[Nfb-web] Test Site Question About Drupal

Mon Mar 30 02:11:51 UTC 2009

Everett,

I figured it out.  I guess I'm not too old to follow directions.  The SSH
thing is something I'll have to figure out later, but the manual method
worked well.  Thank you for the links earlier.  Now that it's in business
maybe I can figure out how to add and create content on my personal site
before transferring this over to the national student web site.  Thank you
again for your patient responses.

Joe Orozco

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
crowd."--Max Lucado 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 8:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Test Site Question About Drupal

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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:58 AM
> To: NFB Webmaster's List
> 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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