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diff --git a/install/INSTALL.txt b/install/INSTALL.txt index 3f135c349..89b53c7c0 100644 --- a/install/INSTALL.txt +++ b/install/INSTALL.txt @@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ Red Matrix. Many will - but please review the requirements and confirm these with your hosting provider prior to installation. (And preferably before entering into a long-term contract.) +If you encounter installation issues, please let us know via the Github issue +tracker (https://github.com/friendica/red/issues). Please be as clear as you +can about your operating environment and provide as much detail as possible +about any error messages you may see, so that we can prevent it from happening +in the future. Due to the large variety of operating systems and PHP platforms +in existence we may have only limited ability to debug your PHP installation or +acquire any missing modules - but we will do our best to solve any general code +issues. + + + Before you begin: Choose a domain name or subdomain name for your server. Put some thought into this - because changing it is currently not-supported. Things will break, and some of your friends may have difficulty communicating @@ -52,6 +63,40 @@ directory/path component in the URL) is REQUIRED. that you also copy .htaccess - as "dot" files are often hidden and aren't normally copied. + - If you are able to do so, we recommend using git to clone the + source repository rather than to use a packaged tar or zip file. + This makes the software much easier to update. The Linux command + to clone the repository into a directory "mywebsite" would be + + git clone https://github.com/friendica/red.git mywebsite + + - and then you can pick up the latest changes at any time with + + git pull + + - make sure folder *view/tpl/smarty3* exists and is writable by webserver + + mkdir view/tpl/smarty3 + + chmod 777 view/tpl/smarty3 + + - For installing addons + + - First you should be **on** your website folder + + cd mywebsite + + - Then you should clone the addon repository (separately) + + git clone https://github.com/friendica/red-addons.git addon + + - For keeping the addon tree updated, you should be on you addon tree and issue a git pull + + cd mywebsite/addon + + git pull + + 3. Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username, password, database name). @@ -123,7 +168,7 @@ $a->config['system']['php_path'] = '/usr/local/php53/bin/php'; Check your database settings. It usually means your database could not be opened or accessed. If the database resides on the same machine, check that -the database server name is "localhost". +the database server name is the word "localhost". ##################################################################### - 500 Internal Error @@ -167,7 +212,7 @@ configuration for your site. This will need to be changed to 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, + On most flavours of Linux, % a2enmod rewrite % /etc/init.d/apache2 restart |