This document summarizes notes from an October 4th office hours session about Drupal and WordPress. It outlines that both content management systems are built with PHP and use MySQL databases. They deliver content to users through jQuery, HTML, and CSS. Both have pluggable architectures and are open source. Drupal and WordPress also have commercial partners and very active user communities. The document provides instructions for getting started with each platform and the typical installation process. It stresses the importance of regular updates for security.