aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--engine/start.php6
-rw-r--r--views/default/messages/sanitisation/settings.php6
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/engine/start.php b/engine/start.php
index 54e3fecf5..81edfb905 100644
--- a/engine/start.php
+++ b/engine/start.php
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@
register_error("Could not load {$file}");
}
- } // End portion for sanitised installs only
+ } else { // End portion for sanitised installs only
+ register_error("Once you've corrected any configuration issues, press reload to try again.");
+
+ }
+
// Trigger events
trigger_event('init', 'system');
diff --git a/views/default/messages/sanitisation/settings.php b/views/default/messages/sanitisation/settings.php
index e49f07b7a..539598320 100644
--- a/views/default/messages/sanitisation/settings.php
+++ b/views/default/messages/sanitisation/settings.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
*/
?>
-Elgg couldn't find its settings file. This is normally located in engine/settings.php.
+Elgg couldn't find its settings file. Most of Elgg's settings will be handled for you, but we need you to supply your database details. To do this:
-This probably means you haven't configured Elgg yet! Some message about installing Elgg to go right about here. \ No newline at end of file
+1. Rename engine/settings.example.php to settings.php in your Elgg installation.
+
+2. Open it with a text editor and enter your MySQL database details. If you don't know these, ask your system administrator or technical support for help. \ No newline at end of file