I have been charged with the task of looking into different collaborative education systems. When I first heard about the whole DrupalEd thing and saw a demonstration I was excited. Now that I have my hands on it I am confused and somewhat dismayed. I am sure there is wonderful functionality in there but trying to understand how to tap into that is rather difficult. So where is the My Work, My Files and even Course pages? It seems that these default views for this pre-configured version are missing. Do I have to create these? If so I thought the idea of a pre-configured Drupal install was to avoid at least some of this? I see how Drupal can be made to be a powerful collaborative tool but I don't see how I can use this DrupalEd version without creating all these different views and functionality. I could just be confused and missing something rather basic as that is always a possibility. So if anyone out there can point me in the right direction and show me the way that is this DrupalEd I would be most grateful.
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Your problem tripped me up
Your problem tripped me up for a while the first time I installed DrupalED. To see all the preconfigured stuff, you need to find the sql script included with the distribution, and import that into your drupalED database using phpmyadmin or some other SQL admin tool.
Kyle Mathews
Kyle Mathews
What file?
I have been searching through the files and have not found any script that would have something to do with this pre-configured stuff. Do you know the name of the script by chance?
-Thanks
More detail needed
The tarball contains a folder titled "instructions" -- this folder contains a file named drupaled_INSTALL.txt --
Have you read this file and followed these instructions?
If so, what didn't work? The more detail you can given the better.
From what you describe, it sounds like you aren't using the sql file that contains the pre-set options for DrupalEd.
Cheers,
Bill
FunnyMonkey
Tools for Teachers
FunnyMonkey
Installation Info
I now have a better understanding as to why my install of DruaplEd looked so incomplete. I had my co-worker who is one of the database guys in the IT department instlall this for me. It turns out that he did not use the drupaled_install.txt file but instead used the install.txt file. This is the reason he gave me as to why he did it that way:
"Well the reason I didn't use the installation instructions in the instructions folder is because they appeared to be incomplete.
For example:
RUN THE INSTALL SCRIPT
The install script will set the base URL, connect Drupal to the database, and
create tables in the database.
To run the install script point your browser to the base url of your website
(i.e. http://www.example.com). You will be presented with the "Database
Configuration" page.
How can you do the second paragraph without first putting the drupal files in the right location (in this case /var/apache2/htdocs...)?"
So any answers to his question would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Honestly, I never thought that needed explaining
But, for the record, it is necessary to upload the codebase into a web-accessible directory. The actual directory you choose will vary widely depending on your OS, your web server, and the url from where you want to access the site.
Good luck, and I hope this helps.
Also, if you want to write up install instructions that feel more complete, please do -- if they are solid, we can include them in a future release. The profile gets better as more people contribute.
Cheers,
Bill
FunnyMonkey
Tools for Teachers
FunnyMonkey