[support] How/where should I start with Drupal

[Al Sessions]

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Katy Mozafar <katy_mozafar at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm a newbee with Drupal.
> I need to make some changes to web sites written in Drupal. I do have
> access to FTP server and to the database. I can't figure out the file
> structure, I don't know how to start at all. What do I need to install? How
> do I find the files? Where to start?

I would start with <http://drupal.org/documentation/understand>.
Taking the time to understand how the core modules interact with the
theme layer is going to pay off in a big way.

If you are totally new to Drupal the best way to figure it out is
going to be installing a local version and breaking it a few times. It
will be much easier to get a grip on the "Drupal way" after doing a
bit of your own configuration and learning your way around the
administration items.

Browse through the theme repository and install a theme or two and
look over the themeing docs for your version (it would help to know
what version of Drupal you are using). Then you can rip apart the
theme and figure out what does what.

If you are not using it already, download and install Firebug
<http://getfirebug.com/>. It is going to be your best friend, Drupal
likes CSS files :)






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