1. Getting Drupal Up and Running
In This Chapter
Fulfilling Drupal’s Requirements
Downloading and Unpacking Drupal
Creating the MySQL Database Using phpMyAdmin
In this chapter, you’ll perform all the steps to install Drupal, the database behind it, and all the necessary support software.
If you’ve never installed server-based software before, you might find the procedure somewhat more complicated than you’re used to, but don’t worry: Although there are many steps, each one is fairly simple. The procedure includes:
• Preparing your computer by installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP (an “AMP stack”) if needed
• Downloading and unpacking the Drupal package
• Setting up a Drupal database
• Running the Drupal installer through a web ...
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