Drupal as a CMS

Drupal is a popular Content Management System that has been around for some time now and is used for creating dynamic websites having different scopes including user administration, news aggregation, community features etc., It is flexible, robust, secure, scalable for future enhancements and easy to manage.  

History of Drupal: Drupal was initially created as a message board software in 1999. In less than one year's time it caught the attention of the developer community and started having a lot of features contributions. The Drupal community was formally incepted in 2005 and since then it has evolved into a very well developed, secure and robust system.

As Drupal's popularity soared, big brands like AOL Corporate, Sony Music, MTV UK etc., started using it.

What kinds of projects does Drupal work well with:

• CMS based websites which have content pages, galleries, forms, blogs etc.,
• Sites that can interact with other sites and technologies.
• Work flow based web sites and applications.
• Social networking sites that have members area, wikis, blogs, forums and other such features.
• Classifieds directories that have paid membership for advertisers.

Are sites made on Drupal safe?: Yes Drupal based sites are very safe provided the version is updated on a regular basis and the basic security measures on the server and any code customizations have been followed.

How long does it take to make a site in Drupal? It all depends on the scope of work. If the site is a simple CMS site with a straightforward design then it can be done within days. However if the scope is vast and the design is complex then it can take a few weeks or months.

What are the minimum server requirements to run a Drupal website? In terms of Disk Space, minimum requirement should be of 15 Megabytes. Web server should be Apache. Database should be MY SQL 5.0.15 and PHP version should be 5.4 or higher.

At Vantagewebtech we have been making websites using Drupal in different scopes. Contact Us for your website needs.