Creating an Online Newsletter with Drupal
By Michael J. Ross2008-07-11
Laying the Foundation
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The first step in building a successful online newsletter site using Drupal, is to install Drupal and all of its needed components (PHP and either MySQL or PostgreSQL) on a Web server. DeveloperTutorials.com hosts articles that explain exactly how to do this in detail for PHP, MySQL, and Drupal itself.
Normally, it would be best to choose the most recent stable version of Drupal, which as of this writing is version 6.2. However, we will be making use of a module that does not yet have a 6.x version, and as a result we will be using Drupal 5.7, which is quite stable and well tested.
Assuming that you have a clean working installation of Drupal 5.7, create the administrator account — the first one — for the site. Login as the administrator, and set the basic configuration settings for your newsletter site, such as the site name, slogan, and mission statement. These settings can be found at Administer > Site configuration > Site information. Only the site name is essential, and for this tutorial we will be using the name "Ye Olde Newsletter".
Tutorial Pages:
» Introduction
» Laying the Foundation
» Initial Theme
» The Homepage
» The Newsletter
» Access Control
» Navigation
