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Can I install Drupal with PHPMyAdmin? I am also reading INSTALL.txt and I wondering if there is something else that makes it easier for someone like myself that never messed around with MYSQL and knows very little about PHP? I am trying to make a site that is part website, with categories and a blog. So is this possible with Drupal?

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robertdouglass’s picture

robertdouglass commented

It is very common to load the initial database using phpMyAdmin. Many people use this technique. But that is only one part of the installation.

Drupal is suitable for a blogging site with categories, though if that is all you are doing, Wordpress is said to be easier. Drupal gives you lots of power to extend, however.

- Robert Douglass

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My Drupal book: Building Online Communities with Drupal, phpBB and WordPress

the_other_mac’s picture

the_other_mac commented

PHPMyAdmin is a tool for working with MySQL databases. It happens to be written in the programming language known as PHP. It's not used by Drupal, nor a requirement, but it's certainly handy if you're technically inclined.

If you're able to use PHPMyAdmin on your webserver, then by implication you have PHP and MySQL working, which are the main requirements. You'll also need certain PHP libraries installed, such as gdlib; but these are quite standard now; if you're using a hosting service, you almost certainly have them. The other thing you usually need is cron and permission to run shell scripts with it - if your server is Windows-based, you may have problems.

The easiest way to find out if you can install Drupal is to try it. Much quicker than looking up each PHP library requirement etc.

It is certainly possible to install and administer Drupal without knowing MySQL or PHP. What you realistically do need is a little bit of general aptitude with "technical stuff". For example, you'll almost certainly want to use some of the additional modules. For these you'll need to be able to download, upload to your site, and usually copy/paste a MySQL script into PHPMyAdmin and click the Run Query button. If you think you can figure that out, you'll be fine.

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Abilnet commented

Yes, Drupal is a *powerfull* tool to build up a website with categories... even a lot more with the build in taxonomy system... and ofcourse, you can have a blog and a LOT more... in most cases, Drupal is The most powerful and The most flexible way to go...

So, just download Drupal and follow the installation instructions... and yes, PhpMyAdmin is an easy way to install the database AND the database tables as well

Actually.. when you have PhpMyAdmin, you don't even have to follow the command line instructions setting up the database or database tables!