Installing CiviCRM in Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress

CiviCRM is an open‑source customer relationship management (CRM) application designed primarily for non‑profit organizations. It integrates directly into popular content management systems (CMS) like Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress.

Why Use CiviCRM?

• Manage contacts, donors, members, and volunteers.

• Track contributions and fundraising campaigns.

• Organize events and registrations.

• Create and manage email marketing campaigns.

• Extensible and integrates seamlessly with your CMS.

Steps to Install CiviCRM

1. Prerequisites

• A working installation of Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress on your ruachost.com hosting account.

• Access to cPanel for database creation.

• PHP and MySQL enabled on your hosting plan.

Installing CiviCRM on Drupal

1. Determine your Drupal site’s database settings (sites/default/settings.php).

2. In cPanel, create a new MySQL database and user for CiviCRM.

3. Download the latest CiviCRM package for Drupal from https://sourceforge.net/projects/civicrm/files/civicrm-stable.

4. Upload and install the module via Modules → Install new module.

5. Visit the CiviCRM installer URL:

   http://example.com/sites/all/modules/civicrm/install/index.php
   

6. Enter both Drupal and CiviCRM database credentials.

7. Click Check Requirements and Install CiviCRM.

8. Once installed, configure via the CiviCRM link in Drupal’s menu.

Installing CiviCRM on Joomla

1. Download the Joomla package (civicrm-x.x.x-joomla.zip) from SourceForge.

2. Upload the .zip file to your Joomla tmp directory.

3. Extract the contents (creates com_civicrm).

4. Log in to Joomla Admin → Extensions → Extension Manager → Install from Directory.

5. Enter the path to com_civicrm and click Install.

6. Once installed, access via Components → CiviCRM.

Installing CiviCRM on WordPress

1. In cPanel, create a MySQL database and user for CiviCRM.

2. Download the WordPress package (civicrm-x.x.x-wordpress.zip) from SourceForge.

3. Upload the .zip file to the wp-content/plugins directory.

4. Extract the contents (creates civicrm folder).

5. Create a files directory inside wp-content/plugins/civicrm.

6. Log in to WordPress Admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Activate CiviCRM.

7. Go to Settings → CiviCRM Installer.

8. Enter database credentials and click Check Requirements and Install CiviCRM.

9. Once installed, access via Dashboard → CiviCRM.