I’m now keeping a recipe cataloging the technologies and configuration that drive this xolotl.org site. Continue to check the recipe as the site evolves. Once the site reaches a certain maturity, I’m thinking to build a Drupal install profile to make it easier for others to duplicate this installation.
LAMP Platform Ubuntu Apache MySQL PHP Drupal Content Management System Drupal Drupal Installation Procure a LAMP webserver environment similar to the one described above. Other platforms are possible (eg, LAPP, WAMP, WIMP, etc), but will not be discussed here. Read Drupal’s system requirements for more information. Follow the standard Drupal installation procedures. Once Drupal is … Read more
With some work, I’ve now enabled OpenID user authentication. It would have been a lot easier if I weren’t running Drupal 5 (for which a core OpenID module is not yet ready) or using a shared host (which meant I don’t control PHP at the system level). Steps to get OpenID auth running included: installing … Read more
I’ve started a new blog to put Drupal 5 to the test. See details on my specific site configuration. I may work toward contributing a Drupal install profile for a single-user blog site.