Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of faq/drupal/install


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     1= How do I make my site a Drupal site? =
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     3If you already have an existing site setup at May First/People Link, you should [/newticket open a new ticket] asking to have a separate site setup for your Drupal installation. Then, you can more easily migrate your existing site to your new Drupal site.
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     5If you are starting from scratch, you can enable Drupal by following these directions:
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     7 * [wiki:secure_shell Secure shell] to your primary server.
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     9 * Run the command:
     10{{{
     11mf-drupalize
     12}}}
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     14You will be prompted to create a database and database user (be sure to record the names of the database, database user, and database password).
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     16When you are done you will be prompted to open a web browser to complete the installation.
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     18== Notes for MFPL administrators ==
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     20You can no longer run mf-drupalize as the root user.
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     22Instead, first create the database by running `mf-mysql-create` (as root). Then:
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     24{{{
     25su <user-that-owns-web-site-to-be-created> -
     26mf-drupalize
     27}}}
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     29Press n when prompted to create the database.