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author | Dries Buytaert <dries@buytaert.net> | 2004-01-14 06:28:59 +0000 |
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committer | Dries Buytaert <dries@buytaert.net> | 2004-01-14 06:28:59 +0000 |
commit | bb3b1e4c55b85ef20201322ecd492e401f87ca32 (patch) | |
tree | 9b0f6337bdc3215342d6d8f0410483035a2f6bd7 | |
parent | eee72bfa9509e99be79f9c92e6330bc00ea498dd (diff) | |
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- Corrected some breadcrumb trails and added a paragraph about upgrading.
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@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ INSTALLATION Drupal allows for multiple virtual host installations; to configure a virtual server host, you can create the configuration file - includes/www.yourserver.com.php + includes/www.example.com.php - where www.yourserver.com is your website's URL. + where www.example.com is your website's URL. Before you can run Drupal, you must set the database URL and the base URL to the web site. Open the configuration file and edit the @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ INSTALLATION Set $base_url to match the address to your web site: - $base_url = "http://localhost"; + $base_url = "http://www.example.com"; NOTE: for more information about multiple virtual hosts or the configuration settings, consult the Drupal handbook at drupal.org. @@ -159,16 +159,16 @@ access rights. Use your administration panel to enable and configure services. For example, set some general settings for your site with "Administration - -site configuration". Enable modules via "Administration - site -configuration - modules". User permissions can be set with -"Administration - user management - user permissions". +configuration". Enable modules via "Administration - configuration - +modules". User permissions can be set with "Administration - accounts +- permissions". For more information on configuration options, read through the instructions which accompany the different configuration settings and consult the various help pages available in the administration panel. Note that additional community-contributed modules and themes are -available at drupal.org. +available at http://drupal.org/. CUSTOMIZING YOUR THEME(S) ------------------------- @@ -185,6 +185,21 @@ Most themes also contain stylesheets or PHP configuration files to tune the colors and layouts; check the themes/ directory for README files describing each alternate theme. +UPGRADING +--------- + +1. Backup your database and Drupal directory - especially your + configuration file (www.example.com.conf or includes/conf.php). + +2. Log on as the user with user ID 1. + +3. Overwrite all the old Drupal files with the new Drupal files. + +4. Modify the new configuration file to make sure it has the + correct information. + +5. Run update.php by visiting http://www.example.com/update.php. + MORE INFORMATION ---------------- |