How to setup, configure and customize the powerful PHP / MySQL based Open Source CMS Install, configure, manage, maintain and expand access Drupal.Control with users, roles and permissions structure your content using the advanced features of Drupal CMS Includes coverage of release 4.7 In Detail Drupal is a content management system is the most popular on the internet. What you will learn from this book? Chapter 1 introduces you to the world of Drupal and looks at where Drupal comes from, where are going and what it can offer you. Finally, we examine the Drupal community and learn how to use Drupal as an entity, organized life and not just a piece of software. Chapter 2 discusses how to get everything you need and runs on a development machine and also got to see how all the necessary technologies gel together to make your Drupal site to work. After everything is up and running, and after looking into several more common installation problems, this chapter presents a brief tour of Drupal in order to give an idea of what to expect. Chapter 3 looks at the most general settings which all Drupal administrators need to contend with. Everything from determining your site's name to deal with the cache or file system settings will be treated here before we see a more focused and complex issues in the chapters to come. Chapter 4 sees us adding functionality to create a new site. Drupal has a sophisticated system of role based access control, which is essentially important to control how users access your site. This chapter will provide the information you need to apply any access control you need. Chapters 6 through to the heart of the matter by beginning the book coverage on content. Working with content, what types of content available, manage content and even a discourse on some of the more common content related modules serve as the basis for moving forward on the issue of content that follow in the next chapter. Chapter 7 gives you the edge when it comes to creating dynamic and interesting content. That's only half the story, because then looks at categorization and how a particular feature of Drupal sets it apart from everything else out there. Chapter 8 gives you a run down of how attractive interfaces are created in Drupal through the use of themes. From creating flexible content types and generating revenue from ads, all the way through to building dynamic content using Ajax, you'll find something to improve your website and add that something special. Chapter 10 takes a pragmatic look at the types of tasks that need to be proficient in order to successfully run and maintain a Drupal site. Because all major work should be done on a copy of your website on the development machine, this appendix provides the voice to take the finished product and make it available for public consumption on your host site. Who is this book written for? This book is suitable for anyone who has a need to create rich content websites.