Part 2: Installation of Drupal latest version

Published on : April 27, 2026

Author: Masum

Category: Drupal

Basic Requirements:

System requirements:

A minimum installation requires 15 Megabytes. 60 MB is needed for a website with many contributed modules and themes installed. Keep in mind you need much more for the database, files uploaded by the users, media, backups and other files.

Web server:

Apache, Nginx, or Microsoft II.

I prefer Apache. Apache is the most commonly used web server for Drupal.

Database:

MySQL 5.0.15 or higher with PDO, PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher with PDO, SQLite 3.3.7 or higher

PHP:

Drupal 7: PHP 5.2.5 or higher (5.4 or higher recommended).

Download and Extract:

Visit: https://www.drupal.org/start and download Drupal latest version in your local PC. Extract it and also rename it as your project (Like – drupal_tutorial_project).

Installation:

Run your local server (I am using WampServer Version 2.5)
Move your file into server’s www directory.
Create a database related with project name (Like – drupal_tutorial_project) so that you can easily identify database name.
Now, open a browser. Visit localhost/your project name (Like: http://localhost/drupal_tutorial_project)
You will see a page like below. Choose standard and click ‘Save and Continue’ button.
Choose Language
Database Configuration
Site Configuration
Drupal installation is complete. Visit your first Drupal site.
First Drupal Site