From 1fdf4fa7b8ed7175ee9b21a6b2b5fa698fd19bc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: marcus Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:47:05 +0000 Subject: Modification to install and upgrade text files to include details about the crontab git-svn-id: https://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@2347 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544 --- INSTALL.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'INSTALL.txt') diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt index 9dbc33406..630f3316f 100644 --- a/INSTALL.txt +++ b/INSTALL.txt @@ -74,14 +74,26 @@ about this, ask your system administrator), create a new database for Elgg. Make sure you know the username and password necessary to access this. +4. Install your crontab (UNIX ONLY) -4. Visit your Elgg site +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. + +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 + +5. Visit your Elgg site 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 The Elgg installer will try and create two files for you: -- cgit v1.2.3