Help... show me how to make a mod (visual)

I need a visual on how to make a mod for dolphin so i can stop bugging people. Will someone show me how to do this. 

There is no visual on how to do it. There is a tutorial here with samples. http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/DolphinTutorialMyFirstModule

Making dolphin modules requires a strong background in PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript and MySQL. Then you have to learn som of the basic core functions of dolphin. I spent at least a year studying the dolphin code before i began writing modules.


I saw your post here. http://www.boonex.com/forums/topic/Change-the-background-of-a-new-page-block.htm

I have to be perfectly honest with you. Writing your own modules far exceeds the complexity of the instructions in that post, So you should start with learning how to do those simpler things on your own before you attempt to take on something as complex as module writing.

Start here at http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp, I think it's one of the best primers for PHP devs. I still visit it now and again.

As for more advanced subjects, Dolphin is a heavily classed framework and just about every page is sub classed. If you don't have strong PHP Class experience then this isn't for you.

Dolphin has over 200 tables and contains over 5,000 files. All other OS apps I've worked feels like a toy. Check out the docs at http://www.boonex.com/doc/ to get an idea of what is involved when producing a mod.

The above does not contain the modules but you can compile a set of docs yourself. I have one locally on my computer that I am constantly checking.

When you realize the depth of knowledge and work that one has to attain to create a mod, I am always appreciative of those who give away their mods or sell them at an affordable price. It takes a lot of work to produce this stuff.

I know I just want some knowledge about this. I don't want to try to make my own or think that tomorrow I won't need any help. I understand what you guys are saying. @deano92964 I wish you had time to put that code in for me lol 

Eek, W3Schools.  I'd recommend going to PHP's own site before learning from there.

 Why?

From my vantage point, PHP.net is not geared towards the newb.

The site design gives no apparent indication of a tutorial format nor does it have a  gentle intro to the basics of PHP. Even a visual comparison of the front page for w3schools.com vs. php.net immediately gives me a better indication as to which one I would choose if I were just starting out.

Maybe I am missing something here, but why would you suggest that site to a beginner? 

I'd recommend a good book before either.  It's mostly an old disliking for being dated at times and incorrect.

Probably doesn't apply anymore, but meh.  I actually learned my first bit of HTML from there before moving on to better resources.

try this. Its really good

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/

Books are the best as they are patient teachers.

w3schools.com is designed to be very simple and in some cases their over simplification may not always be the best approach but it does get the initial ball rolling.

Interestingly there is a w3fools.com who criticize how awful and bad w3schools is, but they've proven themselves ineffective as even w3fools.com own site won't even properly validate based on the official w3c.org standards. Tsk...tsk...for a bunch of guys trying to intervene on "bad" web, maybe they should start with their own site first.

I started out with books too.. I'm at the point now where I can get what I need from Google but most of those sites made my head hurt the first few times I looked at them, lol.

what is that image????? A proud spa*mer lol

I know the basic html it's that someone told me how I could mess up my whole site with one wrong move. I don't want to practice with the site I have, but will with another one when I finish getting this one going.