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* Navigate to the server using rdesktop servername (or IP), then logon using the username and password that the server owner will (hopefully) have provided you with.
 
* Navigate to the server using rdesktop servername (or IP), then logon using the username and password that the server owner will (hopefully) have provided you with.
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If you get an ERROR: Could not find X Window System headers/libraries, apt-get install libx11-dev
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== Install Mysql ==
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If you are using Drupal 6, you need to use mysql. Drupal 7 can be run on MSSQL.
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Go to http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/#downloads and install the community edition for Windows 32 or 64 bit depending on the Windows install.

Revision as of 02:32, 2 May 2011

Procedure.svg Install Drupal on Microsoft Server
Organic Design procedure

In this example, Windows Server 2003 SP2 is being used.

Install rdesktop

Download rdesktop from http://www.rdesktop.org/

Install rdesktop in a terminal as root:

  • Extract to any dir and copy as root to /usr/local
  • cd to the rdesktop dir
  • Install as follows
<bash>

% ./configure % make % make install </bash>

  • Navigate to the server using rdesktop servername (or IP), then logon using the username and password that the server owner will (hopefully) have provided you with.

If you get an ERROR: Could not find X Window System headers/libraries, apt-get install libx11-dev

Install Mysql

If you are using Drupal 6, you need to use mysql. Drupal 7 can be run on MSSQL.

Go to http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/#downloads and install the community edition for Windows 32 or 64 bit depending on the Windows install.