As this is written for Drupal 6.8, instructions may vary for other versions (5.x, 7.x, etc).
Download Drupal and extract files into /path/to/website/drupal
1. Installation
Install Drupal by visiting http://domain/drupal/install.php in your browser.
Ensure no table name conflicts with existing site (ie. any tables named "users", "files" or "access")
2. Bootstrapping the Drupal API
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This allows full access to Drupal API from without your website.
The following code is a modified version of ceejayoz's script bootstrap code.
/**
* Allows us access into Drupal's API.
*/
function initialise_drupal_bootstrap() {
// Determine Drupal's directory
$DRUPALINC = realpath('./drupal');
// Adjust PHP's include path so Drupal properly includes it's dependencies
$paths = explode(';', get_include_path());
$paths[] = realpath('./');
$paths[] = $DRUPALINC;
set_include_path(implode(';', $paths));
// Save current working directory
$cwd = getcwd();
chdir($DRUPALINC);
// Call Drupal's bootstrapping code
require_once('includes/bootstrap.inc');
drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_FULL);
// restore error reporting to its normal setting
error_reporting(E_ALL);
}
Whenever you need to enable the Drupal API on a page, simply call initialise_drupal_bootstrap().
3. Edit .htaccess
This step is optional for Linux users, as you can simply create a symlink to the paths required.
Copy "/path/to/website/drupal/.htaccess" to "/path/to/website/" and open it up in a text editor.
Uncomment the line with "RewriteBase" and set it to "RewriteBase /drupal"
4. Test
- Open your main page, it should show your original site. (ie. http://www.domain.com)
- Attempt to access a Drupal rendered page, such as your user profile page at "http://www.domain.com/user"
- View the Drupal main page, at "http://www.domain.com/drupal"
5. Configure
Log in as the administrator and view the page "http://www.domain.com/admin/settings/site-information" to set up your default front page.
