To get the most out of this book
You will need to have a basic understanding of web applications, general web technologies, and request/response models through a browser.
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Software/Hardware covered in the book |
OS Requirements |
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PHP |
Windows, macOS, and Linux (Any) |
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JavaScript |
Windows, macOS, and Linux (Any) |
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CSS |
Windows, macOS, and Linux (Any) |
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HTML |
Windows, macOS, and Linux (Any) |
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Server administration |
Linux |
Local tools, like DDEV (https://ddev.com/), help run a containerized application that hosts Drupal. There are active discussions on DDEV becoming the community standard. Such a tool provides a well documented experience and commands to run Drupal applications. Given this book has several hands-on examples, a local container-based tool brings automation and the ability to destroy and rebuild a Drupal application rapidly. DDEV is also supported across several operating systems.
This book tries to not be too opinionated. The Drupal community, like any community, often has more than one way to solve a problem and it has passionate, smart people that may not always agree. Efforts were made while writing this book to remain objective while trying to give readers as much context on topics as possible. It will be important to get informed on the basics from this book, form your own opinions, and be opportunistic in learning.
