How to Install Drupal With Drush

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download Drush.

   The HEAD version from the Drush project page can be used with all Drupal versions.
   
   Drush will be installed to ~/drush.
   
   Download with WGET: cd ~/ wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drush-All-Versions-HEAD.tar.gz Extract the archive: tar
   -xvzf drush-All-Versions-HEAD.tar.gz
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   Step 2: Set up an Alias.

   Create an alias for Drush in .bash_profile (this can also go in .profile or .bash_aliases ) echo "alias drush='php ~/drush/drush.php'" >> ~/.bash_profile Optionally specify a PHP path (version
   5.2 or greater required by Drush) echo "alias drush='/usr/local/php5/bin/php ~/drush/drush.php'" >> ~/.bash_profile ,, Drupal will be installed to ~/drupal cd ~/ drush dl drupal Make a symlink so the webserver has a constant path to ~/drupal ln
   -s ~/drupal-6.19/ ~/drupal , For Drupal
   6.3+ Before starting the web-based install: cp ~/drupal/sites/default/default.settings.php ~/drupal/sites/default/settings.php chmod 666 ~/drupal/sites/default/settings.php Or for multisite: mkdir ~/drupal/sites/example.com cp ~/drupal/sites/default/default.settings.php ~/drupal/sites/example.com/settings.php chmod 666 ~/drupal/sites/example.com/settings.php Visit example.com in a web browser to complete the installation. , Show current site information: cd ~/drupal drush status Or for multisite: cd ~/drupal/sites/example.com drush status , Download modules drush dl views cck og Enable modules drush en views cck og y Update Drupal core.
   
   For example,
   6.18 to
   6.19 cd ~ drush dl drupal rm
   -r ~/drupal-6.19/sites/ mv ~/drupal-6.18/sites/ ~/drupal-6.19/ rm ~/drupal ln
   -s ~/drupal-6.19/ drupal Update modules drush up Check modules status drush sm Download a theme drush dl ablogtheme Download a specific version, such as Drupal
   5.20 drush dl drupal-5.20
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   Step 3: Load aliases (or reconnect) source .bash_profile

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   Step 4: Download Drupal.

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   Step 5: Install Drupal.

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   Step 6: Test Drush.

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   Step 7: Example Commands.

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