Downloading and Installing Drupal 8 with Drupal Console

The Drupal Console project offers several methods for downloading and installing Drupal 8. This guide outlines the different approaches available.

Download

1) Using Interactive Mode

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2) Supplying Arguments Inline

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Install

1) Using Interactive Mode

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2) Supplying Arguments Inline

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Download and Install in a Single Command

1) Copy the configuration files, including sample YAML files, to your system.

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2) Customize the provided sample file.

Using your preferred text editor or IDE, open and modify the ~/.console/chain/quick-start-mysql.yml file. Ensure your database credentials are set correctly.

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3) Execute the chain command.

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The above configuration executes a sequence of commands to download and install Drupal with MySQL, then launches PHP's built-in web server. To view the site, open a browser and navigate to 127.0.0.1:8088.

NOTE: To test Drupal 8 with SQLite and bypass MySQL configuration, you can use the following command.

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This command uses the provided chain file located at ~/.console/chain/quick-start.yml.

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This method is useful for quickly setting up Drupal 8 for development sprints, demonstrations, or training sessions.

For more information about this feature, see the project documentation page How to download, install and serve Drupal 8

For instructions on installing Drupal Console itself, refer to the guide How to install Drupal Console.