2. About Drupal
Drupal is Open source CMS, written in PhP,
Have the advantages over other CMS
solutions.
Drupal spread like a wave in the ocean of
content management systems, it is a highly cost
effective CMS solution as it allows users to
develop complex websites in much less time.
3. How to update Drupal Modules
Log in to your Drupal website. Through the admin
interface, you will need to input your username and
password.
When you are already logged in, find the “Administer,
Reports and then Available updates” tab to view the
modules that have available updates.
You need to backup your database. This can be done in
many ways such as using phpMyAdmin,
phpMyAdminToolKit.Dump or the Drupal database
administration module or backup module.
4. Download and save the code files for the modules you
are updating by the use of FTP access software like
Filezilla and Dreamweaver. It is also the best idea to
back-up all the code files for modules. They can be
found in the “Root Folder, Drupal installation and then
Modules” or you can find it in the sub-folder or the
root folder will be your Drupal installation. Each
modules will have their own folders within the folder of
the modules.
5. Go to the tab “Administer, Site Configuration and Site
Maintenance” in your Drupal interface. Choose
“Offline” and click “Save Configuration” at the bottom
to activate the site's maintenance mode.
Go to the tab “ Administer, Site Building and then Site
Maintenance.” Uncheck to disable the module that you
are updating. Then, click “Save Configuration” at the
bottom.
Go to the tab “ Administer, Reports and then Available
Updates.” Click the download link for each module.
Update and follow the provided instructions for
downloading of the module.
6. Upload the files and module folders to your website using
FTP access. Put them within the “modules” and overwrite
the outdated files.
Go to “Administer, Site Building, then Modules.” Click the
“Update PHP” link at the top of the page. Or you may also
go to http://YourSite.com/drupal/update.
Follow instructions to finish the PHP database updates. It
should also detect any recent updates automatically. If it
shows “No updates available, “ you do not need to update
your database.
View your site publicly to ensure that there were no error
that have been committed during the update. Make sure that
all functionality and content are all in and working.
7. For more information on
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