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Install Drupal on a hosted server

Posted by rolf on Monday, 10 November 2014

A very good introduction. I only wish to add some minor things.

When copying all the files to your webserver (e.g. via ftp) make sure you also copy the hidden files
.htaccess
.gitignore

If you don't copy .htaccess one thing that will not work is clean urls, see https://www.drupal.org/getting-started/clean-urls, section "Enabling Clean URLs in Drupal"

Posted by rolf on Monday, 10 November 2014

If you prefer having static URLS, e.g.

instead of dynamic URLS, e.g.

you have to enable "clean urls" in admin > settings. Hence navigate your browser to

and click on

Posted by rolf on Sunday, 9 November 2014

Getting a larger image when clicking on an image can be done with a lightbox. In Drupal the best module to use is colorbox.