There are many ways to install modules, and all require some administrative capability. The installation of the contributed module is outside the scope of this book. We'll start from the point of the module files being in the correct place.
Because the pathauto module is included with Drupal, the files certainly will be present. We can verify this by navigating to Extend on the admin menu, or /admin/modules. Once there, enterpathautoin the filter text box at the top of the page. You should see the following entry listed:
Let's check the box beside it and click the Install button. Depending on what other modules have been enabled on your site, you might receive the following message:
If you do receive this message, or a similar one when you are installing a module, it is because the module is dependent on other modules, and one or more of them isn't enabled. If the necessary modules are present, Drupal will offer to enable them as well. Simply click Continue. In this case, if all goes...