Installing Drupal

Automated installation via Plesk

Access Dautomated Drupal installation via the "Applications" page in your Plesk control panel

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Manual Installation

Step 1: Download Installer Files

Download the latest version of Drupal from the following link - Drupal Download and upload the files to the server using the FTP method that you prefer.

Step 2: Installation Profile

Once the files have been uploaded, you now ready to run the installer. You will then be asked which Installation profile to choose, select Standard, which already comes with some pre-configured features and click on Save and Continue.

Step 3: Language

Select your preferred language and click on Save and Continue.

Step 4: Database Configuration

This step is quite important so pay attention. In this step you will need to specify the database details, if you haven't created a database yet, I would suggest that you do this first. Assuming that you have created the database, you will then need to make sure that you configure the following fields as seen in the example below. Once all the relevant fields have been filled in, click on Save and Continue and it should install the profile.

Database type : MySQL, MariaDB, or equivalent
Database name : yourdatabase // The database name that you created
Database Username : yourdatabasename // Remember that the database username will be the same as the database name.
Database Password : yourdatabasepassword // The database password that you chose.

Select Advanced Options
Database Host : mysql.yourdomainname.co.za //
Database port : // Can be left blank
Database prefix : // Can be left blank

Step 5: Site Configuration

This step will require you to fill in the following fields.
Site name : // Enter your site name here eg www.yourdomainame.co.za
Site e-mail address : // This is will be the email addresses, where all details will be sent to.

Site maintenance account
Username : // Enter your own username.
E-mail address : // specify an email addresses that will be associated with this user.
Password : // ensure that you use a strong password, if not sure using this online password generator [Password Generator]
Confirm password : //Confirm the password entered above.
Default country: //Select your country
Default time zone : // Select the timezone that applies to you.

Once you have filled in all the fields, click on Save and Continue.

You should then see the following screen upon completion. That's it! Drupal is now installed and ready to be used.