Installing a text editor in Drupal 6

Drupal uses a module called WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) to allow users to plug in their preferred text editor. There are many different editors available.

This tutorial shows how to install the tinymce editor in Drupal with the WYSIWYG module. However the steps are similar for other editors.

Step 1 : Download the WYSIWYG module from http://drupal.org/project/wysiwyg.

Step 2 : Extract and place the module in the sites/all/modules directory on your web server.

Step 3 : Under site administration, go to site building -> modules and enable the WYSIWYG module.

Step 4 : Once enabled, you should now see the WYSIWYG menu under site configuration. Click on it to access the WYSIWYG config page.

Step 5 : Below the input formats, you will see installation instructions for editors. We'll use the tinymce editor. Download the editor from http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/download.php.

Step 6 : Extract the archive in the sites/all/libraries directory on your web server. Check that you now have a directory called sites/all/libraries/tinymce containing the tinymce files

Step 7 : Go to the WYSIWYG page. (administration -> site configuration -> wysiwyg). For any input format of your choice, select an editor in the drop down menu, choose tinymce and click save.

That's it. Now when you're creating a node and you select the input format, the tinymce editor will load into the textarea.