[Nfb-web] Test Site Question About Drupal

Mon Mar 30 00:33:53 UTC 2009

Good evening Joe,

Installing Drupal is a bit of work, but it is well worth it for wat  
you learn.  It is easiest if you are familiar with and have access to  
a shell (ssh) for your server.

The following URL will explain how to install Drupal, the URLs that I  
provided before were for upgrading Drupal

http://drupal.org/getting-started/install

What you will need is

1. Access to upload the Drupal installation package to your server.   
You will need to upload the package uncompressed if you do not have  
the ability to decompress the package when it is on the server.

2. A mySQL user account and database (username, password, database  
name).

3. The ability to change file and folder permissions on your server.

If you need any assistance with this please feel free to ask on list,  
or if you like you can contact me off list and I can help you through  
the process over skype or the telephone.

HTH,
Everett

On 29-Mar-09, at 8:20 PM, Joe Orozco wrote:

> Everett,
>
> I'm taking your advice.  I uninstalled 6.6 using the same Fantastico  
> tool
> and am now trying to install 6.10 manually.  The thing is, I feel  
> stupid
> reading the instructions provided in the links you sent me.  Please  
> tell me
> I only need to learn about SQL databases and such once and that  
> every other
> upgrade in the future will be similar. *smile*  At twenty-six I am  
> already
> too impatient to read through manuals.  Mostly I think they're poorly
> written and assume the person has an above par technical  
> background.  Thank
> you for the links though.  I'll conquer it yet but would appreciate  
> any
> tricks and tips you may have to make this process a little less  
> painful.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
> crowd."--Max Lucado
>
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Test Site Question About Drupal
>
> Good evening Joe,
>
> I understand that you have already installed D6.6 and do not
> wish to reinstall.  I would recommend in the future that you
> install drupal installations manually, and not through an
> automated tool like Fantastico.  The reason for this is that
> you will become more familiar with how the application works,
> this will make things like updating and patching easier.
>
> For information on upgrading see:
> Introduction to Upgrading Drupal
> http://drupal.org/upgrade/tutorial-introduction
>
>
>
>
> Upgrading Drupal Rapidly using SSH
> http://drupal.org/node/297496
>
> HTH,
> Everett
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 28-Mar-09, at 12:33 AM, Joe Orozco wrote:
>
>> Hello Mike Hansen and all,
>>
>> Can you repost another explanation of test sites with Drupal?  I
>> downloaded
>> 6.6 from my host, but then I am told I need to download the latest
>> update.
>> My host does not have this update, so I don't know how I go about
>> downloading this update without wrecking whatever I already began
>> configuring.  Sorry for the elementary question.  I'm making my way
>> through the beginner user documentation but figured I could get a
>> direct response to this specific question here as opposed to sifting
>> through manuals.  In summation, how do I install the software without
>> disrupting anything else?
>> I'm using Fantastico through my host to install the package in the
>> first place.  Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
>> "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
>> crowd."--Max Lucado
>>
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