On this occasion I will give you a little tutorials on how to install drupal 7 in linuk.
Drupal is one of the CMS based on open source.
What's a CMS? According to wikipedia Content management system (English: content management system, abbreviated as CMS) is software used to add or manipulate (change) the contents of a website. While drupal is one of several types of CMS available on the Internet.
This time the Computer Learning Tutorial will discuss about how to install Drupal 7.31 on Linux (because windows is easy).
You need:
Operating system: Linux
Webserver application: apache2, php5, mysql-server, and phpmyadmin
Drupal. Download from drupalnya website HERE
Download Drupal tar.gz
I assume you are a linux expert (at least know how to install applications on linux), this time my tutorial using linux debian. So I do not trouble with the first and second points, but if you do not understand you can read and download my slides How to create web and database server on linux Debian
How to install Drupal 7 on Linux
Creating a Database
Open your favorite browser and type localhost / phpmyadmin
Enter your username and password (default username: root)
- Create a database. How to Select Databases menu - enter database name. Example: tutorkompi
Note: the database name should be remembered!
Drupal Extract and Access Rights
Caution: if using apache2, php5, mysql-server, and phpmyadmin then the storage directory is in / var / www, but if using xampp (lampp) the directory is in / opt / lampp / htdocs
- Extract the drupal.tar.gz file that has been downloaded from the official website. I save the file in Documents, type the command to contract:
tar zxvf namafiledrupal.tar.gz -C / var / www/ like this
- Go to the / var / www directory where drupal is extracted, type the command:
cd / var / www / like this
- Rename drupal-7.30 to belajardrupal (up to your wish), type the command:
mv drupal-7.30 / belajardrupal
Note: do not forget the name of the directory that has been changed, namely belajardrupal
- Go to belajardrupal directory -> sites, type the command:
cd belajardrupal / sites / like this
- Give read write execute permissions to a directory called all in the directory ... / belajardrupal / sites /, type the command:
chmod -R 777 all /
- After that enter the default directory that is in the directory ... / belajardrupal / sites /, using the command:
cd default / like this
In the default directory, there is a file named default.settings.php
- Copy default.settings.php and be settings.php, with the command:
cp default.settings.php settings.php
- Give read write execute permissions on the settings.php file, by typing:
chmod 777 settings.php
- Create a new directory called filesdan do not forget to grant the same permissions as before, by typing the command:
mkdir files
then
chmod -R 777 files /
Drupal Installation
- Open your favorite browser (again) then type url localhost / belajardrupal
You still remind belajardrupal is the name of the folder you created at the stage of drupal extract and permissions
- Select Standart -> Save and Continue
- Select English (built-in) -> Save and Continue

Select the database type: Mysql
Fill in the name of the database you created during the database creation phase. Namely: tutorkompi
Enter your phpmyadmin username and password -> Save and Continue
- The process of copying the existing database in phpmyadmin
- After that fill Sitename, Site email address, username, password, default country, default time zone, and uncheck on Check for updates automatically
-Congrats! Congratulations you succeeded in making the installation of Drupal 7 in Linux
So with CMS we can create dynamic websites that are reliable, easy, fast, and do not need any special skills. Why is that? because CMS does not need to master web programming language in depth like HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, etc. (Read: Website For Learning Coding (PHP, JS, Java, JQ, ASP, etc). By using CMS, Drupal is one of you can create a blog that is cool and free as you wish each, create an online store website, and much more.Even there are some people who use CMS to create a forum website on the internet.