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This is a drupal question asked by jeffgold on 17 May 2007

I’m very new to Drupal and had never even installed a database before putting my Drupal site online last week. I friend of mine recommended Dotster hosting because they were running a promotion (25% off through the end of the month with the coupon code: edealinfo20), and I nabbed 2 years of hosting (the Standard Linux Package) for around $140.

I got a little confused about how to configure the FTP for my domain name at first, but received fantastic support with their 24/7 live chat (turns out you have to create a “Web Space” for each domain before you can create an FTP account). The whole process of purchasing the hosting package and getting the FTP up and running took less than an hour, even with my need for a bit of support.

Then came installing the database–a process I’d been dreading from the get-go. It turned out to be easier than I could have imagined. Dotster hosting accounts set full permissions for the primary database user by default, so I didn’t even have to bother with running any scripts. The only thing I had to do beyond the few self-explanatory clicks it took to install the database was to use Dreamweaver to allow write permissions for the settings.php file (obviously you’ll need to disable these permissions once Drupal is installed). I probably could have used the file manager in their control panel, but it was just easier to right click on the folder in Dreamweaver. And just like that, my site was up and running.

If you have questions about you Dotster hosting account and Drupal you can email me at jeffgold at Yahoo! I’m no expert, but my site runs great and I can probably help with basic setup questions/problems. Based on my experience I would highly recommend Dotster hosting.

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