Some of you are probably familiar with Drupal, some of you may not really know much about it. On this entry we will introduce you to one of the most interesting and customizable open source CMS available and let you know more about its uses and traits, we can also find further information about rocking PSD to Drupal implementation done by CodeMyConcept on this blog.

Drupal as a content management system is quite reliable and one of the many benefits of using it is that not only you can build internal and external-facing websites really fast but also, its support is amazing, done by millions of people around the world, which makes it extremely manageable.

Another awesome thing about Drupal is that every time you build a website it is not necessary to start from zero, since you can use a multi-site configuration or choose a Drupal distribution to create different websites.

The Drupal community is quite extensive and it is really easy to find support for basically anything related to the CMS.  Although not so many people know how to work with it, learning to create a kick ass PSD to Drupal implementation can be really easy, and from what we know people who get into it really fall in love with it.

Drupal focuses on social publishing, this means that the platform makes it really easy for you build a relationship with your users, you can really let them express their thoughts and opinions, yet you can have a really tight control over who can administer or publish content on your website.

It is very important to be aware that to create a PSD to Drupal conversion, there are certain requirements that need to be carefully followed if you want to use its latest version:

Web Server: Apache or Microsoft IIS
PHP: 5.2 or higher recommended; PHP 4.3.5 required
Database Server: MySQL – 4.1 or higher or PostgreSQL – 7.4 or higher

Although these requirements are completely necessary, there is a hidden benefit in using it: Drupal is web-based, which means it is compatible with all operating systems.