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Appendix A ■ Installing <strong>Drupal</strong><br />

Configuring <strong>Drupal</strong><br />

To start the configuration process, simply open a web browser and type “http://localhost” in the address<br />

bar. If you installed <strong>Drupal</strong> 8 in a subdirectory you’ll need to add the subdirectory to the URL path. The<br />

first page lists the languages that are available for your site (see Figure A-3). I’ll select English. Click “Save<br />

and continue.” The next step in the installation process allows you to pick which installation profile you<br />

wish to install. The Standard option installs the complete version of <strong>Drupal</strong> with all of the core modules<br />

that I describe and use throughout this book. The Minimal profile installs a bare-bones version of <strong>Drupal</strong>,<br />

without many of the core modules that I describe elsewhere in this book. For a vast majority of <strong>Drupal</strong> site<br />

owners, the Standard version is the correct one to select. If you’re developing a custom platform (your own<br />

distribution profile with specific modules), you may wish to start with the Minimal profile. For our case,<br />

select the Standard option and click “Save and continue.”<br />

Figure A-3. Selecting the installation profile<br />

The next screen, Choose profile, provides the option of selecting which installation profile you wish to<br />

proceed with. In most cases you'll select Standard (shown in Figure A-4).<br />

Figure A-4.<br />

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