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Demonstration of setting up drupal web site (pros and cons)

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Demonstration of setting up drupal web site (pros and cons)

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Detailed guide to Drupal

Detailed guide to Drupal installation can be found here: http://drupal.org/documentation/install

Before you start there are few things to remember:

 

you will need hosting company that supports php language and mysql database. Some companies will provide this service for free (i.e http://www.000webhost.com/) , others will charge anything between £2.99 to £299 per month depending on services included.

 

Databse username and password will be required during installation. In some cases database will be set up for you and details emailed or available on the configuration page, in other cases you need to create database, user and password using sql frontend such as phpmyadmin or command line program "mysql"

 

filesystem permissions ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_permissions ) in some cases can stop your site working. You need read and write access set for particular directories. 

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Thanks Grzesiek I've been

Thanks Grzesiek

I've been looking at the free drupal host and

http://www.000webhost.com/) - SAY: We are upgrading autoinstaller at the moment. We do not have exact date when it wil be finished.
However, you can upgrade account and immediatelly start using another autoinstaller that has 50 scripts ready to install in one click!

http://www.freehostia.com looks good but you need an existing URL or need to buy one.

http://www.drupalgardens.com/ looks great for a starter - out the box drupal install - free