Help me with PHP issues in Drupal
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Pcmomster - Sun, 2008-09-21 21:38
I am trying to learn PHP, as well as build a Drupal site. It is going to be a resource site for women in crisis. This is still in the planning phase, but I do have the site up and Drupal has been installed. What I want to know is how I can edit the PHP for certain things without breaking the site, and what the best method would be for setting up the menus and layout. I am a bit of a beginner, but I do know how to code, and I know MySQL also. Please help if anyone is available.
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Have you taken a look here,
Have you taken a look here, http://drupal.org/support ?
Since your question is very general, it sounds like you're looking for general info - and that's a really good place to start. Even once you get farther along, and have more specific questions, this link has great resources to help seek out the answers in the places where you're most likely to find them. Good luck!
:) Scott
Pro Drupal Development!!!
I would HIGHLY recommend getting a copy of Pro Drupal Development. First edition if you're planning to build your site in drupal 5 (if you need something like ecommerce that isn't yet available for drupal 6) and second edition if you'll use D6. It explains how to use and build drupal modules that don't break things and add/modify functionality.
First edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Drupal-Development-John-VanDyk/dp/1590597559
Second edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Drupal-Development-Second-Beginning-Professional/d...
Also try asking in the IRC channel. Take your favorite IRC client to irc.freenode.net and join #drupal-support. Helpful people tend to be there all the time.