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== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
 
Installation was straight forward and allowed me to install it into the existing database alongside MediaWiki, Joomla and Wordpress using a table prefix.
 
Installation was straight forward and allowed me to install it into the existing database alongside MediaWiki, Joomla and Wordpress using a table prefix.
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== Structure ==
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From the [http://drupal.org/getting-started/before/overview Drupal overview]:
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== Extensions ==
 
== Extensions ==

Revision as of 23:36, 6 November 2010

Drupal is a free and open source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to larger corporate and political sites including whitehouse.gov and data.gov.uk. It is also used for knowledge management and business collaboration.

The standard release of Drupal, known as Drupal core, contains basic features common to most CMSs. These include user account registration and maintenance, menu management, RSS-feeds, page layout customization, and system administration. The Drupal core installation can be used as a brochureware website, a single- or multi-user blog, an Internet forum, or a community website providing for user-generated content.

Over 6000 (as of October 2010) free community-contributed addons, known as contrib modules, are available to alter and extend Drupal's core capabilities and add new features or customize Drupal's behavior and appearance. Because of this plug-in extensibility and modular design, Drupal is sometimes described as a content management framework. Drupal is also described as a web application framework, as it meets the generally accepted feature requirements for such frameworks.

Although Drupal offers a sophisticated API for developers, no programming skills are required for basic website installation and administration.

Installation

Installation was straight forward and allowed me to install it into the existing database alongside MediaWiki, Joomla and Wordpress using a table prefix.

Structure

From the Drupal overview:

DrupalFlow.gif

Extensions

Groupware & contact management

Project management

Skinning

Farming

See also