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Daniele Barchiesi, 2013-11-21 12:11 PM

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h1. How to create RRR from scratch
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   * Install XAMMP - web stack including database and web server apache
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      * Download relevant version from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html#849
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      * Run the installer
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      * Open XAMPP manager application and start all the servers (MySQL, Apache and ProFTPD)
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   * Install drush - command line utility to manage Drupal websites
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   * Install git - command line utility to manage version control
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   * Install drupal and use git to track its repository
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      * Navigate to your XAMMP/htdocs/ folder
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      * Run 
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<pre>
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drush dl drupal --package-handler=git_drupalorg
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      * Rename the folder with the name of your site site_name
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   * Create new database
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      * Run 
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<pre>
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mysqladmin -u root -p create dbname
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 where dbname is the name of the database and root is the user
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      * set privileges following instructions in the INSTALL.dbtype file in the Drupal folder
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   * Create new site
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      * Point a browser to localhost/site_name
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      * Follow the installation instructions
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At this point, you have a clean drupal website that can be accessed locally at http://localhost/site_name