Accessing Your Test Site(s)

Okay, great, now we have all that software installed. But how do we use it?

First, open the "Web-Developer Controller" that you put on the desk top. Look at the top left. You want to see, and should, if Apache and MySQLAn implementation of a relational database using the standardized SQL. are running. If they are, you're just about ready. If not, select Apache, then click on the "Start Service" button. Within a few seconds it should change to "Running." Now select "MySQLAn implementation of a relational database using the standardized SQL." and start it.

Fabulous, we have the software ready for us. Now let's get us ready.

Fire up your favorite browser. In the Address field type in http://localhost/drupal/ to access your "root" databaseA collection of data related to an application.. Since you've done everything right, you're now into your Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world. databaseA collection of data related to an application..

Congratulations! Now the work begins.