CiviCRM is vastly easier to install now with an installer which does most of the work.

see http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC41/Drupal+Installation+Guide+for+CiviCRM+4.1+-+Drupal+7

A couple of points:
1. Use a separate database for CiviCRM (even though Drupal db uses InnoDB tables now as well)
2. Install CiviCRM in sites/all/modules (even if you're not using Drupal multisite) it seems to be happiest there.

"Install CiviCRM"

sites/all/modules

wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/civicrm/civicrm-stable/4.1.5/civicrm-4.1.5-drupal.tar.gz
tar -xzvf civicrm-4.1.5-drupal.tar.gz

Run CiviCRM Installer

http://example.com/sites/all/modules/civicrm/install/index.php

That's it!

Neil

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Roger <arelem@bigpond.com> wrote:

<snip>
Hi Roger, You should take a look at CiviCRM, which is aimed at
non-profits and charities. The way to make donations is very
fine-grained. It might look a bit daunting at first, but it can do
exactly what you want it to do.
</snip>


Thanks  Eljay, it certainly seems the way to go.

I'm about to try civicrm in my home drupal7 dev - I experimented a bit
on my home pc some years ago in early drupal 6 and found it complex back
then.
Finding how to install civicrm in drupal 7 is not easy because much of
the "civicrm stuff on the web" still defaults to drupal 6, and from what
I see it's still a fairly daunting procedure.

I haven't found suitable install instruction for drupal 7 .

Do you know if they've made the install easier for drupal 7 and where I
can find the apps please, or is it still a wget procedure.

Thank you for any help
Cheers
Roger
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