By jamescarvin on

This will be one of many stupid questions, but I didn't find an answer searching forums. I'm brand spanking new to Drupal and any form of CMS. I had a web site prior to installing drupal. But now the php page of drupal with its log in is replacing my former index.html page.

That would be okay if …

1. I could just make it tiny and obscure and say something like "Member Log In" off in some corner.
2. I had already finished the design of the site in terms of bringing the existing design to my drupal configuration.

I know, I know, I shouldn't be developing it live. But there isn't much traffic to the site yet and I'd rather not have to deal with migration. It's scary enough just doing any of this at all. So here I am.

Anyway, how can I very quickly get the site back to how it looked in my html?

New site = http://www.supermarketgreennews.com
Old site = http://www.supermarketgreennews.com/index.html

Hope I can post URLs here. I'm not trying to advertise. Just get help. Please turn me into a believer. Thanks!

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missym commented

You have to develop a theme. Look up existing themes on a site like this: http://alldrupalthemes.com/ Pick one that is close to what you want and customize it. Install the modules you need and work on it. I suggest you get another hosting account so you have a site that you can play with and you don't totally screw yourself up.

Although all this information is available on this site, here's a book that organizes the info in an easy to access manner: http://www.packtpub.com/drupal-5-themes/book

Good luck! You have to make yourself a believer. The more you work on it, the more you'll love it.

Missy.