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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781904811800
ISBN: 1904811809
Label: Packt Publishing
Manufacturer: Packt Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 284
Publication Date: April 10, 2006
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Studio: Packt Publishing
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A complete guide to every aspect of creating a variety of different websites using Drupal. A trove of well-considered and practical information is presented in a logical and intuitive manner so that you can either build up your site step by step by reading from cover to cover or, alternatively, focus on your specific needs by diving into each chapter as required. Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems on the internet. Based on PHP/MySQL, its power and flexibility combined with its exceptional design mean it is already on the way to becoming the de facto standard for CMS Websites. Drupal's modular design and structured source code make it both highly flexible and easily extended and modified. Drupal is extremely scalable, making it ideal for both a simple personal website as well as an industrial strength commercial or institutional web presence. Drupal is a model open source project in that it has a large, friendly community of people who contribute to the project in various ways. Drupal is not only free and easy to use, but this community provides on going mutual support. Drupal's power means choosing an initial pathway can be daunting. The flexibility and power of its content management features mean the right approach needs to be taken. This book takes your from intial set up through site design and creation in a series of carefully structured steps. While there are a few advanced topics that are beyond the scope of the book, all of the core stages of creating a website using Drupal are covered in detail.
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If you are new to Drupal (and those are the only people who shold be buying this book), I suggest you think twice about it. This book is perfectly good and I got a lot of value out of it when I was starting out a few months back, but there is a NEWER VERSION out. The new edition covers Drupal version 6 which is the latest version of the Drupal software. This edition covers version 5.
The only reason why you might want this book now is if you are new to Drupal AND you specifically have reason to be using Drupal version 5. If that's you, then this book is for you.
Note: If you do buy this book, do not follow his instructins about installing Apache2Triad. I did and only later learned that this is a very old package that is not well supported. After a few months, I switched over to XAMPP, a much more widely used and current Apache/mySQL/PHP/Perl implementation.
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This is a very thorough explanation of Drupal. For those who prefer to fine tune and tweak everything on your own computer before uploading it and working out the kinks of connecting to your databases later, you'll like how it's set up.
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I bought this book wanting to make a good start using Drupal as a CMS. Though the basic information still is quite adequate, it is disturbing to notice that the book is written with version 4.x in mind. It would have been nice to state that important fact somewhere very clear on the cover and also warn people for the implications if using the latest version of Drupal (6.x) together with this book. The implication is that about a quarter of the book renders practically useless because you find that modules/themes are not (yet) updated. Also inside the book there's no warning on this, let alone you are provided with some alternative information.
I'm a definitive fan of the Open Source concept, and I find that exactly this kind of non-informing users could be missed.
Other than that, the book is more or less okay, although I find the structure somewhat confusing at times and get the feel that it all was written in a rather hasty manner.
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We like having this reference around to help with our new Drupal-based website. It is well-organized and pretty easy to understand, even for nonprogrammers.
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How do you write a book about Drupal without having 'n' in the index given that the primary data element in Drupal is 'node'? This book was written and published quickly and reads that way. Checkout Pro Drupal Development; it's excellent.
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