Drupal requires the following to be set-up and running prior to beginning your installation:
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These are the quick "get“get-up-and-running" running” installation steps for Drupal. A more comprehensive installation guide is available from http://drupal.org/documentation/install
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cp sites/default/default.settings.php sites/default/settings.php |
4. Give the web server "write privileges" “write privileges” to sites/default/settings.php and the sites/default/ directory:
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5. Create a database for Drupal. Make note of your username and password as you will need it when the Drupal install script runs.
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mysqladmin \-u <mysqlusername> \-p create <databasename> mysql \-u <mysqlusername> \-p enter your password grant all on <databasename>.\* to <db_user_name>@<server> identified by '<password>'; flush privileges; |
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9. Proceed with the initial configuration steps suggested on the "Welcome" page.
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If you plan on uploading large files via Islandora you may want to increase the maximum file size settings in Drupal. You can do this by creating a custom INI file in /etc/php5.d/conf.d with the following settings: upload_max_filesize = 64M You must then restart Apache using one of the following commands: /etc/init.d/apache reload |
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