Using Drupal CMS, an excellent website can easily be created using some few steps. Currently, Drupal 7 has the stable release. Drupal 8 is still in development phase. Drupal is really an excellent CMS and I've find myself this is the best CMS and no other competitor is still existed like Drupal. Using Drupal 7, I become a fan of Drupal 7 and I am trying to convert all of my websites to Drupal 7 day by day. In the tutorial, Install Drupal 7 Quickly: How to Install Drupal 7 Quickly on Your Computer, I wrote a tutorial of Drupal 7 installation. In this tutorial, I would like to tell you the installation of Drupal 8 on your computer. Just follow the steps, to install Drupal 8 on your computer. Remember, in this tutorial we discuss how to install Drupal 8 to local computer. However, if you would like to install Drupal 8 to any web hosting account, you just do the same thing except the address of the site.
Step 1: Making ready your computer / server for Drupal 8 installation
We would install Drupal 8 on local computer. So, before going make sure your WAMP server or XAMPP server is running, with the Apache and MySQL database.
Step 2: Downloading drupal 8 core repository
Download Drupal 8 from official website of Drupal. You may download the latest version of Drupal 8 from the link http://drupal.org/node/572834 Drupal core repository are available into two formats .tar.gz and .zip format. Just choose anyone and download Drupal core repository on your local computer.
Step 3: Extracting Drupal 8 core repository to the web folder and renaming
When you finished downloading Drupal core repository, extract it to the web folder of your computer. If you are using WAMP, then keep the extracted files into www folder. If you are using XAMPP, then put those files into http folder. Now, rename the folder as drupal8. Any name you can use. But for simplicity, we use drupal8 as the folder name.
Step 4: Accessing the folder from web browser to start installaing Drupal 8
Open any web browser like FireFox, Google Chrome or any other browser. Type the address http://localhost/ in the browser. Now, type the folder name which you created in Step 3. We created drupal8 and so we would type the address like http://localhost/drupal8 in the web browser and hit Enter key of the keyboard.
Step 5: Starting Drupal 8 installation
When you have completed the Step 4, the installation of Drupal 8 will be come. Just click on Save and continue button to start Drupal 8 installation of your computer.
Step 6: Selecting a Drupal 8 installation profile
On this resulting page, you have a choice of whether to install Drupal Standard (with commonly used features pre-configured) or in a stripped-down (Minimal) version. In fact, both install refers exactly the same software, but with different options enabled. Unless you have a particular reason to install the minimal version, I recommend that you go with the default, feature-filled version. Click Save and continue.
Step 7: Verify requirements for Drupal 8 installation
If there are any problems with Drupal 8 installation, those will be displayed in this way. In fact, all the requirements are verified for Drupal 8 installation and if there are any problem those will be displayed there. If you see any type of error or problem, you need to fix those and then you have to try the installation of Drupal 8 after fixing the problems or errors. After this step, forward the next step to continue Drupal 8 installation.
Step 8 : Creating database and users for Drupal 8 website
When there are no other show-stopping problems, the database configuration page will be appeared. Now, you have to enter the required information. You have to put the database name, database username and database password. Before doing this, you need to create a database and a user. To create a database, go http://localhost/phpmyadmin and from there create a database like drupal8db. As we are using WAMP, there is a user root with no password which is by default. However, if you would like to create a new user, you can do that and assign all permission for that user for that database.
Step 9 : Database configuration of Drupal 8 website
Choose the database type, database name, database username and database password which you have created in step 8. After filling all the necessary information, click on Save and continue button to continue the Drupal 8 installation.
Step 10: Waiting for the completion of Drupal 8 installation
A progress bar will be appeared after the above step for a few seconds. Wait, until the progress bar completely filled.
Step 11: Completing Configure site section for Drupal 8 website
If all goes well, the Configure site screen will be appeared. The Drupal 8 site is now installed and now we need to fill out the necessary fields in this form. Otherwise, we would be locked out and unable to administer it.
Now, fill out the Configure site form. The user you create here is your Drupal site’s superuser, able to perform all administrative tasks; the email address you enter is where important site information will be sent. Make sure it’s correct! You’ll later be able to change all this information through Drupal if you want by going to http://domain-name/user/1 and http://domain-name/admin/config/system/site-information.
When Standard installation has completed, you have to configure the Drupal website. The basic configuration starts by asking you for the SITE INFORMATIONand SITE MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT details. Configure the Site name, email address, username of the administrator and password. You should make sure that the Password is difficult to guess and that it is stored securely.
Determine which country your site is located in as well as the Default time zone for the site.
When you have finished entering the configuration options, click on Save and continue button to finalize your choices.
Step 12: Completion of Drupal 8 installation
Lastly, click Save and continue button for completing the Drupal 8 installation. You will find a message like Congratulations, you installed Drupall! and a like will be there like Visit your new site. This message confirms you that Drupal 8 is installed completely. Clicking the link, you will see the website using by Drupal 8.
Following the above steps, anyone can completely install Drupal 8 on local computer. Hopefully, you will find that the installation of Drupal 8 is not complex rather you have to follow some simple steps to complete the installation of Drupal 8. Furthermore, if you have any query regarding Drupal 8 installation or issues, please mention it to the comment section.
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