This document provides instructions for building a website using the open source content management system (CMS) Drupal. It outlines the necessary development environment including a web server, database, and PHP. It then details the seven steps to download and install Drupal, which includes preparing files, selecting a site language, creating a database, configuring the backend and completing the installation by configuring the site. Key features of Drupal like content, structure, appearance and extensions are also listed. Resources for Drupal core, modules, themes and the installation process are provided.

1. Build website using Open Source
Technology
Introduction to the Drupal CMS for Beginners
Arunkumar Kuppuswamy
@Arunkumarsks

2. What is Open Source?

3. Open Source Softwares

4. Web Server

5. Content Management System(CMS)

6. www.drupal.org

8. Drupal Development Environment
● Web Server
○ Apache - 2.4.7 or higher
○ Nginx - 1.1 or higher
● Database
○ Mysql - 5.7.8 or higher
○ PostgreSQL - 10.3.7 or higher
○ SQLite - 3.26 or higher
● PHP - 7.3 or higher

9. Download Drupal

10. Step 1: Prepare the Files

11. Step 2: Site Language

12. Step 3: Installation Profile

13. Step 4: Create a database
1. Go to your phpMyAdmin homepage.
http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/
2. Login to your phpMyAdmin Page. Make sure you
are logged in to phpMyAdmin.
3. Enter your database name. Here we have named it
"drupal9".
4. Click "Create" and then you're done!

14. Step 5: Backend Configuration

15. Step 6: Completing Installation

16. Step 7: Site Configuration

17. Drupal Features
1. Content - Help to manage content in Drupal
2. Structure - Help to structure and architect our sites.
3. Appearance - Help to design site
4. Extend - Addon Modules for the extending features
5. Configuration - Site level configuration for handle settings
6. People - User management and permission control
7. Reports - Detailed report about the site

18. Materials
1. Drupal 9.0.0 core - https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal
2. Modules https://www.drupal.org/project/project_module
3. Themes https://www.drupal.org/project/project_theme
4. Installation
a. https://www.drupal.org/docs/installing-drupal
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1sIXaZXN5U
5. Apache Webserver - https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html