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Before we proceed to Install Drupal on Godaddy hosted domain. Here is a quick Introduction about Drupal and godaddy.

Drupal:
Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website.

For more detailed information about Drupal, check Drupal Website.

Godaddy:
Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, which also sells e-business related software and services. For more detailed information about Godaddy, check Godaddy Website.

1. Download Drupal

You can obtain the latest Drupal release from http://drupal.org/. The files are in .tar.gz format and can be extracted using most compression tools. On a typical Unix command line, use:

tar -zxvf drupal-x.x.tar.gz

This will create a new directory drupal-x.x/ containing all Drupal files and directories. Move the contents of that directory iinto your godaddy Hosted account FTP server. Upload it within “/” or “/drupal” subdirectory as per your plan.

To upload files to your Godaddy hosted Web site, you need an FTP client. Using FTP, you can move all your drupal’s files from your local system to Godaddy hosted account.

Some popular FTP clients are:

• Filezilla(Linux/Windows)
• Fetch (Mac)
• gFTP (Linux)
• IExplorer(Windows)
  

After downloading and installing one of these clients, you can use it to connect to your Godaddy hosting account. settings. Following login details require to connect.

Web Site URL: http://www.mydomain.com

FTP Site URL: ftp://www.mydomain.com

FTP User Name: User name for your hosting account.

FTP Password: Password for your hosting account.

2. GRANT WRITE PERMISSIONS ON CONFIGURATION FILE

Drupal comes with a default.settings.php file in the sites/default directory. The installer will create a copy of this file filled with the details you provide through the install process, in the same directory. Hence give the web server write privileges to the sites/default directory.

SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS chmod o+w sites/default

3. CREATE THE DRUPAL DATABASE

• Login to your Godaddy Account to create a Mysql database.
  

You can do this by using Godaddy web-based control panel

Open the Control Panel and click on name DATABASE to Expand a screen similiar as below you will see.

• In the Hosting Manager Control panel go Click on “MySQL”
• Click on “CREATE NEW DATABASE” button
• Enter a new Username and password for drupal database (Username will also become your database name) and click on OK.
  

It will take a while (5 to 10 min or so) for GoDaddy’s servers to create and setup your database. Hit reload every so often.

• When the “OPEN MANAGER” button is enabled your database is setup
• Click the “Edit” Icon under “Actions”(it looks like a pencil)

• This shows you your database information

• Copy the “Host Name” to a scratch text file or write it down, you will need this to connect to your database

Note: Take note of the username, password, database name and hostname as you create the database. You will need this to enter these items in the install script.

4. RUN THE INSTALL SCRIPT

To run the install script point your browser to the base URL of your website
(e.g., http://www.mydomain.com).

You will be guided through several screens to set up the database, create tables, add the first user account and provide basic web site settings.

The install script will attempt to create a files storage directory in the default location at sites/default/files (the location of the files directory may be changed after Drupal is installed).

The install script will attempt to write-protect the sites/default directory after creating the settings.php file. If you make manual changes to that file later, be sure to protect it again after making your modifications. Failure to remove write permissions to that file is a security risk. Although the default location for the settings.php file is at sites/default/settings.php, it may be in another location if you use the multi-site setup, as explained below.

5. CONFIGURE DRUPAL

When the install script succeeds, you will be directed to the “Welcome” page, and you will be logged in as the administrator already. Proceed with the initial configuration steps suggested on the “Welcome” page.

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