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Drupal: Get started the easy way

“However, before we get going, the big question you have to
answer is: with all the free hosting services available today, do
you really need your own website at all? If the answer is yes, read
on to discover how you can create anything from a simple blog to a
complex website using Drupal in a matter of minutes. Click here to
find out more!

“Drupal is the ideal tool for all manner of site creation,
especially since it’s easily extensible via the many available
modules. You can use it to run a simple blog, forum, wiki, or even
a social network. Just like all the ingredients that go into a
meal, there are many flavours to consider when preparing a website.
The software is one, then there’s the server and the database
configuration. The colour scheme and logo are the final garnish,
and we won’t need them until the site’s ready.

“However, just knowing the ingredients isn’t enough to make a
great dish; you also need them in just the right quantities. Could
this be the reason why – despite being familiar with several
different CMSs and blogging tools, Apache, MySQL and PHP – you’ve
not yet managed to cook up a storm online?”

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