Tips to learn how to develop

[alamot]

Hello all,

 

I am a php programmer, and I want to learn how to create Prestashop modules.

 

I´ve read the “Developer´s Guide”, but I think I need much more advice. Could someone point me in the right direction?

 

Guides, tutorials, books, links, tips, etc…

 

Thanks a lot!

[math_php]

Hi

 

Best if you do not have real project, answer question on this forum, this will get you to a lot of codes to know.

 

Else if you need to do right now a module, find existing modules with behaviours you need.

 

Regards

[PascalVG]

As math_php sugested, look at the PrestaShop standard modules. Start with some simple ones like blocklink and see how they set it up, what functions need to be in there, what are the optional ones. How do you hook a module into PrestaShop etc. See how they create a configuration page in the Back office and how they validate, handle and save the input given here. What is that ps_configuration file where they put those module values? Then check how they create the user interface for the front office (the webshop), See how PrestaShop uses smarty tpl files etc.

 

Where do they install the code exactly, what if you need to override a Standard file of PrestaShop.

Then go to the more complex ones, with controllers, hooks within a page like on the product detail page, etc.

 

There are also some nice tutorials of Nemo1 on the forum and on his tutorials website: nemops.com

 

And when you're stuck, just ask here...

 

Hope that helps,

pascal.

[alamot]

Thank you both!