{"id":153,"date":"2011-08-24T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T17:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/08\/24\/getting-started-guide-drupal\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:18:58","slug":"getting-started-guide-drupal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/getting-started-guide-drupal\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started Guide: Drupal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-logo-stacked-300x229.png\" alt=\"Drupal logo\" class=\"wp-image-69516\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3101205280275492;width:119px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-logo-stacked-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-logo-stacked.png 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/\"><strong>Drupal<\/strong><\/a> is a popular choice for government institutions and security-conscious users. 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This strict standard ensures that having a large amount of third party modules installed is less likely to cause unexpected problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Native support for multiple languages<\/strong> negates the need to research third party integrations that offer a stable method for selecting default and additional languages. 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As mentioned above, it is targeted towards developers wanting to build a highly customized website with hardened <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-change-the-php-version-your-account-uses\/\">PHP<\/a> and <a href=\"\/support\/server\/databases\/mysql-versus-mariadb\/\">MySQL<\/a>\/MariaDB database security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claims about Drupal not being the most \u201cuser friendly\u201d generally result from one or more of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Powerful, native, graphical user interface (GUI) functions such as WYSIWYG and drag-and-drop aren\u2019t included for achieving complex tasks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep knowledge of coding in <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-multiphp-ini-editor\/\">PHP<\/a>, <a href=\"\/support\/server\/databases\/mysql-datatypes\/\">MySQL<\/a>, <a href=\"\/support\/website\/website-design\/javascript-resources\/\">JavaScript<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/support\/website\/website-design\/python-programming\/\">Python<\/a> are needed for deep customization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/5-free-ways-to-learn-linux\/\">command-line interface (CLI) skills<\/a>, a lot of modules would be needed to achieve goals requiring high customization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For situations deemed time-sensitive or where some type of industry compliance is essential (e.g. <a href=\"\/support\/security\/pci-compliance\/\">PCI<\/a> and <a href=\"\/support\/website\/6-ways-to-improve-website-accessibility\/\">Section 508 accessibility<\/a>), the best solution may be to hire a developer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these basically boil down to the back-end design not being tailored to novices in web design and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">Installing Drupal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in getting started with Drupal is to install the CMS on a web server, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/php-development-environment\/\">local development environment<\/a> with PHP and MySQL up to date. 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