How to download and install Drupal

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4. How to install Drupal?

Installing Drupal, the leading Content Management System (CMS) is one hassle-free process. Following steps would walk you through the process of installing Drupal:

  1. Download the latest version of Drupal for Free from http://drupal.org

  2. The installation files would be in a .tar .gz format and can be extracted using any of the file compression utility available on the internet.
  3. Move all the files to the Public_HTML directory.

  4. Now through your web hosting control panel create a database and a database user in MYSQL. Add the database user to the database and grant ‘all’ privileges to it.
5.      Go to /sites/default/settings.php find the line that reads $db_url ='mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename'; Now replace the database name, username and password with the actual entries.
6.      Now run the install script by entering the base URL in your browser; Example- http://www.mywebsitename.com
7.      Enter all the necessary details on the Database Configuration page and save the configuration settings. Correct errors (if any) and the next screen will confirm the successful completion of the Drupal installation.

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