Drupal | XonHost Knowledge Base

How to configure Drupal to use the server URL instead of my domain name?

Depending on your Drupal application version there are different steps that you should go through in order to configure your website with the server URL: Drupal 6.x and 7.x Edit the .htaccess file of your application: This file is located in the folder where … Continued

How can I see the exact version of my Drupal?

The version of your Drupal can be seen from the Drupal admin area -> Administer –> Reports -> Status report. Alternatively, you can open the CHANGELOG.txt file located in your Drupal installation folder (for Drupal 8 the file is under core/CHANGELOG.txt) with your File Manager and check the Drupal version.

I am receiving 404 error message after I have enabled my Drupal clean/SEF/Short URLs

This issue usually happens after enabling the “Clean URLs” option in Drupal. In order to resolve it, you must have a .htaccess file in your Drupal root directory containing these lines: 1 2 3 4 RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !–f … Continued

How to optimize a Drupal website hosted on a dedicated solution?

The global MySQL settings on a dedicated solution can be modified to achieve better performance for your website. If you are on a dedicated server with root access to your server, you will be able to make these changes yourself. The recommended settings should be … Continued

I get an error when I try to install modules in my Drupal.

If you receive an error message like the one provided below while trying to install a module to your Drupal, there is a simple solution for it: The specified file temporary://filename could not be copied, because the destination directory is not … Continued

How to optimize my Drupal database?

There are two easy ways to optimize the tables in your Drupal database. The easiest way is to install the DB Maintenance module. Information on how to install a Drupal module is available in our Drupal tutorial. After the module is installed and … Continued

What Drupal resources do you recommend?

The official Drupal website. The official Drupal documentation. The official support forum of Drupal. The official Drupal extensions. XonHost Drupal tutorials. XonHost free professional Drupal templates.

How to access the Drupal admin login page?

The admin page URL varies depending on your Drupal application version. More information on how to see which Drupal version you are using is available here. Below you will find the admin login links on different Drupal applications. Make sure that you substitute yourdomain.com with … Continued

Can I make changes to the templates you offer?

You can freely download any of the templates that we offer for any application and make any changes to them. The template files are not encoded or protected and you can edit them to your liking. The only limitation there … Continued

What is Drupal?

Drupal is both content management system and blogging engine. It is fully featured and provides you with the great opportunity to create your own website without any design or script programming knowledge. It is free to use and has a … Continued