By Dash 7 on

Just installed 4.7.4 on DreamHost and can't seem to figure out how to create a page. I've created content but when I go to my website all I see is the Index of/ page showing my drupal folder. I've looked all over for instructions on how to create a simple page but have yet to find any. I'm new to web development and want to build a pretty basic static site to start with and add as I learn. If anyone can give some advice or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

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felixsmile’s picture

felixsmile commented

Hi!

First of all, if you are a total newbie, it is not necessarily the best option to choose drupal, it's not amongst the simplest Content Management Systems. You might want to have a look at joomla or compare different options on http://www.opensourcecms.com/.

However, drupal is a good choice :)

So, I suppose you just installed it, therefore you have 4.7.4? You went on content, create content, page? And didn't forget to save.

Now there is a point called "Menu Settings" on the same page where you create the content. Have you added a menu item for what you just created? Like that, you will be able to find it in the menu.

If you added it to the menu, and you still can't see it, go to: administer - access control, and see who has the rights to see your content. Make sure anonymous users can see your content (if you want a "normal" webpage where users don't need to log in).

Hope that helped, good luck

Felix

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sepeck commented

Your Apache installation does not have index.php in the DocType declarations.

-Steven Peck
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Test site, always start with a test site.
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-Steven Peck
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Test site, always start with a test site.
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felixsmile’s picture

felixsmile commented

Oh, I'm sorry, I should have read the post more thoroughly.

Of course.

Have a nice day,

Felix

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Dash 7 commented

Thank you both!