Install Drupal 5.x
Video results for Install Drupal 5.x Drupal has an automated installation script that automatically populates database tables and sets the correct settings in settings.php file.
While we recognize that there are a number of graphical tools to do some of these operations we cannot account and document the entire range of possibilities. With that in mind, this manual shall cover the basic methods. Some things such as downloading and moving your files to your hosts directories and the specific mouse clicks for setting up your database through graphical interfaces are better covered with your hosts or tools documentation.
Create the database
Drupal requires access to a database in order to be installed. Your database user will need sufficient privileges to run Drupal. Additional information about privileges, and instructions to create a database using the command line are available in INSTALL.mysql.txt (for MySQL) or INSTALL.pgsql.txt (for PostgreSQL).
Run the install script
The install script will set the base URL, connect Drupal to the database, and create tables in the database.
To run the install script point your browser to the base URL of your website (i.e.
http://www.example.com). You will be presented with the "Database Configuration" page.
on success, you will see the Drupal installation complete screen. If there are any error message, review and correct them now.
The install script will attempt to write-protect the settings.php after updating it with the information you provide in the installation routine. If you make manual changes to that file later, be sure to protect it again after making your modifications. Failure to remove write permissions to that file is a security risk. The default location for the settings.php file is at sites/default/settings.php. If you are using a multi-site configuration, it may be in another location.
Configure your website
When the install script succeeds, you will be directed to the "Welcome" page. This page outlines, in brief, the basic steps to setup and configure your Drupal site. Take a moment to review them.
These are the basic steps to setup and configure your Drupal site. This message will stay on your front page until you promote something to it (default behavior) or change the front page setting.
click more information http://drupal.org/getting-started/5/install/configure
CRON tasks
Many Drupal modules (such as the search functionality and maintenance to clear log files and cache) have periodic tasks that must be triggered by a scheduled job. To activate these tasks, call the cron.php page by visiting
http://www.example.com/cron.php --this will pass control to the modules and the modules will decide if and what they must do.
Most UNIX based systems support the crontab utility for scheduling tasks like this. See cron MAN pages for more specific or additional configuration options. The following example crontab line will activate the cron tasks automatically on the hour:
0 * * * * wget -O - -q http://www.example.com/cron.php
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the wget command, you may also use the curl command:
0 * * * * curl --silent --compressed http://www.example.com/cron.php
Or lynx:
0 * * * * lynx -source http://www.example.com/cron.php
Most ISP's will have instructions on how they allow access to configure cron tasks. Windows operating systems do not use cron, they use the Windows scheduler service.
For more information on using cron with Drupal see the
Configuring cron jobs section of the handbook.
Multi-site
Multi-site is a very powerful feature in large sites or hosting operations but is often mis-understood. Multi-site is designed as a way to share the same code base for multiple different Drupal based sites. These sites are separate and do not share content or administration. Multi-site just helps with managing the code base, shared themes and modules.
A single Drupal code base installation can host several Drupal-powered sites, each with its own individual configuration and database.
Additional site configurations are created in subdirectories within the 'sites' directory. Each subdirectory must have a 'settings.php' file which specifies the configuration settings. The easiest way to create additional sites is to copy the 'default' directory and modify the 'settings.php' file as appropriate. The new directory name is constructed from the site's URL. The configuration for
www.example.com could be in 'sites/example.com/settings.php' (note that 'www.' should be omitted if users can access your site at
http://example.com/).
Sites do not have to have a different domain. You can also use sub domains and subdirectories for Drupal sites.
For example, example.com, sub.example.com, and sub.example.com/site3 can all be defined as independent Drupal sites. The setup for a configuration such as this would look like the following:
sites/default/settings.php
sites/example.com/settings.php
sites/example.com.site3/settings.php
sites/sub.example.com/settings.php
sites/sub.example.com.site3/settings.php
sites/www.sub.example.com.site3/settings.php
sites/www.sub.example.com/settings.php
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