Here is another little Guide on Drupal 6 Installation that Aim to be Clear, Detailed and Precise as possible.
Here will be Indicated Also Some Article-Installation Directives to Get Quickly
Running on Drupal 6.
- Download the Latest Drupal 6 Core
- Uncompress the Archive and Put the Content Into your Domain Root
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Create the Configuration File.
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Manually
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Copy the sites/default/default.settings.php into sites/default/settings.php
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Give it the Right Permissions
Normally it Should be Writable from All.
On a Unix-Like Platform by the Terminal Console you Perform:
chmod a+w sites/default/settings.php
OR
chmod 666 sites/default/settings.php
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Automatically
You Need to Make Writable from Everybody the sites/default Folder.
On a Unix-Like Platform by the Terminal Console you Perform:
chmod -R a+w sites/default
OR
chmod -R 666 sites/default
Do Not Forget to Change Back the Permissions Settings After Installation…
On a Unix-Like Platform by the Terminal Console you Perform:chmod 644 sites/default/settings.php
chmod 755 sites/default
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- Create a Database
The Database Creation Details are Not Treated in this Guide… - Point your Browser to the Domain Address
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This is the Sign the Installation has Started.
Accept the English Language Or Otherwise Take Info About How to Enable Drupal in your Language by the Link Indicated…
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Make the Database Settings.
If you are on a Localhost Frequently you Have to Set the Database Host to:
127.0.0.1
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On a Remote Hosting Account you Just Leave the Default Host Setting…
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Continue Inserting your Site Data.
If Clean URLs Appears Grayed-Out you Can Proceed After to Enabling by:
How to Enable Clean URLs on the Most Part of Hosting Accounts.
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This is the Sign of Success.
Congratulations!
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