How to Make a Web Site Part II: Styling and CSS. Intro to Drupal: Build a Simple CMS. Drupal's popularity has lately been rising. It's a great platform for setting up content management systems and community driven sites. Here, I'll give a general overview of Drupal and build a simple site for a fake client. We'll begin with outlining the client's needs, installing and configuring a few modules, creating user roles and assigning permissions, and finally we'll add in some content. We won't go into theming, as it's a bit out of the scope of this article. Let's start off with a fake client. SmartMarks is a small marketing consulting firm, with 4 employees. HomeAboutContactLinksBlogs Shannon, the business owner, wants full control over the site.
The contact us form will accept the user's name, phone, email, and a short message. Sounds pretty simple, huh? First, start out by installing Drupal. To install Drupal, simply download ( and unpack it, create your database, and visit (or your own dev URL). You'll need to create a config file. Installing Drupal on Windows. InstallingDrupalLocally. Installing Drupal on Windows 7. Introduction Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. In this article, I will show you how to install Drupal 7.8 on Windows 7 with Apache HTTP Server 2.2.21, PHP 5.3.8 and MySQL 5.5.1. Before Installation Before you start the installation process, you must have the following installer or package downloaded: Install Apache HTTP Server Run httpd-2.2.21-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi to start the Apache HTTP Server installation.
Install PHP Run php-5.3.8-Win32-VC9-x86.msi to start the installation. Follow the rest of the installation wizard steps to complete installation. Install MySQL Run mysql-installer-5.5.15.0.msi to start the MySQL installation. Follow the wizard to complete MySQL installation. Install Drupal Create a server folder: C:\server. Summary Installing Drupal on Windows 7 is not a simple work for a beginner. History 2nd October, 2011: Initial post. Web Platform. Get Started with Drupal and WebMatrix Microsoft WebMatrix makes it easy for anyone to create a Drupal site. Acquia Drupal and Drupal Commerce from the Web Application Gallery are fully tested to run on WebMatrix and include our URL Rewrite module for “Clean URL’s”.
Customize your site easily and then publish it on the internet from a wide choice of hosting service providers. New to Drupal? Microsoft and the Drupal Community are teaming up to provide definitive and deep guidance on the installation, configuration and tuning of Drupal on the Microsoft Web Platform. New to PHP on Windows and IIS? There is a wealth of information for learning more about running Drupal or any PHP-based website on the Microsoft Web Platform including features and information on FastCGI, WinCache, PHP Manager and running PHP applications in our cloud platform, Azure. Have questions on WebMatrix or need assistance? Drupal WebsiteSpark Partner Interested in running Drupal on Windows? Register Now Hoster Gallery. Using Environment Indicator in Drupal 7. Every Drupal site builder will at some point experience the dread of accidentally making configuration changes on production thinking it's their local site.
This sort of thing can easily happen when you have 20 tabs opened and forget which site you're currently browsing. Luckily there's a module you can use to indicate which environment (local, staging, production, etc.) you're currently viewing and it's called Environment Indicator. The module helps to separate each environment by displaying a coloured indicator. The indicator itself is fully configurable. You can change its colour, position and text. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create an indicator in two ways: through the module's UI and with some code in settings.php.
Getting Started Before we jump into things, head over to drupal.org and download and install Environment Indicator and Ctools. If you prefer using Drush, run the following two commands: $ drush dl environment_indicator ctools $ drush en environment_indicator 1. 2. 3. The Drupal Cookbook (for beginners) The Drupal Cookbook (for Beginners) helps Drupal "newbies" by providing a walkthrough of a common Drupal Setup. You might also be interested in this whirlwind video Background This handbook was originally written for Drupal 5. While the information is generally transferable to Drupal 6, some buttons, links, and menu items have been renamed or moved.
Every attempt is made to keep these handbooks current. The intent of the Cookbook is to help the new Drupal user create a typical site. At that point the user will be better equipped to diving deeper into more advanced features. Terminology This cookbook requires a basic understanding of the General Concepts of Drupal. Conventions The Cookbook and other documentation on drupal.org uses the following standard for indicating site navigation: Administer >> Access control >> User management >> Roles.
The above example tells the user to click on "Administer" in the navigation menu, then "Access control", then "User management", and then "Roles". Drupal Video Courses and Tutorials from lynda.com. Drupal How-To: Find great beginner tutorials on Drupal 7. In my first blog post, I outlined the main sources for fresh news and info about Drupal. In this post, I’ll round up the best blog sources for tutorials in the Drupal community. Great Beginner Blogs Round-up There’s such a large volume of great content coming out for Drupal lately for both new and experienced Drupal developers. Great standby sources such as LevelTen , Isovera, Drupal Easy , PreviousNext, MediaCurrent and Lullabot continue to consistently publish excellent Drupal-related posts.
But I noticed a number of really good new blog sources particularly for beginners. Beginner Drupal Tutorials This is a round up and hat-tip to some great new blogs specifically focused on beginner content. Web Wash videos Ivan posts a couple of times a week. Web Omelette Danny blogs a few times a week. Toronto Website Developer. Pete posts video tutorials good for beginners. Code Karate Shane Thomas posts a "Daily dose of Drupal” includes introductions to specific modules. Friendly Machine OS training 1. Latest tutorials. Download Complete Projects - Excel Liberation. Drupal. Installation Guide. Last updated July 19, 2013. Created by LeeHunter on April 25, 2008.Edited by tvn, silverwing, Heine, nevets.
Log in to edit this page. This guide covers preparing for installation, running the installation script, and the steps that should be done after the installation script has completed. It also explains how to do a "multi site" installation, where a number of different Drupal sites run off the same code base. This documentation focuses on performing tasks at the command line. For information on using graphical tools, see the documentation that accompanies the application or is provided by your hosting service. Before proceeding with your first Drupal installation, you should review the minimum requirements and best practices. For help with Drupal terms, see the glossary page. There is also information about Drupal distributions, which include installation profiles and pre-packaged distributions of Drupal and modules. Looking for support? Core. Skip to main content Skip to search Drupal Search form Download & Extend Primary tabs Posted by Drupal on Get started by downloading the official Drupal core files.
These official releases come bundled with a variety of modules and themes to give you a good starting point to help build your site. Before installing Drupal, please review the system requirements and the Installation Guide. Information on version numbers can be found in the online documentation. Following Drupal core development For announcements of major initiatives and opportunities to contribute, please follow the Core announcements group (RSS feed, @drupalcore on twitter.).
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