[...]... online about who is using Drupal out there today Dries Buytaert, the Drupal project founder, maintains a list of highprofile Drupal websites on his blog at http://buytaert.net/tag /drupal- sites The Drupal website has a section containing detailed case studies and success stories (http:/ /drupal org/cases) Additionally, http://www.drupalsites.net is a directory containing thousands of Drupal websites found... haven’t used Drupal before The rest of the chapters will assume knowledge of the basics of Drupal, and the Views and CCK modules If you’ve used Drupal 5 but haven’t yet used Drupal 6, you may also want to skim these chapters (particularly Chapter 3, as Views has changed significantly in Drupal 6) Chapter 1, Drupal Overview This chapter answers the main “need to know” questions about Drupal: what’s Drupal, ... http:/ /drupal. org/hosting for a list of Drupal- friendly web hosting companies, and visit http:/ /drupal. org/requirements to read more about Drupal s system requirements You will also need to install Drupal, and the hands-on chapters assume that you’re using the book’s source code Appendix A provides some basic instructions, but if you run into trouble or want to read more detailed instructions, see the Drupal. .. Drupal- based website, too All of the functionality that we’ll be discussing in this book is built using a combination of “core” Drupal and these community-created modules It’s noteworthy to acknowledge Drupal s community; the wetware element of Drupal is often cited as one of Drupal s biggest assets When Drupal 6 was released in February 2008, more than 700 members of the community contributed code to... programmers and developers to customize Drupal using plug-in modules Almost every aspect of Drupal s behavior can be customized using these modules, and thousands of them exist that add features from photo galleries to shopping carts to talk-like-a-pirate translators Most modules have been contributed to the Drupal community and are available for download and use on your Drupal- based website, too All of the... keeping the company running; to the rest of the team, for keeping him constantly amazed; and to the Drupal community at large, for all of the generous and astounding code that we call Drupal Preface | xxi CHAPTER 1 Drupal Overview This book will show you how to build many different types of websites using the Drupal web publishing platform Whether you’re promoting your rock band or building your company’s... websites this way And finally, we’ll define and explain the core Drupal concepts that are necessary to understand how Drupal handles its content What Is Drupal? Drupal is an open source content management system (CMS) being used by hundreds of thousands of organizations and individuals to build engaging, content-rich websites.* Building a website in Drupal is a matter of combining together various “building... know” questions about Drupal: what’s Drupal, who’s using it, why are they using it, and how does it work? It also provides some historical context to Drupal, introduces essential terminology, and everything else you need to get up to speed Chapter 2, Drupal Jumpstart The first hands-on chapter hits the ground running, and will show you how to use Drupal s core functionality, as well as a few contributed... Your Site This chapter provides some overview information about Drupal s theming system, and some basic tricks you can use to override the look and feel of Drupal By reading this chapter, you can start modifying template files and start to give Drupal your own look and feel! Appendix A, Installing and Upgrading Drupal If you’re new to Drupal, this appendix will get you up to speed on how to install... your programs and documentation All Drupal code, including the Drupal 6 code that you can access through the O’Reilly website (as described shortly) is subject to the GNU General Public License, version 2 Your use of Drupal code, including copying, modification, and distribution, is subject to the license Also, Drupal is a registered trademark of the founder of the Drupal project, Dries Buytaert Information . changed significantly in Drupal 6). Chapter 1, Drupal Overview This chapter answers the main “need to know” questions about Drupal: what’s Drupal, who’s using it, why are they using it, and how does. (http://www.mamp.info). xiii Visit http:/ /drupal. org/hosting for a list of Drupal- friendly web hosting companies, and visit http:/ /drupal. org/requirements to read more about Drupal s system requirements. You. you haven’t used Drupal before. The rest of the chapters will assume knowledge of the basics of Drupal, and the Views and CCK modules. If you’ve used Drupal 5 but haven’t yet used Drupal 6, you