Here is another little Guide on Drupal 6 Installation that Aim to be Clear, Detailed and Precise as possible.
Here will be Indicated Also Some Post-Installation Directives to Get Quickly
Running on Drupal 6.
- Download the Last Drupal 6 Core
- Uncompress the Archive and Put the Content Into your Domain Root
Create the Configuration File
- Manually
- Copy the sites/default/default.settings.php into sites/default/settings.php
- Give it the Right Permissions
Normally it Should be Writable from All.
On a Unix-Like Platform by the Terminal Console you Perform:
chmod a+w sites/default/settings.php
OR
chmod 666 sites/default/settings.php
- Automatically
You Need to Make Writable from Everybody the sites/default Folder
On a Unix-Like Platform by the Terminal Console you Perform:
chmod -R a+w sites/default
OR
chmod -R 666 sites/default
Do Not Forget to Change Back the Permissions Settings After Installation...
On a Unix-Like Platform by the Terminal Console you Perform:chmod 644 sites/default/settings.php
chmod 755 sites/default
- Manually
- Create a Database
The Database Creation Details are Not Treated in this Guide... - Point your Browser to the Domain Address
This is the Sign the Installation has Started
Accept the English Language Or Otherwise Take Info About How to Enable Drupal in Your Language by the Link Indicated...
Make the Database Settings
If you are on a Localhost Frequently you Have to Set the Database Host to:
127.0.0.1
On a Remote Hosting Account you Just Leave the Default Host Setting...
Continue Inserting your Site Data
If Clean URLs Appears Grayed-Out you Can Proceed After to Enabling by:
How to Enable Clean URLs on the Most Part of Hosting Accounts
This is the Sign of Success
Congratulations!
