Drupal Automated Installation
How to install a
Content Management System (CMS)
onto your server
Drupal
Step #1 Create a database
- Logon to your account administrator at http: //admin.YOURSITE
- Click on Server > Virtualmin Virtual Servers (GPL)
- Click on the apropriate domain in the list
- Click on the [EDIT DATABASES] button
- Click on "Create a new database"
- Fill in the "Database name" and click on the [Create] button
Step #2 Install Drupal files
- Logon to your account administrator at http: //admin.YOURSITE
- Click on Others > Custom Commands
- In the Drupal CMS box fill in
- Domain with YOURSITENAME
- Set Command to "Install"
- You may leave Option blank for install
- Click on the [Drupal CMS] button
Step #3 Run the Drupal Installation script
- Go to you website at http: //www.YOURSITENAME
- Click on "Install Drupal in English"
- Enter:
- Database name (use the same name as step #1 above)
- Database Username
- Database Password
- Click on [Save and continue]
- Configure Site page: Fill in as desired
Step #4 Secure your site:
- Logon to your account administrator at http: //admin.YOURSITE.DOM
- Click on Others > Custom Commands
- In the Drupal box fill in
- Domain with YOURSITENAME
- Set Command to "Secure"
- You may leave Option blank for "secure"
- Click on the [Drupal CMS] button
Recommended Configuration Settings
- Enable Clean URLs (/admin/settings/clean-urls) (should have been done by default during install)
- From admin site: Drupal CMS "Modules" "Standard"
- From Drupal admin: Enable Modules (/admin/build/modules)
- Administration Menu
- Path
- PHP Filter
- Search
- Upload
- Meta tags (all)
- Advanced Help
- Pathauto
- Token
- CKEditor
- Lenth of trimmed posts (/admin/content/node-settings) = UNLIMITED
- /admin/settings/filters > Filtered HTML
- Configure > CLEAR HTML Filter
- /admin/user/permissions ckeditor module > CHECK access ckeditor for authenticated user
- /admin/settings/ckeditor> Advanced EDIT > Editor Appearance
- Toolbar > Full
- > Plugings > CHECK ALL