Drupal_installation.md

Drupal Installation:

3 options:

AMP stack installed on your system directly:

1. Examples:
   1. Bare bones MacOS (Recommened for learning purposes):
   2. Apache & PHP come pre-installed
   3. Just Mysql needs to installed. Use brew.
   4. XAMPP:
   5. Installs Apache, PHP & Mysql
   6. MAMP/MAMP PRO (Recommended if you can obtaina a license legally):
   7. Installs Apache, PHP & Mysql
   8. Acquia Dev Desktop:
   9. Installs Apache, PHP & Mysql
2. Pros:
   1. Superfast websites.
3. Cons:
   1. A lot of manual configuration:
      1. Creating vhosts in apache config (Not in MAMP PRO)
      2. Installation of packages like: 1. Xdebug 2. Xhprof 3. Solr 4. Memcache etc.
      3. Integration with build tools (BLT)
4. Recommended for:
   1. Small sites
   2. Personal projects
   3. Contrib work

Container (Usually Docker) based options:

1. Examples:
   1. Docksal
   2. DDev
   3. Lando
2. Pros:
   1. Easy configuration for automating many things:
      1. Creating vhosts
      2. Installation of packages
   2. Fast (still slower than AMP stack installed directly on system)
   3. Good support for build tools (BLT)
3. Cons:
   1. Learning curve
4. Recommended for:
   1. Medium to Large sites
   2. Sites with lots of integrations (Solr, Memcache etc.)

Virtual Machine based options:

1. Examples:
   1. Drupal VM (Most popular option)
2. Pros:
   1. YML based configuration for automating many things:
      1. Creating vhosts
      2. Installation of packages
   2. Good support for build tools (BLT)
   3. Very good community support (Best in business)
3. Cons:
   1. Learning curve
   2. Slowest in bunch.
4. Recommended for:
   1. Medium to Large sites
   2. Sites with lots of integrations (Solr, Memcache etc.)