[support] Installing from profiles

[Jamie Holly]

There really isn't much out there, because there isn't much to them. If 
you can install Drupal, you can install from a profile. As matter of 
fact, Drupal is nothing more than a profile itself. The problems that 
always popup are errors inside the profile, or if a particular profile 
does something different (maybe require a 3rd party library that can be 
distributed with Drupal).

Jamie Holly
http://hollyit.net

On 12/20/2013 4:58 PM, Alison wrote:
> Thanks Jamie.
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> More looking for confirmation that the error wasn't due to my lack of familiarity re: installing using "Profiles". If there is no necessity to run the Drush make files or do anything else different, then I will spend the weekend debugging it. Lots on Drupal.org about distributing using profiles but couldn't find anything about installing from them.
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> At 03:56 AM 21-12-13, you wrote:
> >Have you checked your server logs? There's a very good chance you'll see
> >the same error as in the issue I linked.
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> >Jamie Holly
> >http://hollyit.net
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> >On 12/20/2013 11:50 AM, Alison wrote:
> >> Tried that and it just stops part way through running the install script with just a blank screen. That''s the reason why I thought I needed to do more. I am familar with the dialog you speak of, which is similar to installing "distributions". The tb_sirate_starter distribution does that.
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> >> Alison
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> >> At 03:40 AM 21-12-13, you wrote:
> >> >When you run install you should have a screen that asks what you want to
> >> >install, same as installing plain old Drupal. The only different is
> >> >you'll have an extra option to install Drupress, on top of standard and
> >> >minimal. If you aren't getting that option, then you need to open an
> >> >issue with the project. The project is still in Alpha stages and if you
> >> >look at the issue queue, there is one open issue of it producing a fatal
> >> >error during installation:
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> >> >https://drupal.org/node/2159873
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> >> >Jamie Holly
> >> >http://hollyit.net
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> >> >On 12/20/2013 3:56 AM, Alison wrote:
> >> >> Hi Guys,
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> >> >> whenever I think I am getting on top of Drupal it comes back and bites me.
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> >> >> Have built numerous sites from scratch - Install Drupal and then add modules and themes as required, and have also built a couple of sites using Distributions. A friend wants a Blog site so decided to use Drupress - which seems to use "Profiles".
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> >> >> Extracted the download to the public html type area. Then did the usual - settings.php in sites/default and added files directory, chown, chgrp and chmod. Set up an empty database with a user. Then ran install.php from a browser and nothing happens. What would normally be in sites/all/themes and sites/all/modules is now in a profile/drupress directory. Everything seems to be there but how do I get to it. So looking for a "Dummies intro to installing from  "Profiles". Thanks.
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> >> >> Alison
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