

Installing Drupal on Windows and SQL Server, January 2016.
#Drupal vm install
Here are a few other resources to help you get started:Ī complete and detailed Installing Drupal on Windows guide for production ready setups Installing Drupal On Windows and SQL ServerĪ free training series discussing deployment techniques including Drush on Windows:ĭrupal Install on Windows Server 2008 SP1 and IIS7 Videos A search on the forums will usually pull up quite a number of resources. There are several resources that are available to you to get Drupal up and running on IIS. Both Apache and Nginx can be used for development purposes and might be able to handle brochureware, but are NOT recommended for production usage Warning: The only production ready web server for Windows is IIS from Microsoft. From there you can launch Drupal.ĭrupal can be used with Microsoft Internet information Services (IIS) or with Apache/NGINX. Under the Drupal application will be a Launch link that will open your default web browser to the installation page (install.php for Drupal). Click through to the next screen to view a summary of what has been installed.
#Drupal vm update


Acquia Drupal includes 30 very popular modules for building big sites. Note that the Drupal 7 version is actually Acquia Drupal, not a standard Drupal distribution. The quickest and easiest way to install Drupal on a Windows platform is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer as described in detail on the page: Install Drupal 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft Web Platform Installer.įrom your Windows 2008 Server, simply navigate to the Microsoft WebPlatform Installer and click the Download button. You can use an installer that includes Drupal, the most popular being the Microsoft web installer. Install the software that Drupal needs in order to run.You need to do two things on your computer:
#Drupal vm how to
In this section you will learn how to set up a local test site on your Windows PC. To properly deploy Drupal on Windows scroll down to Advanced Setup. Notice: Quickstart should only be used to play with Drupal. PS! You might want to read Windows-Specific Guidelines - Install Drupal On Home Computer (Local) first.
