Install and test a basic Drupal installation

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Get a PHP Apache MySQL development environment working using XAMPP, MAMP or WAMP

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posted by lxpk Sun, 2008-07-06 13:22

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Open Missions: Previous & Next Steps

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Install and test a basic Drupal installation

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1. Install AMP: To begin learning PHP development, download a development environment package:
   • Mac: MAMP
   • Windows: WAMP
   • Linux: XAMPP (You can probably download this through your package manager or install it)
2. Make Folder: Create a project folder called "learning" in the Apache package's htdocs folder.
3. Get a text editor. Find an appropriate text editor like Notepad or Text Edit.
4. Make Index.php: Start and make a new document and save it into your folder as "index.php".
5. Open a browser: Point Firefox to http://localhost:portnumber/learning/ to see your index file.
6. Start coding! Write <?php print("hello world"); ?> to see if PHP is working.

 

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After you have a functioning lamp stack, you can begin to tinker with drupal. Installing drupal should be fairly easy. Try starting with the official downoad site, http://drupal.org/download.