How to Install Drupal With Ubuntu & Localhost
- 1). Click the "Applications" option in the top taskbar of the Ubuntu Gnome desktop.
- 2). Click the "Accessories" link and then click the "Terminal" option. The command line Terminal window opens.
- 3). Type the following command at the prompt and press the "Enter" key:
sudo apt-get install drupal6
The password prompt will appear. Type the administrative password and press "Enter.." The command will execute once the password is validated. The Drupal installation then downloads and installs. - 4). Type the following command at the prompt and press "Enter" to make the module writable:
sudo a2enmod rewrite - 5). Type the following command at the prompt and press "Enter" to restart the Apache web server (if you're using another web server, restart the running web server):
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart - 6). Type the following command at the prompt and press "Enter" to set the base URL in the .htaccess file:
sudo sed -i 's/# RewriteBase \/drupal/ RewriteBase \/drupal6/' /etc/drupal/6/htaccess - 7). Open Firefox or another Web browser and navigate to "localhost/drupal6/install.php". The Drupal installation and configuration page appears and the automated Drupal installation script completes the installation to the Ubuntu system.
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