Everywhere I read, it talks about people using Linux. Is Drupal compatible with Windows 7?

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WorldFallz’s picture

yep it's compatible. it's just that most use linux, so when needing support, you might have trouble getting windows specific answers.

darrell_ulm’s picture

Hi, if you install on Windows recommend you use Apache, it works better.

http://drupal.org/documentation/install/windows

adm.exclusiva’s picture

I am new to drupal ... So sorry if I'm wrong. But Drupal is a web-based platform? that is independent of OS

George Hanna’s picture

It's web-based platform "CMS" ..so in order to install drupal you need to run a server at your PC to install and test it first or if you want to install it in the hosting directly it's easy . Preferred to install it on Linux server not windows for simplicity not more ..

George Hanna’s picture

Yes it's compatible .. Just install WAMP(windows Apachy mysql php) and the drupal are ready to install on your PC ..

joseonate’s picture

You'll need a W(A)MP-ish environment:
- OS: Windows
- Server: Apache preferred (although IIS should do)
- DB: Mysql/SQlite or other accepted
- Code Engine: PHP

As noted above, you can get started with a prepackaged WAMP environment for testing purposes. However, for production you are much better off using L(Nix type of platform)AMP, for the reasons given above, including support availability.