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Writing a module

2009/3/21 2:53
burfodus
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Since: 2008/9/2 1

Hello Guys and Gals.

Im slowly trying to learn how to program, so I can write my own module (and not rely on you guys for help all the time hehe).

And I learnt alot this weekend doing the basic module tutorial, and then the smarty template tutorial (however the code at the end of this tutorial crashes 2 local XOOPS 2.3 installs, wont even show up in modules page, page half loads)

But now I want to have a crack at constructing one, but (like i do with most code) I like to edit existing code to learn how it works.

Can someone think of and suggest a simple module for me to pick apart, not too advanced code wise, that has an admin page, data entry area in back end, form and display in front end, and some use of smarty templates so I can analyse the files and play with it.

PS I think its great how promptly and accuratelty the guys on this forum help out people like me, I just wish I had the knowledge or skills to return the favour.

Steve.

XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.6
MySQL Version - 5.0.67-community
Server API Version - apache2handler
OS Version - WINNT

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Re: Writing a module

2009/3/21 2:59
noo-b
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Since: 2007/10/23

1. http://kaotik.biz/tutorial/

2. go to xuups.com serach for dummy module by trabis

3. https://xoops.org/modules/mediawiki/index.php/DevWiki_Tutorials

I Love Xoops

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Re: Writing a module

2009/3/22 13:02
burfodus
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Since: 2008/9/2 1

Thanks for your help noob.

im working through the kaotik tutorials a few times from beginning to end, as im learning code as well as xoops, it will take me more time than most but its all making pretty good sence so far.

what im aiming for in the endo however is a module that displays data, but is mostly entered in the admin area, none of the tutorials i can find touch on adding admin pages, and im copying some from other modules to play with them but could probably do with some guidence.

do you know of a tutorial that includes an admin page/menu

thanks again.
steve.

XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.6
MySQL Version - 5.0.67-community
Server API Version - apache2handler
OS Version - WINNT

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Re: Writing a module

2009/3/22 13:42
noo-b
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Since: 2007/10/23

i'm also not that good in php..

havent found a tutorial on admin/menu thing yet but if you look other module you can see the admin & menu is declare in xoops_version.php

 // Admin things 
$modversion['hasAdmin'] = 1; 
$modversion['adminindex'] ="admin/admin.php"; 
$modversion['adminmenu'] = "admin/menu.php";

try search for small & simple module such as mylinks, membership, etc and look and figure out at the module structure

i really think a complete easy guide on module development should be made and put in xoops.org

the info right now is scattered everywhere

here are some other module dev info i found

1. adding pagination
http://www.customvirtualdesigns.com/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=8

2. adding comment
http://xoobs.net/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=8

3. integrating search
http://xoobs.net/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=9

4. notification
http://xoobs.net/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=10

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Re: Writing a module

2009/3/23 1:57
burfodus
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Since: 2008/9/2 1

Very Useful Noob, thanks.

I agree they are very scattered, i had done the first 2 kaotic tutorials from the XOOPS site, but only found the rest of them once you posted the link.

maybe these extra ones you sent through will enable me to learn the admin side. its all learning, and i feel more comfortable with it every day.

cheers
steve.

XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.6
MySQL Version - 5.0.67-community
Server API Version - apache2handler
OS Version - WINNT

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Re: Writing a module

2009/3/23 2:55
burfodus
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Since: 2008/9/2 1

Any Clues to why I can install a basic variation on the tutorial module locally (apache 2.2) and it works fine, but uploading the same tutorial and testing on my server does not.

both XOOPS 2.3.x

server details
XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.5
MySQL Version - 5.0.67.d7-ourdelta-log
Server API Version - cgi-fcgi
OS Version - WINNT

im thinking it is a problem with the sql code, as it seemed different, i removed commas from around the table and field names to be consistent with the tutorials example, but when i try to load it online, after clicking the install module button it takes me back to the module page of XOOPS admin.

 CREATE TABLE tutorial_myform ( 
tt_id int(5) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, 
namesql varchar(30) NOT NULL default '', 
addresssql varchar(30) NOT NULL default '', 
telephonesql varchar(30) NOT NULL default '', 
emailsql varchar(30) NOT NULL default '', 
PRIMARY KEY (tt_id), 
KEY name (namesql) 
) TYPE=MyISAM; 
 
CREATE TABLE venueuser ( 
userID tinyint(4) NOT NULL auto_increment, 
userEmail varchar(80) NOT NULL, 
userRef varchar(16) NOT NULL, 
userPassword varchar(28) NOT NULL, 
PRIMARY KEY  (userID), 
UNIQUE KEY userEmail (userEmail, userRef) 
) ENGINE=MyISAM  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 AUTO_INCREMENT=2 ;

you will see the first half is from the tutorial with the sql added to the names.

thanks
steve

XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.6
MySQL Version - 5.0.67-community
Server API Version - apache2handler
OS Version - WINNT

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Re: Writing a module

2009/3/23 3:53
burfodus
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Posts: 94
Since: 2008/9/2 1

no stress, got it working, it was the XOOPS installation i was using for testing that was broken, not the tutorial.

after many many attempts i tried installing a system module which also failed, lol. moved to a new test site and works fine, thanks anyway.

steve.

XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.6
MySQL Version - 5.0.67-community
Server API Version - apache2handler
OS Version - WINNT

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Re: Writing a module

2009/4/16 14:56
dannie
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Since: 2004/2/10

I am dying to create a simple module too but I don't know any php beyond . I just bought a book on php and sql and am starting from there. I will try those tutorials you posted and the examples from the book. That should be a good start. If you find any other good tutorials or info please post here. thanks so much.

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Re: Writing a module

2009/4/17 0:50
burfodus
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Posts: 94
Since: 2008/9/2 1

as your starting like me, here are some resources i found very helpfull

this site has simple explanations of php and sql commands
http://www.1keydata.com/sql/sql.html
I found it helpfull
past that there several other helpfull sites for this like
http://www.w3schools.com/
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/index.html

hope it helps.
steve.

XOOPS Version - XOOPS 2.3.2
PHP Version - 5.2.6
MySQL Version - 5.0.67-community
Server API Version - apache2handler
OS Version - WINNT

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Re: Writing a module

2009/4/18 0:23
dannie
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Since: 2004/2/10

cool. thanks a lot!

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