How to Install Drupal on Clear Linux Latest

Drupal is a powerful open source content management system that is used to build websites and web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Drupal on Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Drupal, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Clear Linux Latest
• Apache web server
• PHP 7 or greater
• MySQL or MariaDB

Installation Steps

1. Update the system using the following command:

   sudo swupd update
   

2. Install Apache web server using the following command:

   sudo swupd bundle-add httpd
   

3. Install PHP 7 and its required modules using the following command:

   sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic php-mysqlnd
   

4. Install MySQL/MariaDB database server using the following command:

   sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb
   

5. Start the Apache web server and MySQL/MariaDB database server using the following commands:

   sudo systemctl start httpd
   sudo systemctl start mariadb
   

6. Create a new database for Drupal using the following command:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   

   Once you are logged in to the MySQL/MariaDB shell, create a new database by running the following command:

   CREATE DATABASE drupal;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupal.* TO 'drupaluser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   EXIT;
   

7. Download the latest version of Drupal using the following command:

   sudo wget https://www.drupal.org/download-latest/tar.gz -O drupal.tar.gz
   

8. Extract the downloaded file to Apache web server root directory using the following command:

   sudo tar -xzvf drupal.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
   

9. Rename the extracted Drupal directory to a more friendly name using the following command:

   sudo mv /var/www/html/drupal-* /var/www/html/drupal
   

10. Set the appropriate permissions to Drupal directory using the following commands:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/drupal
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/drupal

11. Configure Apache web server to serve Drupal content by creating a new configuration file:

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/drupal.conf
    

    Add the following content to the file and save it:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName example.com
        ServerAlias www.example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/drupal
        <Directory /var/www/html/drupal>
            AllowOverride All
        </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
    

12. Restart Apache web server to apply the configuration changes:

    sudo systemctl restart httpd
    

13. Access the Drupal installation wizard by entering the URL in your web browser:

    http://example.com/
    

14. Follow the installation wizard instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Drupal on Clear Linux Latest.

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