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Just like I alway do, once I decided to switch over to a CMS (Content Mang System) website I researched everyone solution available. While there are many options, especially if all I wanted was a blog, Drupal stood out as a clear winner. Let me mention a few of the key points that won me over. Drupal has a huge support community that often responds to my questions within minutes of posting. Drupal has more plugable Modules than I could ever wish to install. It goes beyond mere blogging to offer advanced eCommerce, community forums, dynamic galleries, and many more solutions that I know will eventually be important to either me or a potential client.

Installing Drupal was very very simple. I used 1and1 hosted service for my initial site, so I will so that as a reference.

Download the file from drupal.org and then unpack them on your local machine. Before you upload the files there are a few changes that need to be made.

  1. Enter your Database and URL in the PHP Settings (sites/default/settings.php)
  2. Import the MySQL database file (database/database.mysql) to your DB server
  3. Upload the drupal folders to you web server
  4. Go to the main index page and login directions follow you through the next steps

Now I know this is not a detailed map of how to install Drupal, but what I really wanted to display is how simple the process really is for first time users.

 


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