[support] Is there a way to test drupal module without reinstall

Haulyn Jason saharabear at gmail.com
Wed Jun 23 07:21:24 UTC 2010


Thanks Larry, it's very useful for me. 

On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:10:48 -0500, Larry Garfield <larry at garfieldtech.com> said:

    Larry> The .module  file is reparsed on every  page load, but many
    Larry> hooks  are cached and not  called again until  the cache is
    Larry> cleared.  hook_menu and hook_theme are among them.  I don't
    Larry>  recall off  hand  if  hook_block is.   To  have those  get
    Larry>  rescanned, go  to the  Performance page  in the  admin and
    Larry> click the clear cache button.

    Larry> You can also install the devel or admin_menu modules, which
    Larry> offer links  on every page (either as a  block for devel or
    Larry> at the  top left of every page in  admin_menu) to clear the
    Larry> cache.  You  generally only need to do  so when those hooks
    Larry> change, but having  the command on-hand is extremely useful
    Larry> during development.

    Larry> --Larry Garfield

    Larry> On Wednesday 23 June 2010 01:36:02 am Haulyn Jason wrote:
    >> Hi,
    >> 
    >> I change  something about  menu, page, blocks,  nothing changed
    >> for database.  I want to know  is there a way to make drupal as
    >> "development" state,  then drupal will auto  reload the .module
    >> file.
    >> 
    >> Thanks.
    >> 
    >> 
    >> On   Wed,  23   Jun   2010  01:29:55   -0500,  Larry   Garfield
    >> <larry at garfieldtech.com> said:
    >> 
    Larry> That  depends on  what changes you're  making and  what you
    Larry> mean by "make it work".  You'll need to be more specific.
    >> 
    Larry> --Larry Garfield
    >> 
    Larry> On Wednesday 23 June 2010 01:21:49 am Haulyn Jason wrote:
    >> >> Hi, >>  >> I am  writing a module  for drupal, but  I always
    >> need to >> re-install my module to make it work. Is there a way
    >> to  make my  >> changes  working without  reinstall?  >>  >> >>
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