Post on 21-Jun-2015
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Installation of Drupal on Windows XP
Rupesh Kumar Aa.rupeshkumar@gmail.com
Files Required
Versions used in this illustrationApache 2.2.2Php 5.2.8Mysql 4.1.11Drupal 6.8
Install Apache
Test Apache installation:Open any web browser and type http://localhost
in the address bar and press Enter
Feather icon on System Tray with a greenarrow indicates apache service running. Feather with
a red dot indicates that apache service is stopped
Open httpd.conf file with anytext editor
add index.php here
add at the end the following code:LoadModule php5_module “c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll”
AddType application/x-httpd-php .phpPHPIniDir “c:/php”
Save the file
Extract Php files to C:\php
Extracted folder ‘php’
Extracted files in C:\php folder
Copy php.ini-recommended file
Paste it in the same folder
Rename it to php.ini
Open php.ini with a text editor
Delete semicolon (;) at the beginningof include_path line
Add “C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs”as doc_root
Add “C:\php\ext” as extension_dir
Delete Semicolon (;) at the beginning of lineextension=php_gd2.dll
Delete Semicolon (;) at the beginning of lineextension=php_mbstring.dll
Delete Semicolon (;) at the beginning of lineextension=php_mysql.dll
Delete Semicolon (;) at the beginning of lineand add “C:\TEMP” for session.save_path
Save the file and close
Set Environment Variable for Php
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel
In Control Panel, double click on “System”.
In System Properties window,Click on “Advanced” Tab and
Click on “Environmental Variables”
In “Environmental Variables” window,Click on Path variable under“System Variable” and click
“Edit” button
Add C:\php; at the end of Variable value. Click OK
Click OK for Environment VariablesAnd System Properties
Test Php Installation
Open Notepad and type the following code:<html><body><?php phpinfo() ?></body></html>
Save the file as test.php in C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\
Apache2.2\htdocs
Restart Apache:Right Click on feather icon on System Tray
and click on “Open Apache Monitor”
Click Restart and then Exit
Open web browser and type http://localhost/test.php in the
address bar and press Enter. The php information page appears
Delete the file test.php soon after confirming about php installation.
Do not leave it in web server.
Install Mysql
Skip Sign-Up
Mysql Server Instance Configuration
Check this
Enter password for the root user
Open Command Prompt
Type cmd and click OK
Change directory to c:\mysql\bin
Log in to mysql as root user
Enter root password
The mysql console
Create the new database ‘drupal’
List the databases
Quit mysql console
Exit the command prompt
Extract drupal files to web server
Rename extracted folder to ‘drupal’ for simplicity
Copy default.settings.php in drupal\sites\default and paste in the same directory
Rename it to settings.php
Open Web browser
Enter http://localhost/drupal or http://localhost/drupal/install.php
Drupal Installation Stages
Database configuration
Enter:Database name
Database usernameDatabase password
Advanced options
Enter: Database host (if other than localhost)Database port (only if non-standard)
Table prefix (in case of multiple installation on the same database)
Click Save and continue
Configure site: Site information
Create Administrator account
Server settings
Click Save and continue
Drupal installation complete
Click on your new site
The New Drupal Site
Thanks
Apache TeamPhp TeamMysql TeamDrupal Team
Please send comments & suggestions toa.rupeshkumar@gmail.com