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Drupal in 5
1. Drupal in 5 Minutes
Robert Carr
@robertgarr
rob@cognimatic.com
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2. What is it?
Drupal is a free,
community-built
website
development tool
used across the
world.
Mostly software
written in PHP
language.
Currently powers
about 1 in 50
websites.
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3. Build Websites Quickly.
Assemble websites
with the browser UI, or
a command line > drush dl drupal --drupal-project-rename=example
> cd example
> drush site-install standard --db-
interface. url=mysql://[db_user]:[db_pass]@localhost/[db_name] --site-
name=Example
>
Out-of-the-box
distributions for
complete solutions.
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5. Customise the look.
Hundreds of templates can be freely
downloaded to customize the appearance.
Use custom HTML and CSS for unique
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6. Scalable and Deployable
Out of the box, can drive low-
med websites
Can be scaled-up for some of
the highest traffic sites in the
world.
Re-use standard codebase and
database to deploy multiple
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7. Secure.
Code written to high standards.
Dedicated security team.
Patches and advice easily
available.
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9. No licensing costs.
Drupal is open-
source software: no
acquisition or
licensing costs.
Built on other open-
source projects
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10. Why Drupal?
• Rapid build
• Customise functionality &
appearance
• Scalable & deployable
• Secure
• Designed for the social world
• Free
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