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How to install and configure Drupal 7

Drupal 7 is an open source content management system platform to build websites. System requirement To install and run Drupal 7 application your system must have following things to be installed: Web server :  Apache, Nginx, or Microsoft IIS. PHP :  PHP 5.2.5 or higher (5.3 recommended). Database : MySQL 5.0.15 or higher with PDO, PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher with PDO, SQLite 3.3.7 or higher. Reference:  https://www.drupal.org/requirements Step 1: Download and extract Drupal Download the latest version of Drupal 7 from there official website  https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal Extract the compressed file and paste that folder in your web root directory (for apache /var/www/). Rename the folder with any name that would be your website name. Step 2: Create the database You must create an empty database before running the Drupal installation script. You can create database by either PHPMyAdmin or MySql command line. For PHPMyAdmin, it is very simple. Login to you