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Drupal
Getting started
Administering a Drupal site
Upgrading Drupal
Updating Drupal
Extending Drupal
Glossary
Getting started
This guide covers what you need to start using and exploring the capabilities of Drupal.
If you want to test Drupal locally, quickly, read the
Evaluator Guide
If you want an introduction to Drupal concepts, read
Chapter 1. Understanding Drupal
in the
Drupal User Guide
If you want to get the recommended local development (and test) environment, read the
Local Development Guide
System requirements
This guide covers detailed system requirements for a Drupal installation.
Web Server
Database server
Memory
Composer
PHP
PHP OpenSSL
Browser
Setting the MySQL transaction isolation level
Relocated web root on shared hosting with symlink
Installing Drupal
This guide covers what to check before installing Drupal and how to install Drupal.
Before installation
Install Drupal using DDEV for local development
Install dependencies with Composer
Create a database
Run the installer
Status check
Add Composer to an existing site
Drupal Quick Start
Trusted Host settings
Using a load balancer or reverse proxy
Accessibility in Drupal
Contributed Modules for Extending Accessibility in Drupal
Drupal Accessibility Features
How to Ensure Your Contribution is Accessible
How to do an accessibility review?
External Accessibility Resources
Drupal Accessibility (a11y) Office Hours
Accessibility Coding Standards
Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) Process
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Understanding Drupal
This guide gives you a broader picture of Drupal concepts and helps you understand its framework.
Overview
User Guide e-book Downloads
Understanding Drupal version numbers
Umami: Drupal demonstration installation profile
Sample Drupal site based on a fictional food magazine
Drupal distributions
Documentation for Drupal 9 distributions.
Creating distributions
Cappuccino Starter Kit
Conference Organizing Distribution
deGov
Guardr
Niobi Research Center
Open Social
Thunder
Varbase
Distribution documentation
Droopler
GovCMS
LocalGov Drupal
Sector
Multisite Drupal
Multisite Drupal
Drupal Multisite
Multisite Drupal considerations
Multisite folder structure in Drupal
Use cases for Drupal multisite
Sustainability
Documentation about sustainability efforts in Drupal
Contributing to Sustainability in Drupal
Getting Started with Sustainability
Module & Theme Considerations
Quantifying Emissions
Sustainable contribution
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