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diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt index dfc08f129..1ae41e003 100644 --- a/INSTALL.txt +++ b/INSTALL.txt @@ -113,3 +113,89 @@ $a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload,poormancron'; and save your changes. + + +##################################################################### + + If things don't work... + +##################################################################### + + +##################################################################### +- If you get the message + "System is currently unavailable. Please try again later" +##################################################################### + + Check your database settings. It usually means your database could not +be opened or accessed. + +##################################################################### +- 500 Internal Error +##################################################################### + + This could be the result of one of our Apache directives not being +supported by your version of Apache. Examine your apache server logs. + You might remove the line "Options -Indexes" from the .htaccess file if +you are using a Windows server as this has been known to cause problems. +Also check your file permissions. Your website and all contents must generally +be world-readable. + +##################################################################### +- 400 and 4xx "File not found" errors +##################################################################### + + First check your file permissions. Your website and all contents must +generally be world-readable. + + Ensure that mod-rewite is installed and working, and that your +.htaccess file is being used. To verify the latter, create a file test.out +containing the word "test" in the top directory of Friendika, make it world +readable and point your web browser to + +http://yoursitenamehere.com/test.out + + This file should be blocked. You should get a permission denied message. + + If you see the word "test" your Apache configuration is not allowing +your .htaccess file to be used (there are rules in this file to block access +to any file with .out at the end, as these are typically used for system logs). + + Make certain the .htaccess file exists and is readable by everybody, then +look for the existence of "AllowOverride None" in the Apache server +configuration for your site. This will need to be changed to +"AllowOverride All". + + If you do not see the word "test", your .htaccess is working, but it is +likely that mod-rewrite is not installed in your web server or is not working. + + On most flavour of Linux, + +% a2enmod rewrite +% /etc/init.d/apache2 restart + + Consult your hosting provider, experts on your particular Linux +distribution or (if Windows) the provider of your Apache server software if +you need to change either of these and can not figure out how. There is +a lot of help available on the web. Google "mod-rewrite" along with the +name of your operating system distribution or Apache package (if using +Windows). + + +##################################################################### +- If you are unable to write the file .htconfig.php during installation +due to permissions issues: +##################################################################### + + create an empty file with that name and give it world-write permission. +For Linux: + +% touch .htconfig.php +% chmod 777 .htconfig.php + +Retry the installation. As soon as the database has been created, + +******* this is important ********* + +% chmod 755 .htconfig.php + |