PHP configuration 14
Time for action – modifying php.ini settings 15
MySQL configuration 15
Time for action – modifying the MySQL my.cnf settings 15
Time for action – creating an empty MySQL database 16
Installing Git 18
Time for action – installing Git for Mac OS X 18
Time for action – installing Git for Windows 19
Installing Drush 20
Time for action – installing Drush for Mac OS X 21
Time for action – installing Drush for Windows 21
Installing Drupal 7 22
Time for action – installing Drupal 7 22
Installing the Aptana Studio IDE 27
Time for action – installing the Aptana IDE 27
Time for action – creating a new Aptana Studio PHP project 27
Drupalize Aptana Studio 30
Time for action – setting up the Drupal content type associations 30
Time for action – installing the Drupal-specific Aptana formatter profile 32
Drupal.org from a developer's perspective 34
Summary 35
Description:Drupal is a powerful PHP content management system that allows you to build a wide variety of websites. By combining the power of HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS, you can develop and customize a fully-functional, world-class website. This book also covers some important changes from Drupal 6 to version 7
