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Install drupal for mac update#
Install drupal for mac password#

Install drupal for mac password#

Optionally you may want to add a password to your MySQL. Now you can start adding content and exploring the different features of Drupal. Once you are logged in change your password to something you can easily remember under the edit tab. It doesn’t matter what email address you enter.

This will populate your new database with the essential data to run your Drupal site.

Now still in CocoaMySQL go to File/ Import/ CocoaMySQL dump and select this file: /Library /Webserver/ Documents/ drupal/ database/ database.mysql.

Click the little icon on the left with a plus sign to add a new database and enter: drupal.

Open CocoaMySQL and enter host:localhost and user:root.

(Main root directory, not under your user.)

Copy the Drupal folder into your /Library /Webserver/ Documents/ folder.

This will start the built in Apache server on your Mac.

Switch on Personal Web Sharing in your System Preferences/ Sharing/ Services pane.

This is free OS X application that will help you manage your databases. You will need to put your MySQL password, which is not set at this stage, so just press Enter and then you will need to put your admin password.

Open your new System Preferences called MySQL and click Initialize.

Drag the MySQL.prefPane from the mounted volume to your System Preferences pane to add.

This is the database engine that will serve your site with data. This is the programming language that will run your web site.

Install drupal for mac update#

PHP is installed on OS X by default, but you may want to update it. Update PHP by running the installation file for Entropy-PHP-4.3.10-1.Download this package which includes all files you will need in step two, three and four.Hopefully this time it’s going to be easier. I’ve written about this subject before, but that was a bit too complicated for some and it didn’t touch up on Drupal. Please feel free to correct me or further simpify the process. The installation altogether will take around 15 minutes in total. There are many ways of installing Drupal and I’m trying to come up with the simplest solution for you, so I packaged all the needed files into one downloadable package and put together a step by step tutorial.

You can test and build a Drupal site locally on your Mac without the need for a hosting server. Drupal is becoming a highly popular CMS and several readers requested for help with installation on their Macs.