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| author | Cash Costello <cash.costello@gmail.com> | 2012-06-18 17:02:14 -0400 |
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| committer | Cash Costello <cash.costello@gmail.com> | 2012-06-18 17:02:14 -0400 |
| commit | f55c90daea1c68e222d8ce6c0065284bfcefa39e (patch) | |
| tree | 3bfa6987599a419a2029fdc0c000d2530b66655c /INSTALL.txt | |
| parent | 0ac3aa92df97ea7fd06bdcbb744b6c910cdb09ed (diff) | |
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updated install instructions
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diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt index f558a26e2..f4ecbffe1 100644 --- a/INSTALL.txt +++ b/INSTALL.txt @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Elgg runs on a combination of the Apache web server, MySQL database system and the PHP interpreted scripting language. This is the most -popular web server environment in the world. +popular web server environment in the world. (Elgg can also run on +other web servers such a nginx and IIS, but requires further configuration). Due to Elgg's advanced functionality, there are some extra configuration requirements: @@ -20,25 +21,17 @@ configuration requirements: modules: o mod_rewrite o PHP - * MySQL 5+ with sql_mode in standard mode (ie not in traditional - or any other mode). - * PHP 5.2+ needs to be installed as an Apache module (not in CGI - mode or safe mode) with the following libraries: - o GD (for graphics processing, eg user icon rescaling) - o JSON (for API functionality) - o XML (not installed/compiled by default on all systems) - o Multibyte String support (for internationalisation) + * MySQL 5+. + * PHP 5.2+ needs to be installed as an Apache module + with the following libraries: + o GD (for graphics processing such as avatar cropping) + o Multibyte String support (for internationalization) It is recommended that you increase the memory available to PHP threads beyond the standard 8 or 12M, and increase the maximum uploaded filesize (which defaults to 2M). In both cases, this can be found in your php.ini. - * The following PHP libraries are also recommended for some - plugins and extra functionality: - o SOAP - o DOM - INSTALLING ELGG @@ -104,7 +97,8 @@ If your web server does not have permission to create these files, you will need to either 1. Change the permissions on the directory where you are installing - Elgg and the engine directory and try again. + Elgg and the engine directory and try again. Remember to change the + permissions back to the original values after installation is complete. 2. Copy engine/settings.example.php to engine/settings.php, open it up in a text editor and fill in your database details. Then |