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authorben <ben@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544>2008-10-29 13:52:56 +0000
committerben <ben@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544>2008-10-29 13:52:56 +0000
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Slight update to crontab instructions
git-svn-id: https://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@2349 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544
-rw-r--r--INSTALL.txt20
-rw-r--r--UPGRADE.txt12
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt
index 630f3316f..2df994a87 100644
--- a/INSTALL.txt
+++ b/INSTALL.txt
@@ -76,17 +76,21 @@ access this.
4. Install your crontab (UNIX ONLY)
-Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set times of
-the day.
+Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set
+times of the day.
-If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance functions
-such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must install a cron tab
-to trigger these events.
+If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance
+functions such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must
+install a cron tab to trigger these events.
-There is an example crontab called crontab.example, edit this with the
-details of your site and install it with the command.
+We have provided an example crontab as /crontab.example. Edit this
+with a text editor to provide the details of your site, rename it
+to another filename (eg 'crontab.mine') and install it with the
+following command:
- crontab crontab.example
+ crontab crontab.mine
+
+Substitute your filename for 'crontab.mine'.
5. Visit your Elgg site
diff --git a/UPGRADE.txt b/UPGRADE.txt
index 1ea6f863e..9ff961b8d 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.txt
+++ b/UPGRADE.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ ELGG UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
functions such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must
install a cron tab to trigger these events.
- There is an example crontab called crontab.example, edit this
- with the details of your site and install it with the command.
-
- crontab crontab.example \ No newline at end of file
+ We have provided an example crontab as /crontab.example. Edit this
+ with a text editor to provide the details of your site, rename it
+ to another filename (eg 'crontab.mine') and install it with the
+ following command:
+
+ crontab crontab.mine
+
+ Substitute your filename for 'crontab.mine'. \ No newline at end of file