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	==Help for new coders==		==Help for new coders==

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Where can I start?

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	* [[Finding your way into the Moodle code]]		* [[Finding your way into the Moodle code]]
	* [http://dev.moodle.org/ Moodle Developer Courses]		* [http://dev.moodle.org/ Moodle Developer Courses]
			* MoodleBites for Developers online courses [https://www.moodlebites.com/mod/page/view.php?id=24546 Level 1] and [https://www.moodlebites.com/mod/page/view.php?id=19542 Level 2]

	===Where can "newbies" to Moodle get help?===		===Where can "newbies" to Moodle get help?===

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How do I insert/retrieve records in the database, without creating my own database connections?

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	===How do I insert/retrieve records in the database, without creating my own database connections?===		===How do I insert/retrieve records in the database, without creating my own database connections?===

	~~Always~~ use the ~~"datalib" functions~~, ~~such~~ as ~~insert_record() or get_record(). Since Moodle 1.7 these are found~~ in lib/dmllib.php. Using these functions helps with database abstraction (e.g. running on either MySQL or Postgres) as well as maintaining a single database connection. Moodle uses ADODB for database abstraction.		You use the $DB object, as described in the [[Data manipulation API]] documentation.

	See [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?lib/datalib.php.html /lib/datalib.php] for higher level functions and [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?lib/dmllib.php.html /lib/dmllib.php] for lower level functions.

	~~Look at [http://phpdocs.moodle.org/19/moodlecore/_lib---datalib.php.html the documentation for datalib.php] for~~ the ~~list of functions and details of use.~~

	~~See~~ [[~~Development talk:Coding style#Database code~~]] ~~for further details~~.

	===How do I get/set configuration settings?===		===How do I get/set configuration settings?===

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2011-04-12T06:21:48Z

Is there any information on creating a new module or plugin?

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	See [[How to create a patch]].		See [[How to create a patch]].

	=== ~~Is there any information on creating~~ a new module or plugin? ===		=== How do I create a new module or plugin? ===

	See		See

2011-02-10T09:13:25Z

Is there any information on creating a new module or plugin?

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	; Book		; Book
	: [https://www.packtpub.com/moodle-1-9-extension-development/book Moodle 1.9 Extension Development - Customize and extend Moodle using its robust plug-in systems] by Jonathan Moore, Michael Churchward		: [https://www.packtpub.com/moodle-1-9-extension-development/book Moodle 1.9 Extension Development - Customize and extend Moodle using its robust plug-in systems] by Jonathan Moore, Michael Churchward - highly recommended

	===Is there any information on backup and restore?===		===Is there any information on backup and restore?===

2011-01-14T10:53:59Z

How do I insert/retrieve records in the database, without creating my own database connections?

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	Look at [http://phpdocs.moodle.org/19/moodlecore/_lib---datalib.php.html the documentation for datalib.php] for the list of functions and details of use.		Look at [http://phpdocs.moodle.org/19/moodlecore/_lib---datalib.php.html the documentation for datalib.php] for the list of functions and details of use.

	See [[~~https~~:~~//docs.moodle.org/en/Development_talk:Coding_style~~#~~Database_code~~]] for further details.		See [[Development talk:Coding style#Database code]] for further details.

	===How do I get/set configuration settings?===		===How do I get/set configuration settings?===

2011-01-14T10:53:34Z

How do I insert/retrieve records in the database, without creating my own database connections?

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	See [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?lib/datalib.php.html /lib/datalib.php] for higher level functions and [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?lib/dmllib.php.html /lib/dmllib.php] for lower level functions.		See [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?lib/datalib.php.html /lib/datalib.php] for higher level functions and [http://xref.moodle.org/nav.html?lib/dmllib.php.html /lib/dmllib.php] for lower level functions.

			Look at [http://phpdocs.moodle.org/19/moodlecore/_lib---datalib.php.html the documentation for datalib.php] for the list of functions and details of use.

	~~Look at~~ [~~http~~://~~phpdocs~~.moodle.org/19/~~moodlecore/_lib---datalib.php.html the documentation for datalib.php~~] for ~~the list of functions and~~ details ~~of use~~.		See [[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Development_talk:Coding_style#Database_code]] for further details.

	===How do I get/set configuration settings?===		===How do I get/set configuration settings?===

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	*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=55719 How does date / time in DB convert to real Date / Time?]		*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=55719 How does date / time in DB convert to real Date / Time?]
	*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158521 Why git?]		*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158521 Why git?]

			==Learn more==

			*Two online courses specifically for Moodle developers [https://www.moodlebites.com/mod/page/view.php?id=24546 Level 1] and [https://www.moodlebites.com/mod/page/view.php?id=19542 Level 2] are run by [http://www.hrdnz.com HRDNZ] (certified Moodle Partner since 2006) specifically helping new Moodle developers get up-to-speed with Moodle development.

	[[Category: FAQ]]		[[Category: FAQ]]

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	*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158521 Why git?]		*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158521 Why git?]

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