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	== How to Begin the Creation of a New Module ==		== How to Begin the Creation of a New Module ==

Jwjwj: /* How to Begin the Creation of a New Module */

2010-08-01T19:15:44Z

How to Begin the Creation of a New Module

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	# Change the name of file "widget/lang/en_utf8/newmodule.php" to "widget.php".		# Change the name of file "widget/lang/en_utf8/newmodule.php" to "widget.php".
	# Put your newly-created widget folder in moodle/mod/.		# Put your newly-created widget folder in moodle/mod/.
	# Visit the "~~notification~~" page (~~i.e,~~ Moodle->Site Administration block).		# Visit the Moodle "Notifications" page (in the Moodle->Site Administration block) to trigger installation of your module.
	# Follow the instructions on the screen.		# Follow the instructions on the screen.

Jwjwj: /* How to Begin the Creation of a New Module */ Just cleaned up the English a bit

2010-08-01T19:14:08Z

How to Begin the Creation of a New Module: Just cleaned up the English a bit

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	# Choose a name for your module. Take care: no capital letter and no numbers in the name. In this example it will be choosen: "widget".		# Choose a name for your module. Take care: no capital letter and no numbers in the name. In this example it will be choosen: "widget".
	# ~~Find~~/replace all ~~the occorrences~~ of newmodule in each file with the name of your own module.		# Use a good text editor to perform a multi-file find/replace to change all occurrences of "newmodule" in each file with the name of your own module.
	# Change the name of the folder containing ~~you new~~ created module to "widget".		# Change the name of the folder containing your newly-created module to "widget".
	# Change the name of ~~the~~ file in widget/lang/en_utf8/newmodule.php to "widget.php".		# Change the name of file "widget/lang/en_utf8/newmodule.php" to "widget.php".
	# Put your ~~just born~~ widget folder in moodle/mod/.		# Put your newly-created widget folder in moodle/mod/.
	# Visit "notification" page ~~of moodle~~->Site Administration block.		# Visit the "notification" page (i.e, Moodle->Site Administration block).
	# Follow the ~~instruction~~ on the screen.		# Follow the instructions on the screen.

	[[Image:widget.gif]]		[[Image:widget.gif]]

Jwjwj: /* Some Basic Regulation for the Beginner PHP Developer */

2010-08-01T19:10:26Z

Some Basic Regulation for the Beginner PHP Developer

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	Take in mind the difference between them.<br />		Take in mind the difference between them.<br />
	The difference between require and include is: '''require''' produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed, while '''include''' produces a warning (E_WARNING) which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed<br />		* The difference between require and include is: '''require''' produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed, while '''include''' produces a warning (E_WARNING) which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed<br />
	The difference between '''require''' and '''require_once''' is: '''require_once''' checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />		* The difference between '''require''' and '''require_once''' is: '''require_once''' checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
	The difference between '''include''' and '''include_once''' is: '''include_once''' checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />		* The difference between '''include''' and '''include_once''' is: '''include_once''' checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
	Use only xxx to call libraries and use only xxx to include snippets of code written to different files.<br />		Use only xxx to call libraries and use only xxx to include snippets of code written to different files.<br />

	Remember:		Remember:
	* '''redirect''' moves the execution of the code to the target file and you are allowed to call the target file passing it some parameters, for instance: <code php>redirect("./come_modello/edit.php?id=$cm->id");</code>		* '''redirect''' moves the execution of the code to the target file and you are allowed to call the target file passing it some parameters, for instance: <code php>redirect("./come_modello/edit.php?id=$cm->id");</code>
	* '''include''' requires the name of the called file "clean", without "?id=$cm->id"~~, for instance~~, and the target file is executed as it were written in the place of the calling row.		* '''include''' requires the name of the called file to be "clean" (i.e., without "?id=$cm->id"), and the target file is executed as it were written in the place of the calling row.

	You need this information to correctly include library files into target files called through '''redirect''' or '''include'''.		You need this information to correctly include library files into target files called through '''redirect''' or '''include'''.

Jwjwj: /* Some Basic Regulation for the Beginner PHP Developer */ Added formatting to clarify instructions

2010-08-01T19:08:06Z

Some Basic Regulation for the Beginner PHP Developer: Added formatting to clarify instructions

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	Take in mind the difference between them.<br />		Take in mind the difference between them.<br />
	The difference between require and include is: require produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed while include produces a warning E_WARNING which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed<br />		The difference between require and include is: '''require''' produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed, while '''include''' produces a warning (E_WARNING) which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed<br />
	The difference between require and require_once is: require_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />		The difference between '''require''' and '''require_once''' is: '''require_once''' checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
	The difference between include and include_once is: include_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />		The difference between '''include''' and '''include_once''' is: '''include_once''' checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
	Use only xxx to call libraries and use only xxx to include snippets of code written to different files.<br />		Use only xxx to call libraries and use only xxx to include snippets of code written to different files.<br />

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	* '''include''' requires the name of the called file "clean", without "?id=$cm->id", for instance, and the target file is executed as it were written in the place of the calling row.		* '''include''' requires the name of the called file "clean", without "?id=$cm->id", for instance, and the target file is executed as it were written in the place of the calling row.

	You need ~~these two informations~~ to correctly include library files into target files called through redirect or include.		You need this information to correctly include library files into target files called through '''redirect''' or '''include'''.

	== See also: ==		== See also: ==

TimHunt at 03:23, 28 April 2009

2009-04-28T03:23:01Z

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	~~[[Development:NEWMODULE Documentation\|NEWMODULE Documentation]] > Tutorial~~
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	{{Template:Work in progress}}		{{Template:Work in progress}}
			{{New_Module}}

	== How to Begin the Creation of a New Module ==		== How to Begin the Creation of a New Module ==

Elvedin: /* Some Basic Regulation for the Beginner PHP Developer */

2009-03-10T20:56:20Z

Some Basic Regulation for the Beginner PHP Developer

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	Take in mind the difference between them.<br />		Take in mind the difference between them.<br />
	The difference between require and include is: require produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed while include produces a warning E_WARNING which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed		The difference between require and include is: require produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed while include produces a warning E_WARNING which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed<br />
	The difference between require and require_once is: require_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />		The difference between require and require_once is: require_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
	The difference between include and include_once is: include_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />		The difference between include and include_once is: include_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />

Elvedin at 20:55, 10 March 2009

2009-03-10T20:55:21Z

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	You will probably want to use this set of basic commands:		You will probably want to use this set of basic commands:
	* require		* require
	* require_once		* require_once
	* include		* include
	* include_once		* include_once

	Take in mind the difference between them.<br />		Take in mind the difference between them.<br />
	The difference between require and require_once is: ~~???~~<br />		The difference between require and include is: require produces a fatal E_ERROR level error which halts execution if the specified file cannot be accessed while include produces a warning E_WARNING which does not halt execution if the specified file cannot be accessed
	The difference between include and include_once is: ~~???~~<br />		The difference between require and require_once is: require_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
			The difference between include and include_once is: include_once checks if the file has been included and does not include it again if it has<br />
	Use only xxx to call libraries and use only xxx to include snippets of code written to different files.<br />		Use only xxx to call libraries and use only xxx to include snippets of code written to different files.<br />

Nakohdo: /* See also: */

2009-02-27T12:40:29Z

Nakohdo: /* How to Begin the Creation of a New Module */ changed unorded to orded list

2009-02-08T16:51:28Z

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	== How to Begin the Creation of a New Module ==		== How to Begin the Creation of a New Module ==

	*choose a name for your module. Take care: no capital letter and no numbers in the name. In this example it will be choosen: "widget"		# Choose a name for your module. Take care: no capital letter and no numbers in the name. In this example it will be choosen: "widget".
	*find/replace all the occorrences of newmodule in each file with the name of your own module		# Find/replace all the occorrences of newmodule in each file with the name of your own module.
	*change the name of the folder containing you new created module to "widget"		# Change the name of the folder containing you new created module to "widget".
	*change the name of the file in widget/lang/en_utf8/newmodule.php to "widget.php"		# Change the name of the file in widget/lang/en_utf8/newmodule.php to "widget.php".
	*put your just born widget folder in moodle/mod		# Put your just born widget folder in moodle/mod/.
	*visit "notification" page of moodle->Site Administration block		# Visit "notification" page of moodle->Site Administration block.
	*follow the instruction on the screen		# Follow the instruction on the screen.

	[[Image:widget.gif]]		[[Image:widget.gif]]

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