You will find the latest version of Drupal at drupal.org. There is a big green button get started with Drupal, providing you with some easy-to-use links to get started. There is also a link directly to Drupal core on the site's front page. (See figure A1.1)

Figure A1.1: You can download Drupal from drupal.org. The “Get started with Drupal” button is a good start.

The downloaded file package is either a zip or a tar.gz archive, depending on which download link you use. Regardless of its format, the archive should be extracted with a suitable tool and its content should be moved to the web folder on the your server.

Drupal won't care if you place all the files in a sub folder of your server's web folder or directly in the web root. The only thing affected is the path used for accessing your site.

TIP: If you're using a web hosting service, you will probably need an ftp client to upload files. A good and free ftp client is FileZilla. You will need ftp login information, provided by your web hosting service.