How to install a database in drupal

This entry is part 21 of 21 in the series Drupal Tutorials

Drupal is a free and open source modular framework and Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP. It is used as a “backend” system for many different types of websites, ranging from small personal blogs to large corporate and political sites.

Go to the cpanel, ie; where you find fantastico etc., in the databases section of the cpanel, look out for phpMyAdmin, click on it. As shown below:
How to install a database in drupal

You will enter a new page, on the left margin, (look out for the database name) you will find a file name with an extension _drpl1, click on it. As shown below:
How to install a database in drupal

This will throw up a table with Structure, SQL, Search, Query, Export, Import, Operations. As shown below:
How to install a database in drupal

Click on Import button on top, you will land up in a new page, you must browse for the sql file ie: theme363.sql (which you will usually find in the Sources folder), then click Go button on the far bottom right corner.
How to install a database in drupal