How to install Drupal on POP! OS Latest

Drupal is a popular content management system that powers websites around the world. To install Drupal on POP! OS Latest, follow the steps listed below.

Prerequisites

Before installing Drupal, ensure that you have the following:

• A web server such as Apache or Nginx
• PHP with required extensions
• A MySQL or MariaDB database
• A text editor such as nano or vim

Step-by-step process

1. First, download the latest version of Drupal from Drupal.org. Choose the option that matches your requirements.

2. Once downloaded, extract the Drupal files to your web server's root directory. If you are using Apache, the root directory is usually located at /var/www/html.

sudo tar -xvf drupal-x.y.z.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Note: Replace drupal-x.y.z.tar.gz with the name of the downloaded file and /var/www/html/ with the web server's root directory.

3. Rename the extracted Drupal folder to something that is easy to remember. For example, my-website.

sudo mv /var/www/html/drupal-x.y.z /var/www/html/my-website

Note: Replace my-website with the name you want to give your Drupal installation.

4. Now, create a new database for Drupal. You can use MySQL or MariaDB for this.

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE my_website_database;
CREATE USER 'my_website_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON my_website_database.* TO 'my_website_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Note: Replace my_website_database, my_website_user, and password with your own choices.

5. Next, navigate to the Drupal folder in your terminal and copy the default settings file.

cd /var/www/html/my-website/
cp sites/default/default.settings.php sites/default/settings.php
chmod 664 sites/default/settings.php

6. Open the settings file in your text editor and modify the following lines with your database details.

$databases = array (
  'default' =>
  array (
    'default' =>
    array (
      'database' => 'my_website_database',
      'username' => 'my_website_user',
      'password' => 'password',
      'host' => 'localhost',
      'port' => '',
    ),
  ),
);

7. Save the modified settings file.

8. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/my-website/. You should now see the Drupal installation page.

9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

10. Once installation is complete, login to your Drupal dashboard by navigating to http://localhost/my-website/user/login.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Drupal on POP! OS Latest.

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