Newbie using drupal-5.0-beta1
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<p>Goal: Set up my first website.</p>
<p>I have never used Drupal.<br>
I'm a total newbie at websites.<br>
Research, I have spent two days searching the internet for the best solutions.<br>
I found WAMP5 - <a href="http://www.wampserver.com/en/">http://www.wampserver.com/en/</a><br>
At first I did plan to use another CMS, but why not start with the best - Drupal?<br>
And why not give something back, so I decided to start with drupal-5.0-beta1.<br>
I will try to document all difficulties I have installing Drupal.</p>
<p>First I downloaded wamp5_1.6.5.exe<br>
Apache 2.0.59<br>
PHP 5.1.6 + PECL<br>
SQLitemanager<br>
MySQL 5.0.24a<br>
Phpmyadmin<br>
Installed WAMP5 on my OS:Windows XP service pack 2 computer.</p>
<p>Downloaded drupal-5.0-beta1<br>
Extracted it to wamp\www\drupal-5.0-beta1\<br>
What now? I like to read documentations so I know that <a href="http://localhost/drupal-5.0-beta1/">http://localhost/drupal-5.0-beta1/</a> should work.<br>
It works! Now it says I need to create a database.<br>
I have no idée what to do = google!<br>
<a href="http://www.lullabot.com/videocast/installing-drupal-4.7">www.lullabot.com/videocast/installing-drupal-4.7</a><br>
So I have created a database in Phpmyadmin, and I just typed in that information.<br>
It works!</p>
<p>"To begin, create the first account. This account will have full administration rights and will allow you to configure your website."<br>
Times up. Let’s do this!</p>
<p>At Status report<br>
I don’t remember what the error sad exactly – it was that GD Library was not enabled.<br>
Searching google! – After some research I found the solution - at wamp5 (down left) - PHP settings – PHP extensions – php_gd2 – enable</p>
<p>At Status report<br>
Cron maintenance tasks<br>
Used “run cron manually” Will try to set up “cron”? later…</p>
<p>I have familiarized myself with the setup of drupal, it is pretty strait forward. As with all new thins you have to start with an open mind. It did take me some time, but now it feels safe and I will start to set the settings to my preference.</p>
<p>Problem 1 SMTP<br>
I tried do make a new account. It worked but I got this error.</p>
<p>SMTP<br>
”mail() [<a href="https://www.drupal.orgfunction.mail">function.mail</a>]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "smtp.gmail.com" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\wamp\www\drupal-5.0-beta1\includes\common.inc on line 1731.”</p>
<p><b>Is the “&quot” stuff suppose to be there?</b></p>
<p>Find the solution!<br>
php.ini - at wamp5 (down left) – Config files – php.ini<br>
Added at ln 604<br>
SMTP = smtp.gmail.com<br>
smtp_port = 587</p>
<p>The “ini_set()” stuff made me almost go insane, I still have no idée what that is.</p>
<p>Problem 1 SMTP.2</p>
<p>“mail() [<a href="https://www.drupal.orgfunction.mail">function.mail</a>]: SMTP server response: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first 28sm636178ugc in C:\wamp\www\drupal-5.0-beta1\includes\common.inc on line 1731.”</p>
<p>“As for as gmail and STARTTLS... that means that gmail is expecting a secure (SSL) connection.”<br>
Ok. What to do? - Let's have a look at google!<br>
Will update when I have the solution.</p>
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