Drupal 7.0-alpha1: Installation Procedure

Drupal 7.0 brings many advanced features, especially CCK and Views in Drupal core! This tutorial cover step by step to install Drupal 7.0-alpha on a local machine. Let's start:

1. Assume you use XAMPP as your local hosting application
2. Extract drupal-7.0-alpha1.tar to c:\xampp\htdocs
3. Rename drupal-7.0-alpha1 to drupal7
4. Now, execute the Drupal installation: http://localhost/drupal7 
5. You will see Drupal setup page as shown below:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click "Save and continue"
7. Just choose built-in English language and click "Save and continue" as shown below:
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Then you will get en error message like this:
   
   
   
   
   
   

   The Drupal installer requires that you create a settings file as part of the installation process. Copy the ./sites/default/default.settings.php file to ./sites/default/settings.php. More details about installing Drupal are available in INSTALL.txt.

9. Simply go to c:\xampp\htdocs\drupal7 and copy /sites/default/default.settings.php file to ./sites/default/settings.php
10. Then click "process with the installation" or just press F5 (browser refresh)
11. Enter you database detail: DB Name, DB USer and DB Password.
    Note: the database must be exist, you may create the database using PHPMyAdmin. For Web Hosting, usually PHPMyAdminhas no privilage to create database, so you need to use CPanel, DirectAdmin or Pleks to create the database first
12. Klik "Save and continue", you will see setup page like this:
    
    
    
    
13. Enter above field then press "Save and continue", you will see this page:
    
    
    
14. Finish! Now you can start to try Drupal 7.x the best CMS in the world!