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For example, say you created a user called '''fred''', then in order for '''fred''' to be able to ftp the required files via the Drupal interface, then you give them permission to do so like this:
 
For example, say you created a user called '''fred''', then in order for '''fred''' to be able to ftp the required files via the Drupal interface, then you give them permission to do so like this:
  
    cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html/
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cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html/
    chown -R fred:www .
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chown -R fred:www .
    find . -type d -exec chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= {} \;
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find . -type d -exec chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= {} \;
    find . -type f -exec chmod u=rw,g=r,o= {} \;
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find . -type f -exec chmod u=rw,g=r,o= {} \;
  
 
Where '''fred''' is the user account you will use in Drupal to ftp the files (for example installing a new theme) and www is the account that smesever runs the web server under.
 
Where '''fred''' is the user account you will use in Drupal to ftp the files (for example installing a new theme) and www is the account that smesever runs the web server under.
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Lastly you have to modify the /etc/proftpd.conf file and comment out the "DefaultRoot" line ( I used the nano editor for this ):
 
Lastly you have to modify the /etc/proftpd.conf file and comment out the "DefaultRoot" line ( I used the nano editor for this ):
  
    cp /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/proftpd.conf/05DefaultRoot /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/proftpd.conf/
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cp /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/proftpd.conf/05DefaultRoot /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/proftpd.conf/
    nano /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/proftpd.conf/05DefaultRoot
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nano /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/proftpd.conf/05DefaultRoot
  
 
Comment out the DefaultRoot like:
 
Comment out the DefaultRoot like:
  
    #DefaultRoot            /home/e-smith/files
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#DefaultRoot            /home/e-smith/files
  
 
Now save the file by going pressing the '''control''' and '''o''' keys together, then exit nano by pressing the '''control''' and the '''x''' keys together.
 
Now save the file by going pressing the '''control''' and '''o''' keys together, then exit nano by pressing the '''control''' and the '''x''' keys together.
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Then you need to expand the template:
 
Then you need to expand the template:
  
    expand-template /etc/proftpd.conf
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expand-template /etc/proftpd.conf
  
 
To confim this:
 
To confim this:
  
    config show ftp
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config show ftp
  
 
Should return:
 
Should return:
  
    ftp=service
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ftp=service
 
     LoginAccess=private
 
     LoginAccess=private
 
     TCPPort=21
 
     TCPPort=21

Revision as of 18:32, 1 February 2012

Installing Drupal 7 on SME Server 8

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The instructions on this page require a basic knowledge of linux.


This guide shows you how to correctly install Drupal ( http://www.drupal.org ) into your Primary ibay.

Setting up PHP to work correctly for Drupal

db accounts setprop Primary PHPBaseDir /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary:/tmp
signal-event ibay-modify Primary
db configuration setprop php MemoryLimit 128M
db configuration setprop php PostMaxSize 112M
db configuration setprop php UploadMaxFilesize 96M
expand-template /etc/php.ini 
sv t httpd-e-smith

Setting up the overrides for Apache

db accounts setprop Primary AllowOverride all
db accounts setprop Primary FollowSymLinks enabled
db accounts setprop Primary Indexes disabled
signal-event ibay-modify Primary

Setting up ftp

In order to be able to ftp new themes and modules to your Drupal installation, you need to go to the server-manager panel in smeserver and:

  • Create a user from the user panel and reset their password
  • Enable ftp from local networks
  • Give the user you just created the correct access permissions

For example, say you created a user called fred, then in order for fred to be able to ftp the required files via the Drupal interface, then you give them permission to do so like this:

cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html/
chown -R fred:www .
find . -type d -exec chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod u=rw,g=r,o= {} \;

Where fred is the user account you will use in Drupal to ftp the files (for example installing a new theme) and www is the account that smesever runs the web server under.

Lastly you have to modify the /etc/proftpd.conf file and comment out the "DefaultRoot" line ( I used the nano editor for this ):

cp /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/proftpd.conf/05DefaultRoot /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/proftpd.conf/
nano /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/proftpd.conf/05DefaultRoot

Comment out the DefaultRoot like:

#DefaultRoot            /home/e-smith/files

Now save the file by going pressing the control and o keys together, then exit nano by pressing the control and the x keys together.

Then you need to expand the template:

expand-template /etc/proftpd.conf

To confim this:

config show ftp

Should return:

ftp=service
   LoginAccess=private
   TCPPort=21
   access=private
   status=enabled

Finally, you are ready to follow the install instructions for Drupal

Now SME Server is all set up ready for you to follow the Drupal installation guide at: http://drupal.org/documentation/install


This has been tested on 8Beta6 and the 8Beta7 release.


As a footnote, I would recommend only enabling ftp via the server-manager panel just when you need it so that it is not turned on all the time!