Drupal+Install

Mark Galaszkeiwicz has outdone himself and developed a dead simple install procedure for us to get up and running with Drupal this semester.

1. First things first, click through to the install directory to see which install is yours. Obviously you need to work with the install you've been assigned and should not take one assigned to another student. You'll note if you click on your link you will get bounced to a page with a database error – no worries, this is all part of Mark G's master plan. 2. To complete your Drupal install navigate to http://phoenix.sheridanc.on.ca/~ccitXXX/install.php – where XXX is your install number.

3. You'll be bounced into the middle of the Drupal 7 install process – leave 'standard' ticked off and click 'save and continue'. 4. Click 'save and continue' for language (english is selected by default) – you'll then see a progress bar fire by as the various D7 core modules are installed. 5. The next screen will prompt you for several pieces of information.
 * give your site a name if you like (it is easy to change this later so don't worry)
 * For 'site email address' you must use your Sheridan email address (this is where password reset requests are sent)
 * Under 'Site Maintenance Account' you are prompted for a username. It is probably easiest if you just use 'admin'
 * Your email address from above will autocomplete in the second e-mail address field
 * Choose a password you will remember. Write it down somewhere.
 * Set the default country and time zone and click on 'save and continue'

You will then see this prompt... Yes, it was really that easy!