Drupal is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that allows users to build and manage dynamic websites without needing knowledge of PHP. It requires PHP, MySQL, and cron jobs to function properly. To install Drupal, download and extract the files, set up the configuration file and database, and upload the files to a web server. Additional configuration includes setting permissions, enabling modules, customizing themes and menus, and modifying settings.

1. How to Install and Configure Drupal CMS

2. Drupal is a feature rich Content Management System
(CMS) which allows webmasters to run dynamic website
without PHP knowledge. Publishers can add website
content through admin interface. Thanks many modules
it is possible to install a lot of additional features like
spell check, displaying banners or AdSense ads, chat,
mailing list, e-commerce modules etc. Drupal CMS was
written in PHP and can be downloaded free of charge. In
this article I will explain how to install this script and
describe the configuration basics.

3. Web hosting requirements for Drupal CMS

4. Before you start the installation process, ensure that
your web host offers PHP support, cron jobs and MySQL
database. Drupal requires PHP version 4.3.3 or higher
(Drupal 4.5 and earlier versions will not run on PHP 5),
PHP XML extension and MySQL v3.23.17 or higher. If you
are not sure which version of PHP and MySQL your web
hosting provider currently uses, contact their help desk
and ask them first.

5. How to install Drupal CMS

6. First download the latest Drupal release from
developers website. Use software such as WinZip or
Total Commander to extract downloaded archive to your
hard disk. Edit the file called settings.php located in
sites/default folder. Set up your website url and basic
MySQL database variables like username, password and
database server. Use any ftp program to upload
extracted files to your web host. In case you have never
set up MySQL database, login to the web hosting control
panel and create a new one. Now login to your
phpMyAdmin and create MySQL tables using the
database.mysql file located in "database" folder. Now
open your browser and point it to your website. Create a
new account -- the

7. first account you will create will automatically become
the admin account with full admin rights.

8. Another and easier solution how to install this PHP
script is to sign up for a quality web hosting service
which offers pre-installed PHP scripts. Then easily go to
your control panel, find the section with pre-installed
scripts and select Drupal. The installer will do all the job
for you. All you need to do is to choose the script you
want to install.

9. How to configure Drupal CMS

10. The script was successfully installed and now is the time
to do some additional settings. Optionally, you can
create in your Drupal installation directory folder where
will be stored files such as custom logos and user
avatars. Create this subdirectory and set up "read and
write" permission. Many Drupal modules have periodic
tasks. From this reason you will need to setup cron jobs.
Call the cron page by visiting cron.php file in your root
directory.

11. Now browse the admin control panel. Consider to
enable some new modules and edit menus. Open
"theme manager" to change the theme. Set up welcome
message for your users. Modify meta tags for higher
search engine placement. Check settings and make sure
that everything fits your needs. And if you will need to
help with some specific problem visit support forum
where you will find thousands of interesting threads.
Good luck!

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