Getting started

System requirements

This guide covers detailed system requirements for a Drupal installation.

• Overview
• Web Server
• Database server
• Memory
• Composer
• PHP
• PHP OpenSSL
• Browser
• Setting the MySQL transaction isolation level
• OBSOLETE Limitations of 32-bit PHP (Pre PHP 8)
• Relocated web root on shared hosting with symlink

Installing Drupal

This guide covers what to check before installing Drupal and how to install Drupal.

• Before installation
• Install Drupal using DDEV for local development
• Install dependencies with Composer
• Create a database
• Run the installer
• Status check
• Add Composer to an existing site
• Drupal Quick Start
• Trusted Host settings
• Using a load balancer or reverse proxy

Accessibility

Accessibility in Drupal

• Drupal Accessibility Features
• Contributed Modules for Extending Accessibility in Drupal
• How to Ensure Your Contribution is Accessible
• How to do an accessibility review?
• External Accessibility Resources
• Drupal Accessibility (a11y) Office Hours
• Accessibility Coding Standards
• Hide Content Properly
• Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) Process

Understanding Drupal

This guide gives you a broader picture of Drupal concepts and helps you understand its framework.

• Overview
• User Guide e-book Downloads
• Understanding Drupal version numbers

Umami: Drupal demonstration installation profile

Sample Drupal site based on a fictional food magazine

Drupal distributions

Documentation for Drupal 9 distributions.

• Creating distributions
• Cappuccino Starter Kit
• Conference Organizing Distribution
• deGov
• Guardr
• Niobi Research Center
• Open Social
• Thunder
• Varbase
• Distribution documentation
• Droopler
• GovCMS
• LocalGov Drupal
• Open Intranet
• Sector

Multisite Drupal

Multisite Drupal

• Drupal Multisite
• Multisite Drupal considerations
• Multisite folder structure in Drupal
• Use cases for Drupal multisite

Sustainability

Documentation about sustainability efforts in Drupal

• Contributing to Sustainability in Drupal
• Getting Started with Sustainability
• Module & Theme Considerations
• Quantifying Emissions
• Sustainable contribution