How to make a simple form module in Drupal
This example module will provide a form where you can enter your name and upon submission will display your name as a message on the following page. It is very basic but will give you a start to making your first module.
You can change all instances of the word example to the name of your module.
First you need to create a file called example.info:
Next you need the example.module file:name = Example description = "Example module." version = "5.x-1.0" project = "example"
<?php
function example_help($section) {
switch ($section) {
case 'admin/modules#description':
return t('This module implements an example form.');
}
}
function example_menu($may_cache) {
$items = array();
if ($may_cache) {
$items[] = array(
'path' => 'example',
'title' => t('Example'),
'callback' => 'example_page',
'access' => TRUE,
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK
);
}
return $items;
}
function example_page() {
return drupal_get_form('example_page_form');
}
function example_page_form() {
$form['fullname'] = array(
'#type' => 'textfield',
'#title' => t('Enter your full name'),
);
$form['submit'] = array(
'#type' => 'submit',
'#value' => t('Save'),
);
return $form;
}
function example_page_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
$message = 'You have submitted the ' . $form_id . ' form which contains the following data:<pre>' . print_r($form_values,true) . '</pre>';
drupal_set_message(t($message));
}
?>
Now you can enable the module, and visit:
http://yoursite.com/example
Comments
Once i have created basic module then store in sites/all/module folder.
Then how will I create it to show output online web browser, once module is enabled.
Waiting for your reply, i will appreciate it!
Stephanos Sam
goto your module management and enable the module, then visit yoursite.com/example
just go to admin part and enabled it from there and then go to blocks and select the location where you want to display you modules contents
Hi ,
I enabled this example module in modules . can u plz explain me where to run ..
Thank you
When can i buy you a beer?
haha, i just wrote it down so i could look it up later. if it helps others too then thats even better! =)
plese tell me,
how to submit a form in database ,and validation also
i m waiting.
thanks
This is amazing work. Do you happen to have it for Drupal 6? Would love to see that...
really a good exemple thanx
hi this is not working for me this showing a
Missing argument 1 for example_menu() in C:\wamp\www\drupal-6.15\sites\all\modules\example\example.module on line 9 error
Nice tutorial. Very helpful.
How can i add to a form buttom events? Like on_mouse_click="my_js_func()"
Hi Guys
I am also getting the :- warning: Missing argument 1 for example_menu() in /home/web/intranet_andy/sites/all/modules/example/example.module on line 10.
Is this because I am using Drupal 6.x
Any help greatly appreciated
Yup.. u hv got it right buddy..
warning: Missing argument 1 for example_menu() in /home/web/intranet_andy/sites/all/modules/example/example.module on line 10.
--u r geting this warning just because of Drupal 6.x
Do one thing, download & install a previous version of Drupal and then try to make a module by using this code..
U'll get a Bingo..!!
Hi,
So we can't use for drupal 6?
iam using drupal 6 only , any solution for this?
Hi I have written this code in sites\all\modules\example\ folder and also active it from admin panel but how in my front end I can view it?
And is there any process to create a menu which show the the content of example module?
sir,
in my custom module after form submission there is blank entry in database...
can u plz suggest me how to solve this problem....
this is my form:----
$form['#attributes']['enctype'] = "multipart/form-data";
$form['City Name']=array('#type'=>'textfield','#title'=>t('City Name'),'#size'=>t('30'));
$form['submit']=array('#type'=>'submit','#value'=>'save');
$form['#action'] = url('city');
return $form;
}
this is my submit function:--
//$message="<pre>".print_r($form_states['values'],true)."</pre>";
//$message="value inserted successfully";
$val=$form_states['values'];
$message=$val;
if($val['submit']=='save')
{
//$validators=array();
db_query("insert into {city} (city_name) values('".$val['City Name']."')");
drupal_set_message(t($message));
}
else
{
drupal_set_message(t('there was a problem'));
}
}
thanx in advnc.......
Thank you so much. Your script is simply superb.
Sir,
I am new user of Drupal and I design a basic site from that. I just wanted to know how to make modules on my site written in PHP langauge.kindly suggest me the way to procceed further.
thanks a lot in advance.....
This article was very useful for me! thanks.
And I found a way to port it to drupal 6:
example.info:
name = Example
description = Example module
package = example module
core = 6.x
version = "6.x-1.0"
example.module:
function example_help($section) {
switch ($section) {
case 'admin/modules#description':
return t('This module implements an example form.');
}
}
function example_menu() {
$items = array();
$items['example'] = array(
'title' => 'Example',
'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
'page arguments' => array('example_page_form'),
'access arguments' => array('access content'),
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK
);
return $items;
}
function example_page_form() {
$form['fullname'] = array(
'#type' => 'textfield',
'#title' => t('Enter your full name'),
);
$form['submit'] = array(
'#type' => 'submit',
'#value' => t('Save'),
);
return $form;
}
function example_page_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
$message = 'You have submitted the ' . $form_id . ' form which contains the following data:<pre>' . print_r($form_values,true) . '</pre>';
drupal_set_message(t($message));
}
thnx
I have done all this thing it working nicely. but when i submit button i used action = city it show me page not found error. where i can put city.php page. what should i do for it working.
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