Archive for the ‘Drupal’ Category
Free Content Management Systems (CMS)
If you want to create your own website but don’t want to deal with the hassles of designing it from scratch, you might want to consider using a content management system (CMS) for your site. In terms of difficulty to learn and use, CMS programs generally rank between blog hosts (easier) and web editors like [...]
Review of Drupal Content Management System (CMS)
This is the program I chose because it had the collaborative story feature I needed for one of the websites I was creating. What I did not realize at the time was how complex and complicated Drupal was to use. Before I offer my thoughts on Drupal, let’s take a look at some of the [...]
In: Drupal, Getting Started
Free affiliate programs and advertisers for your website
Once your site is up and running, you will want to place advertisements on your website to make some money. One way to do that is to join an affiliate program, which allows you to choose from a bunch of companies who want you to display their ads. You can also join affiliate networks, where [...]
Glossary of Webmaster Terms
Downloading
Simply put, downloading is when you transfer a file it from another computer to your own computer. The only difference about downloading from the internet is that the other computer happens to be a computer on the internet.
HTML
HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is essentially another language used to read documents on the internet. Basically, HTML [...]
List of free HTML web editors
Here are a list of HTML web editors.
NoteTab
Arachnophilia
NotePad++
Working with your Drupal site
When you have completed downloading Drupal and uploading the files (for information on how to do that, see the Starting a site with Drupal page) you should see a message saying something like You may now visit your new site. Click the link and you will be taken to a page titled Welcome to [...]
Starting a site with Drupal
Starting a site with Drupal can definitely be a good choice if it fits your needs. The main advantage of using a program like Drupal is that you do not need to understand CSS and codes in order to create your site and you can create a site quickly. It also offers the [...]
In: Drupal, Getting Started
Setting up Drupal through webhost
Set up database
Drupal works through the use of a database, so before you can set up your site you must have a database for your site to function. Most web hosts have some sort of “control panel” in which they have databases for you to set up. If that is the case, you [...]
Setting up Drupal locally
The first main difference between setting up a local test environment versus through the host is that when you decide to test locally, you will need to install PHP, a web server, MySQL, and PHPMyadmin. If you test through your host, you will not need to go through this process because they have it [...]
Drupal installation page tutorial
Now we can take the final step and go the Drupal installation page (Drupal.org calls it running the install script). You have now taken all the steps to get your Drupal sight up and running, but now is the true test. Enter your site name (iebuildyourownstory.com) into your browser, and hopefully you will [...]
