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Week 6 Office Hours notes Drupal and WordPress October 4, 9pm
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Week 6 Office Hours notesDrupal and WordPress

October 4, 9pm

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HTMLHTMLjQueryCSS

PHP

SQL

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Shared Characteristics:Shared Characteristics:

• Built with PHPBuilt with PHP• Use a MySql database

li jQ CSS h li• Deliver jQuery, HTML, CSS to the client browser

• Pluggable architectures• Open Sourcep

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Shared Characteristics:Shared Characteristics:

• Have commercial “partners” started by theirHave commercial  partners  started by their founders –– Aquia (Drupal) Dries Buytaert – Drupal Gardens– Aquia (Drupal) Dries Buytaert – Drupal Gardens– Automattic (WordPress) Matt Mullenweg –WordPress com Wordpress tvWordPress.com, Wordpress.tv

• Very active user communitiesW dC h d l i– WordCamp.org, shared plug‐ins

– Drupal camp, shared modules

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To get started you need:To get started you need:

• web server that runs PHP 5+web server that runs PHP 5+• MySQL database

f h d b• User name for the database• The program files

– http://wordpress.org/download– http://drupal.org/download

• Run the install process as per the instructions

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Typical process:Typical process:

• Download the program file from the website as a o oad t e p og a e o t e ebs te as azip file archive

• Unpack it locally – upload the files to your web p y p yserver – either root or in its own folder

• As alternate can use TAR version and unTar it on the web server itself

• Create a database file• Know the user name and password• Run the installer

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Many Webhosts offer installersMany Webhosts offer installers

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Fantastico installer is commonly used with web hosting companies

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Create a blank database – create a user – run the installer 

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Once InstalledOnce Installed

• LOOK ‐ Install and customize ThemesLOOK  Install and customize Themes• FUNCTION ‐ Plugins (WordPress) or Modules (Drupal)(Drupal)

• Get the look and function you want:– Hack an existing theme or make your own– Hack an existing plugin/module or make you own

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Create a blank database – create a user – run the installer 

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UPDATE!!! – no set‐n‐forget!UPDATE!!!  no set n forget!

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UPDATE!!! – no set‐n‐forget!UPDATE!!!  no set n forget!Attention to a regular update policy is EXTREMELY important to avoid web site hacks endangering your site content AND your site visitors!