How to install Drupal

This page explains how to install Drupal on Fedora systems. The /usr/share/doc/drupal-*/drupal-README.fedora page on your system also has up-to-date instructions for your versions of Fedora and Drupal.

Web and SQL server setup

1. Switch to the root account. Enter the root password at the prompt.

   su -

2. Install necessary packages:

   su -c 'yum shell'
   > groupinstall 'Web Server' 'MySQL Database'
   > install drupal

3. If you have not already done so, start the MySQL database server:

   su -c '/sbin/service mysqld start'

4. If you have not already done so, set up the MySQL database server's administrator account. First, provide a root password.
   

   Do not use root account password
   Do not provide the system administrator's password for your Linux system here. Use a different strong password, since this is a separate authentication for a MySQL user called "root."

   mysqladmin -u root password $PASSWORD

5. Create a database for Drupal:

   mysqladmin -u root -p create drupal

   

   Database creation
   You will be prompted to enter the MySQL "root" password from the previous step.
6. Grant rights for a Drupal administrator on this database:

   [root@publictest1 ~]# mysql -u root -p
   Enter password: 
   Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
   Your MySQL connection id is 5
   Server version: 5.1.41 Source distribution
   
   Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
   
   mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupal.* TO drupaladmin@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'DRUPAL_PASSWORD';
   Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
   
   mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
   
   mysql> QUIT;
   Bye

   The drupaladmin account and the DRUPAL_PASSWORD you used above are the ones you will use in Drupal's installation process shortly.

Drupal setup

1. Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/drupal.conf file. If you are installing on the same system where you run your Web browser, uncomment the line below:

   Allow from 127.0.0.1

   If you are installing on a different system on your network, change the previous lines so they read as follows:

   #Deny from All
   Allow from All

   Save the file.
2. Edit the /usr/share/drupal/.htaccess file. Uncomment the line below:

   RewriteBase /drupal

   Save the file.
3. If necessary, change your firewall settings to permit TCP port 80 (HTTP) traffic.
4. Copy and change the permissions on the default settings file:

   cp /etc/drupal/default/default.settings.php /etc/drupal/default/settings.php
   chmod 666 /etc/drupal/default/settings.php

5. Start the Apache web server:

   service httpd start