Module development tutorial in Drupal

Question

I'd like to learn how to create modules in drupal- modules which can interact with the user, database, assign permissions, views.

Is there any good video tutorial or a simple sample module which covers these things?

Thanks.

Answer 1

My suggestion would be to pick up a copy of Pro Drupal Development and start working your way through. I think that book is the best one stop option for providing an easy to follow, yet in depth start for learning Drupal development.

If you really wanted to get by without purchasing a book, I would suggest checking out the Lullabot site for whatever free content they have available.

After an initial background, the Drupal api pages should be helpful for you, . Hit the search box in the upper left hand corner for type ahead search to find detailed info on drupal functions. This would be a great resource for getting some more background on the functions googletorp listed. I agree with googletorp that those are a good list of functions to get started with.