Tips : 4 Things to Know Before Installing Drupal 6

[1] Make sure that you update your MySQL database to version 5

I've upgraded and installed Drupal so many times, that I thought I could do it with my hands tied behind my back, however I was very wrong. I had never upgraded the database from MySQL 4 to MySQL 5 so, when I upgraded my Drupal installation from version 5 to version 6, the errors and warnings would never stop...so I had to transfer my database from MySQL 4 to 5 (the hard way).

 

[2] If you Install CCK and/or Views, use 1&1 Hosting, and receive the infamous Internal Server Error 500, don't panic!

The Internal Server 500 error was driving me nuts for quite some time until recently I discovered a solution on Drupal forums, as it turns out the solution is quite simple...see the steps below.

A. Open your .htaccess file

B. Add the line highlighted above to the file, save and reload the page you are having problems with.

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

This line tells the server to use PHP 5...which is what Drupal 6 requires.

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