Before you start

Has anyone successfully run Drupal off an iPlanet web server? Is it even possible? If you have any information on this, it would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Anna

I'm in the early stages of putting together a web site and I'm not overly familiar with CMS so I'm not even sure if I'm looking at the right sort of software.

I want to create a site where people can create lists of "things". List entries could include a date, description, image, URL....etc. These lists should be private by default, but shareable with other users at the election of the author. I'd also like group lists where specific groups of users can view/update lists.

I would love to use drupal for my website, but the problem is that i have forum with many users (relative for the site) and some posts. And i would hate to make them reregister, as this would probably set the end of my forums. That i would not want to happen.

So, is there a way to convert to Drupal form IBP?

Can anybody confirm that mysql version 4.1 is supported by Drupal, or if I should stick to version 4.0 (I only have experience of running Drupal with mysql 4.0).

Apparently some mysql behaviors have changed in 4.1 ( example of 'NATURAL JOIN' => http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=6136), and I am wondering if Drupal is fully compatible with the latest 4.1 release which is 4.1.8.

Thanks !

I only see v4.4 listed, but it seems to be in active development in CVS. Has anyone succesfully got it working with 4.5?

Hi, I am from Australia and I specialise in building low priced websites for customers who would normally not be able to afford engaging a more expensive web design company. I don't have much html or coding knowledge and I basically purchase pre-built templates designed in Microsoft Frontpage and customise the graphics and content to suit.

I have recently designed/customised a website for a customer and uploaded his new website to a Linux Apache webhosting server that is PHP and MySQL enabled.

My customer loves the new website but has just asked me if he if I could set up his new website so that he is able to edit his new website on-line without having to purchase and learn Microsoft Frontpage.

I am assuming what he is talking about is incorporating a Content Management System that he can make changes through any web browser.

Having had absolutely no experience with Content Management Systems I was wondering is there a way I can implement a Content Management System now that the site has been built already or is it too late and would I have to start again from scratch?

Is it possible for a CMS like Drupal to be implemented after a site has been built? Is there a way I can implement it so that my customer doesn’t mess up my original design/customisation? Can I make design changes to the site using Frontpage can this be done after Drupal has been implemented?