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1. How to use Drupal
Awdhesh Kumar (Team Leader)
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2. What is Drupal
Drupal is one of the best Content Management Systems (CMS). It is
written in PHP and requires a MySQL database. Its basic installation can
be easily turned into many different types of web sites - from simple web
logs tolarge online communities.

3. Drupal Installation
In order to install the Drupal CMS application, please follow the step-by-step
instructions below:
Step 1:- Download the installation file from Drupal.org by choosing the latest
stable version and clicking on the download link next to the package.
Step 2:- Upload it in the public_html folder of your account. You can do that
through an FTP client like FileZilla or via cPanel -> File Manager -> Upload
file(s). This way, after the installation is completed, the script will appear once
your write something like http://yourdomainname.com in your web browser. Or
you can create a subfolder there and upload the file in it. The Drupal installation
will be available at: http://yourdomainname.com/subfolder.
Step 3:- Once you are in the File Manager, please navigate to the uploaded file
and extract it by clicking on the Extract link. It will create a subfolder: drupal-
x.x.x., where instead of x.x.x. is the current version. So you can move the files
one level up in the desired directory. The other option is to extract the file in your
computer and then to upload the content in the desired folder via FTP.

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Step 4:- Once the files are extracted in the desired folder, you should create a
MySQL database for Drupal. You can do that from cPanel -> MySQL Databases.
There you should create a database and add a user to it - click here to learn how
to create a MySQL database and user.
Step 5:- Navigate to the URL of your Drupal site and run the install.php file (for
example http://yourdomainname.com/install.php). Pick the default profile option
for your Drupal application.

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Step 6:- Pick the default language for the Drupal web site.

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Step 7:- Enter the database details for the database which you have created in
Step 4. Click on the Save and continue button to continue.

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Step 8:- The installation procedure is finished. You will see the following screen:
Enter the site information and the administrative login details. Click on the Save
and Continue button.

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Step 9:- Well done! The installation is completed and you can proceed to your
web site.

9. How to use Drupal?
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How to start a Drupal site?
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How to create new content?
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Content Management

10. How to start a Drupal site?
All you need to do is sign up for a hosting account where you can have the
Drupal application installed. Here at Site Ground we offer a FREE Drupal
installation! With our Professional Drupal hosting package you can start creating
your site right away! If you already have a hosting account and would like to
change your host, we offer free website transfer of your Drupal site.

11. How to create new content?
In order to add content for your Drupal web site, you need to click on the Add
content link under your administrator area.
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The Article option is suitable for a blog, news or other time-sensitive content.
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The Basic Page option allows you to create a static page;

12. Content Management
In order to manage the content structure elements of your Drupal web site, you
need to navigate to the Structure section under your administrator area.

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In the following lines we will give a brief description of the options under
this section:
Blocks - This functionality allows to manage the content that will be visualized
through blocks on the sidebars and other regions of the web site. The blocks can
be situated on the themes regions through a drag-and-drop interface. They are
configured separately per each theme due to the different visualization setup.

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Content types - Manage content types, including default status, front page
promotions, comment settings and more. You can include new content types
besides Basic Page and Article.

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Menus - Allows to add new menu, edit existing ones, manage them, list, add and
reorganize the menu links. You can also define the menu sources.

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Taxonomy - You can manage the tagging, the categorization and classification of
your content.

17. Drupal themes?
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How to change the default Drupal theme?
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How to install new Drupal themes?

18. How to change the default Drupal theme?
The default Drupal installation comes with several themes which can be changed
from your administration area. Log in as an administrator,click on Administer ->
Appearance and choose which theme you want to use for your website.

19. How to install new Drupal themes?
Drupal keeps its skins in the themes subfolder. To install additional themes, you
can get the archived theme from theSiteGround Drupal themes gallery (these
themes are compatible with Drupal 7.x) or from the Drupal official theme
resource. Extract the files under the themessubfolder. This can be done through
cPanel -> FileManager.
If you don't have cPanel or you prefer using an FTPclient, you can extract the
archived theme to your comp uter and thenupload the theme's files to the themes
folder in your Drupal installation directory.

20. How to install new Drupal themes? (Continue)
You should now be able to see the theme at your Drupal Administration Area ->
Appearance. Enable it and set it as default.

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The Update t ab allows to view the outdated themes and get the new versions.

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In the Settings section you can manage the global visualization settings for your
web site. You can also overwrite them per each theme.

23. How to Manage Users in Drupal?
You can manage users' rights from the Drupal Admin Section -> People.

24. How to Manage Users in Drupal? (Continue)
Here you can filter the list with the users registered in your system based on the
role, defined permissions and status (active, blocked or both).
The Update Options drop-down menu allows the chosen accounts to be blocked,
canceled, promoted as administrators or downgraded back to regular users.
Also, you can add a new user or edit a selected one using the corresponding
links.

25. How to Manage Users in Drupal? (Continue)
Also, you can add a new user or edit a selected one using the corresponding
links.

26. Access Control in Drupal
The access control list in the Drupal's admin panel -> People -> Permissions is
quite self-explanatory.
There you can modify the predefined permissions for the different user types
(anonymous, authenticated and administrator).

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A typical use of the access control is when you want to make some parts of your
site available only for registered users. The default access control rules are quite
safe, but you might want to change them to satisfy better your needs. Spend
some time playing with the permissions options to better understand what you
can do.

28. Search Engine Friendly URLs
Here we will try to explain how you can enable the clean URLs in Drupal in three
simple steps. All SiteGround servers fully support the Apache mod_rewrite
module and all Drupal users hosted on our servers will be able to use the clean
URLs option.

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log in the administrative back end of your Drupal site and make sure that the
"Path" module is enabled. This module is essential for the clean URLs in Drupal.
Once you are logged click on the "Modules" link:

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Scroll down the page, find the Path module, tick the little check box on the left of
the module and save the settings:

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The next and final step is to test the clean URLs and confirm their functionality. In
the administrative back end click on the Configuration link from the top menu and
open the Clean URLs section.

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The page will be loaded. Make sure that the clean URLs checkbox is enabled
and the configuration is saved.