Can someone please explain hooks?

[greenie2600]

Hi -

I'm interested in building a suite of modular components which handle common website functions (mailing lists, message boards, photo galleries, etc). These components would plug into a generic framework, allowing me to slap together websites fairly quickly.

I've been told that I need to look into something called "hooks". Does anyone know of a website that explains this concept clearly for the novice?

All I can find on Google is pages that describe using hooks within specific applications, and nothing that explains the actual architecture of a hook, or how to build a system that uses them from scratch.

Thanks!

[dcav]

Hi, I'm not too sure what you mean by hooks. But if you are talking about building modular based websites, perhaps you can look into CMS (Content Management Systems). Here is a good site that is currently down: http://www.opensourcecms.com

In the current site I'm building, I'm also building a separate module for each function. Then "slapping" them together into one page. For example, a calendar module I wrote. I stick that into my front page and a "events" page.

[drawmack]

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