Drupal

- Written in PHP using MySQL or PostgreSQL Databases
- License: GPL
- Lead Developer: Dries Buytaert
- Became an open-source project in 2001
- Allows for customization of blocks, themes, and modules
- Competitors include Joomla!, WordPress, Mambo

Drupal is a powerful open-source content management system. Drupal went open source in 2001 after initially being developed by Dries Buytaert to serve as a bulletin board system. The current version allows site admins to create/edit content, alter display settings and manage the base of registered users. A large community of developers and designers help by creating then sharing patches, themes and modules.
Origin of the Name

Drupal was chosen by Buytaert as a transliteration of the Dutch word "druppel", which translates to drop or droplet. The name was taken from Drop.org, whose code served as an earliy inspiration for later generations of Drupal code.

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Drupal Questions

Does anyone know good tutorials for customizing themes in Drupal? 1 Answer

For a payed option take a look at this tutorials http://store.lullabot.com/collections/frontpage/products/theming-basics-for-drupal http://store.lullabot.com/co... read more

Does anyone know where I can take an introductory course for Drupal? 1 Answer

Sure ... take a look at http://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=413 and http://store.lullabot.com/ <- Start with Understanding Drupal read more

How do you alias a URL in Drupal? 3 Answers

I would probably check out Path Redirect: http://drupal.org/project/path_redirect The only official release is for 5.x, but there is a development branch for... read more

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