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diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt index 0d4ca80a3..2e84d76bd 100644 --- a/INSTALL.txt +++ b/INSTALL.txt @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +The latest version of this document is available at: +[http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Installation] + +Installation Troubleshooting is available at: +[http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Troubleshooting] + ELGG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS @@ -55,10 +61,13 @@ We recommend that this folder is called data, and is stored outside of your document root. For example, if Elgg is installed in /home/elgg/html/, you might create it in /home/elgg/data. -Once this folder has been created, you'll need to make sure Elgg has -permission to write to it. This shouldn't be a problem on Windows- -based servers, but if your server runs Linux or a UNIX variant, -you'll need to type something like: +Once this folder has been created, you'll need to make sure that your +web server has permission to write to it. This shouldn't be a problem +on Windows-based servers, but if your server runs Linux or a UNIX variant, +you'll need to figure out what user Apache runs under. For Debian-based +distros, it is usually www-data and for RedHat, it is often apache. If +cannot figure out what the ownership and permissions should be, you can +set the permissions for world access (though not recommended): chmod 777 /home/elgg/data/ @@ -98,7 +107,8 @@ Once you've performed these steps, visit your Elgg site in your web browser. Elgg will take you through the rest of the installation process from there. -A note on settings and .htaccess + +A note on settings.php and .htaccess The Elgg installer will try and create two files for you: @@ -106,15 +116,22 @@ The Elgg installer will try and create two files for you: your installation * .htaccess, which allows Elgg to generate dynamic URLs -If these files can't be automatically generated, for example because -you don't have the correct directory permissions, Elgg will tell you -how to create them. If, for some reason, this won't work, you will -need to: +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. + +2. Follow the instructions that Elgg gives you to create them. + +3. Copy engine/settings.example.php to engine/settings.php, open + it up in a text editor and fill in your database details. Then + copy /htaccess_dist to /.htaccess - * Copy engine/settings.example.php to engine/settings.php, open - it up in a text editor and fill in your database details - * Copy /htaccess_dist to /.htaccess The latest version of this document is available at: [http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Installation] + +Installation Troubleshooting is available at: +[http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Troubleshooting] |