Drupal is a popular content management system (CMS) that is used to power websites and online applications. If you are running OpenBSD and would like to install Drupal, this tutorial will guide you through the steps to do so.
Before you can install Drupal on OpenBSD, there are a number of prerequisites that you must first have in place:
If you do not have these prerequisites in place, you will need to install and configure them before proceeding with the Drupal installation.
The first step in installing Drupal on OpenBSD is to download the Drupal software. You can download the latest version of Drupal from the Drupal website.
Once you have downloaded the Drupal software, extract it to a web-accessible directory on your OpenBSD server. For example, if you are using Apache, you might extract the files to /var/www/drupal.
Before you can install Drupal, you must first configure a few settings. Navigate to the Drupal directory on your server and rename the file sites/default/default.settings.php to sites/default/settings.php.
Next, make sure that the settings.php file is writable by the web server user. You can do this using the following command:
chmod 664 sites/default/settings.php
Drupal requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its content. You will need to create a new database and database user for Drupal to use.
Log in to MySQL as the root user:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE drupal;
Create a new database user and grant it privileges on the new database:
CREATE USER 'drupaluser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupal.* TO 'drupaluser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Be sure to replace drupaluser and password with your desired username and password.
Once you have completed the above steps, you can now navigate to your Drupal installation in your web browser (e.g., http://example.com/drupal). You should see a screen that prompts you to select your language.
Follow the prompts to complete the Drupal installation process. When prompted to enter database information, enter the following:
drupaldrupaluserpasswordlocalhostAfter completing the installation, you should have a fully functional Drupal website running on your OpenBSD server!
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Drupal on OpenBSD. With a working instance of Drupal installed, you can now begin to create and manage your website content. Happy content managing!
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