My Adventures Installing Open Source Content Management Systems Nathan Mueller Project 2 LSC 742 March 9, 2009

Methodology Searched the Web for information Found websites and articles Subscribed to RSS and Twitter feeds Refine focus of project Find most popular Compare features “ Most popular” claim based on 2008 Open Source CMS Market Share Survey

Searched the Web for information

Found websites and articles

Subscribed to RSS and Twitter feeds

Refine focus of project

Find most popular

Compare features

“ Most popular” claim based on 2008 Open Source CMS Market Share Survey

Scope / Limitations Only OSCMSs included Cost Convenience Installation on XAMPP Not production server Not hosted version

Only OSCMSs included

Cost

Convenience

Installation on XAMPP

Not production server

Not hosted version

Most Popular OSCMSs Source: 2008 Open Source CMS Market Share Survey Supporting Software

Most Popular OSCMSs

Local Homepage and Control Panel

Installation Process Download and unzip Drupal Create configuration file Create Drupal database Run the install script Configure Drupal

Download and unzip Drupal

Create configuration file

Create Drupal database

Run the install script

Configure Drupal

Installation Step 1 Download and unzip Drupal Create a new folder named “drupal” in C: > XAMPP > htdocs Download Drupal and use 7-Zip to unzip it to the drupal folder created in previous step

Download and unzip Drupal

Create a new folder named “drupal” in C: > XAMPP > htdocs

Download Drupal and use 7-Zip to unzip it to the drupal folder created in previous step

Installation Step 2 Create configuration file Go to C: > XAMPP > htdocs > drupal > sites > default and make a copy of default.settings.php Rename the copy settings.php and open it using WordPad. Change this line: $db_url = 'mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename'; to this: $db_url = 'mysql://root:admin@localhost/drupal'; And change this line: # $base_url = 'http://www.example.com'; // NO trailing slash! to this: $base_url = 'http://localhost/drupal'; // NO trailing slash! Save and close the file.

Create configuration file

Go to C: > XAMPP > htdocs > drupal > sites > default and make a copy of default.settings.php

Rename the copy settings.php and open it using WordPad.

Change this line:

$db_url = 'mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename';

to this:

$db_url = 'mysql://root:admin@localhost/drupal';

And change this line:

# $base_url = 'http://www.example.com'; // NO trailing slash!

to this:

$base_url = 'http://localhost/drupal'; // NO trailing slash!

Save and close the file.

Installation Step 3 Create Drupal database Go to XAMPP local homepage and click on “phpMyAdmin” Create database named “drupal”

Create Drupal database

Go to XAMPP local homepage and click on “phpMyAdmin”

Create database named “drupal”

Installation Step 4 Run the install script Start Apache and MySQL Open browser window and go to: http://localhost/drupal/install.php (NOT http://localhost/drupal) You should see the welcome screen:

Run the install script

Start Apache and MySQL

Open browser window and go to: http://localhost/drupal/install.php (NOT http://localhost/drupal)

You should see the welcome screen:

Installation Step 5 Configure Drupal The setup wizard takes you through a few more steps to complete the installation When you’re done, you see your website :

Configure Drupal

The setup wizard takes you through a few more steps to complete the installation

When you’re done, you see your website :

Installation Process Download and unzip Joomla Run the install script Configure Joomla

Download and unzip Joomla

Run the install script

Configure Joomla

Installation Step 1 Download and unzip Joomla Create a new folder named “joomla” in C: > XAMPP > htdocs Download Joomla and use 7-Zip to unzip it to the joomla folder created in previous step

Download and unzip Joomla

Create a new folder named “joomla” in C: > XAMPP > htdocs

Download Joomla and use 7-Zip to unzip it to the joomla folder created in previous step

Installation Step 2 Run the install script… Start Apache and MySQL Open browser window and go to: http://localhost/joomla You should see the welcome screen:

Run the install script…

Start Apache and MySQL

Open browser window and go to: http://localhost/joomla

You should see the welcome screen:

Installation Step 3 Configure Joomla The setup wizard guides you through seven steps to complete the installation It does everything automatically, including creating a configuration file and a database. When you’re done, you see your website:

Configure Joomla

The setup wizard guides you through seven steps to complete the installation

It does everything automatically, including creating a configuration file and a database.

When you’re done, you see your website:

Installation Process Download and unzip WordPress Create configuration file Create WordPress database Run the install script Configure WordPress

Download and unzip WordPress

Create configuration file

Create WordPress database

Run the install script

Configure WordPress

Installation Steps 1-3 The first three steps in the WordPress installation process are similar to those in the Drupal installation process. You still have to create a configuration file and a database manually The WordPress configuration file is a little easier to create than the Drupal file.

The first three steps in the WordPress installation process are similar to those in the Drupal installation process.

You still have to create a configuration file and a database manually

The WordPress configuration file is a little easier to create than the Drupal file.

Installation Step 4 Run the install script Start Apache and MySQL Open browser window and go to: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php You should see the welcome screen:

Run the install script

Start Apache and MySQL

Open browser window and go to: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php

You should see the welcome screen:

Installation Step 5 Configure WordPress Once you enter a blog title and your email on the previous screen, WordPress generates a password which you then use to log into the dashboard, where you can manage your website. When you’re done, you see your website:

Configure WordPress

Once you enter a blog title and your email on the previous screen, WordPress generates a password which you then use to log into the dashboard, where you can manage your website.

When you’re done, you see your website:

Report Card Based on my experience, I give these systems the following grades in terms of their ease of installation (on XAMPP): D Poor A Excellent B Good

Based on my experience, I give these systems the following grades in terms of their ease of installation (on XAMPP):