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Q: What is Drupal?
A: Drupal is an Open Source Content Management System used for building dynamic websites.
Q: Why should I use Drupal and not any other CMS?
A: By building on relevant standards and open source technologies, Drupal supports and enhances the potential of the Internet as a medium where diverse and geographically separated individuals and groups can collectively produce, discuss, and share information and ideas. With a central interest in and focus on communities and collaboration, Drupal’s flexibility allows the collaborative production of online information systems and communities.
Q: What are the minimum requirements for Drupal 7?
A: Drupal 7 requires PHP 5.2.0 or later to run the Drupal code. You will also need one of the following databases to run Drupal 7:
Q: Where can one download Drupal 7 from?
A: Head on over to http://drupal.org/project/drupal and click on the Drupal version number you wish to download—in this case it is Drupal 7. Click on Download and then save it to your C: drive or your My Documents folder (or wherever you want).
Q: What’s new in Drupal 7?
A: There are several key functionalities that made it to Drupal 7. Some of them are as follows:
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The toolbar groups commonly used tasks together making it easier for new administrators to learn how to configure Drupal and making it quicker for experienced administrators to get to commonly-used functionality.
Q: How has the installation process improved in Drupal 7?
A: Drupal 7 has a new installation routine. It is designed to make it easier for new Drupal users to set up Drupal. The new installation offers two types of install—the regular installation and a minimal installation.
The Minimal installation is similar to previous versions. The new Standard installation automatically enables commonly-used functionality during the installation to save time after setup.
Q: How has the interface for creating content and new content types improved in Drupal 7?
A: Improved interface for creating content: A big, but welcome, change for editors is the redesigned and updated interface to create and edit content. A sample of the interface is shown in the following screenshot:
The redesigned screen makes it easier to quickly navigate to specific sections within the content.
Improved interface for creating new content types: The interface for creating content types has been redesigned to keep all of the options in a smaller space so navigation is easier and all information can be quickly accessed.
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