Before you start

Hi Gang, this is Nick from TreeHugger.com, a fairly big eco-site (2MM pageviews a month). We're currently running on MovableType but I'm seriously considering a switch to Drupal.

I was hoping someone might be able to answer the following basic questions:

Good evening, all. First post to the Drupal Fora.. if all goes well, it'll not be the last ;-)

I have worked up a set of parameters for a project I am undertaking. There's no particular timeframe on this, but obviously I'd like to get it up and running as expeditiously as possible. I have been reading several posts in this forum that seem to indicate a multi-month learning curve... which is somewhat daunting.

Anyhow... here's what I am thinking of doing:

I want to develop a project and I would like to know if I can use Drupal.

1. I need the users of the site to get registered to create an account (My account, My favourites, ...). They have to submmit photos (maybe videos in the future) and text. These contents should be classified in categories.

2. Which version of Drupal should I use?

3. What are the requesits of the hosting server?

Thanks in advance.

The upgrade files that come with 4.7.3 are they applicable to 4.7.3 itself or only to previous versions?

Do updates such as the recent 4.7.4 bug fixes require the update.php script to be run?

Hi there,
we've been running Drupal on our internal marketing site for over a year now, with mixed results.
We have two main use cases for the site - one is to push some standard written content. The other is basically a file archive, storing things like roadmaps, competitive write ups, price lists and the like.

The problem we have is that our navigation is abysmal. Trying to find a particular file, or see all the files that are in the categories of one of our products AND a category results in a long list, not a nice table.

Good afternoon everyone!

I'm seriously considering Drupal to manage a Search & rescue organization. The site would NOT be for members, only for management, to manage training material, member files, activity planning, etc.

Basically, what I need :

-Easy forums with security management (admins, non-admins, etc.)
-Easy file sharing within users with categories
-Some way to manage members (pictures, qualifications, etc.)