Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Drupal installation made easier by my ISP

Since Drupal 6 was introduced an increasing number of people have joined the Drupal brigade. Gone are the days when one had to FTP their Drupal core onto onto their web server or Internet service Provider (ISP) hosting space and then configure it and run it from there. A large number of ISP's now install and run your Drupal installations. This is not only limited to Drupal but to other popular CMS like Joomla and popular blogging software like WordPress. They also install Forum running software among a multitude of other software. My favorite ISP is Go Daddy who are based in Scottsdale, Arizona in the U.S. I began using them a number of years ago when I lived in the United Kingdom and I've found them to be one of the loveliest and most helpful ISP's if not companies that I have ever dealt with. I have never had a problem that they could not fix and I find their rates very reasonable and competitive. I live in Kenya now but I recommend them to anyone who is looking for a web-host. You get a free email address when you buy a domain and you get a free domain when you buy hosting. So in a nutshell, just get the hosting. 

I use their deluxe hosting service which allows me to run 99 domains in Tandem in one account. All I need to do is buy domain names when I need a website and Bob's your uncle.

Drupal 7 is the in thing now, with responsive websites and tougher security measures than Drupal 6. it also comes with a variety of tools that make things really easier and less clunkier than it's predecessor. But with new things comes new methods so I am writing this blog for those who find some things tricky in this release. Those simple laymen who never went to University or learned how to use a computer through help screens or second hand books. I happen to be one of those people so I'll keep things simple because I know many of you out there or in here (depending on how you see it) don't like getting too complicated.