Drupal CMS install error.

[andyb70]

Hi,

I tried to install Drupal from the Softaculous link in Pdesk. I get an error stating that it needs MariaDB 10.6.0 and can only find 10.5.27

Is there an older version that works with MariaDB 10.5.27 that I can install ?

Domain: andyburnton.helioho.st

Server: Tommy

Username: andyburnton

Any help would be much appreciated as I'm new to this CMS stuff .........

Regards,

Andy

Edited yesterday at 07:06 PM by andyb70
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[KazVee]

Back in December 2024, I installed Drupal 10.3.10 since that's what worked with the MariaDB v10.5.22 we had at the time, to do some load testing on it.

It looks like 10.3.0 is not offered anymore, but you may have luck with 10.5.2 which seems to be the next most recent listed now. 
To specify the Drupal version inside Softaculous, click on the arrow on the blue Install button and choose Custom Install. Then a screen will open up like the below, where you could choose an older version to try. 

[andyb70]

Hi KazVee,

Thanks for the reply and information. I'll try that.

Cheers,

Andy

[andyb70]

Hi again,

Sorry, I didn't specify correctly what I was trying to do. 

I am trying to install Drupal CMS, not the core (or do you need to do that first ?). The CMS install doesn't seem to have a option for version.

Have been making web sites in html,asp and php but am totally newbie to the whole CMS thing.

Any pointers would be very helpful and appreciated.

Cheers,

Andy

[KazVee]

I don't remember seeing 2 options for Drupal (CMS, Core) last December when I installed it. I spotted a Softaculous banner earlier that said "Drupal CMS is a version of Drupal that includes core and common extensions, pre-installed and configured to give you a head start", so I guess if you knew you needed whatever common extensions came with the CMS version, that'd be convenient. I didn't notice the CMS one doesn't let you specify a version. The banner didn't list which common extensions the CMS comes with, though.  

I just tried a test install of Drupal Core 10.5.2 on my test Tommy account, and it completed successfully, so it works okay with MariaDB 10.5.27. It already seems to have a bunch of modules available to be enabled already, so it's not a completely bare bones option to use. I didn't change any of the pre-set default settings in the Custom Installation options, except to set a much stronger admin password. It may be worth trying out Drupal Core (v.10.5.2) and if you need any more extensions, it seems possible to add more contributed modules from Drupal's list of them here. 

If you don't necessarily have your heart set on Drupal, we have a few other CMS options listed on this page. Depending on what kind of content you had in mind for a CMS, you may find something interesting there, too. If you're planning a wiki-type of site, we've also been using MediaWiki for the HelioHost Wiki and I've been enjoying Docusaurus for a wiki-style recipe collection with blog.

[wolstech]

Core is the base package, and is the "classic" product people would call Drupal.

Drupal CMS is Core with a bunch of extra modules preinstalled so you can just dive in. The CMS product is actually quite new and has requirements newer than what's on Tommy. It might run on Morty, but only Core 10.5 will run on Tommy. They do have a self-contained demo copy for the CMS product that can run on your PC for testing though, just to see if its even what you would want: https://new.drupal.org/drupal-cms/launcher Tommy and Johnny will likely be rebuilt with newer MariaDB at some point if you wanted to go that route on your Tommy account.

Considering Drupal Core has a pretty steep learning curve, you may find other products easier. There's plenty of options out there (just avoid Wordpress...)

[andyb70]

Thank you very much guys.

Joomla seems to be pretty popular at the moment. I might try it instead.

Thanks again

Andy