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By 4mla1fn on
howdy. i'm taking my first plunge into CMS. i've got a little site (www.whespta.org) on a fedora core 2 server that i administer. maintaining this has become a bit of a pain. i think a CMS will make it easier and will allow others to add new articles, announcements, etc. so i'm ready to learn drupal.
but first, i'd like to know what "prerequisites" (like in college) are necessary. do i have to be proficient at mysql? php? anything else? are there any books y'all use and would recommend? many thanks and wish me luck. ;)
-4mla1fn
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Start here
This is what I tell my husband....READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ;-)
This is about the best start you can get: the Drupal Handbook at http://drupal.org/handbook
It's an awesome system, but can be intimidating at first. The above link will really help you out, it did me.
Annie
I think HTML+CSS would be a p
I think HTML+CSS would be a prerequisite. That way you can dig into some of the files and sort of know what's going on. I don't know PHP or any database stuff, but I just followed the directions and managed to get things working. My host has phpMyAdmin so I use that to do the MySQL stuff. Administering the site is easy after the installation's done.
I you really feel very intimi
I you really feel very intimidated by the installation of Drupal (which is the hardest part), you could hire someone to do so. Drupal Services offers you alist of people who can help. But then again, its not that hard, it will just take some time to read the manuals and books, if you want to do it good.
Ber
#1 Take your time when learni
#1 Take your time when learning how to use the taxonomy.
Look in the showcase forum, and visit already established Drupal sites, it will encourage you and give you great ideas.
Learn how to create databases in mysql
Learn how to install the Drupal modules.
Install all interesting modules you find.
Then configure Drupal to your desired specification.
Install the Flexinode module it's awesome !!!
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It's much easier when you giv
It's much easier when you give yourself time to learn... There's no big rush, give yourself a 3 - 4 month "learning" time frame.
After 3 months you will know so much !!!
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3 - 4 months of all-waking-hours days
I agree with the 3 - 4 month learning curve, IF you're talking about dedicating all your waking hours to Drupal. For over a year now, I have been installing and deleting Drupal from my system. I have yet been unable to get it to work as promised. Numerous searching and reading about the problems and trying different solutions that surface have only wasted more of my time. So, if you got nothing better to do with your time, Drupal is the CMS for you!