Posted by haigda on March 23, 2014 at 3:50pm
Hi All,
I'm looking for some pointers on interfacing Drupal with some external data(bases). In essence I need to read data from other sources (MySQL, a RESTful implementation of xBase and some XML feeds) and combine it with CMS information / pages held in Drupal. I will also need to write to the MySQL instance.
Are there any 'best practise' sites or documents where I can find out more on this type of configuration?
Cheers,
David
Comments
Start with the API
I'd start with understanding the database API https://drupal.org/developing/api/database, and writing custom modules (there should be some relevant training at the forthcoming DrupalCamp Scotland camp.drupalscotland.org).
The Feeds module is a good way to consume data from many types of sources https://drupal.org/project/feeds
And the Services module https://drupal.org/project/services allows you to set up your Drupal site as a web services source.
Enough to keep you busy for some time... and things will be changing quite dramatically with Drupal 8 (to be released later this year).
Rob
Thanks Rob, I will follow
Thanks Rob,
I will follow those up, and hopefully get to DrupalCamp in May
Cheers
David