This website is all about the software package Drupal with quick links on everything from how to get started to support forums. This will be very useful for the individual project as it lists a whole range of different types of websites that it supports so will give a better idea on how the configuration should be done.
These instructions assume that drupal runs as the root web application, and that port 8080 is used. Instructions are included to use clean urls. Also, I assume that you have root access to the server.
This site is an aggregator os PHP and related podcasts from around the net. I found good intro podcasts on installingh Drupal and there are many other ones that are related to the list of project topics.