+ error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE );
+ ini_set('error_log','php.out');
+ ini_set('log_errors','1');
+ ini_set('display_errors', '0');
+
+This will put all PHP errors in the file php.out (which must be writeable by the webserver).
+Undeclared variables are occasionally referenced in the program and therefore we do not recommend using `E_NOTICE` or `E_ALL`.
+The vast majority of issues reported at these levels are completely harmless.
+Please report to the developers any errors you encounter in the logs using the recommended settings above.
+They generally indicate issues which need to be resolved.
+
+If you encounter a blank (white) page when using the application, view the PHP logs - as this almost always indicates an error has occurred.
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+In this section of the admin panel you find two tools to investigate what Friendica sees for certain ressources.
+These tools can help to clarify communication problems.
+
+For the *probe address* Friendica will display information for the address provided.
+
+With the second tool *check webfinger* you can request information about the thing identified by a webfinger (`someone@example.com`).
+
+# Exceptions to the rule
+
+There are four exceptions to the rule, that all the config will be read from the data base.
+These are the data base settings, the admin account settings, the path of PHP and information about an eventual installation of the node in a sub-directory of the (sub)domain.
+
+## DB Settings
+
+With the following settings, you specify the data base server, the username and passwort for Friendica and the database to use.
+
+ $db_host = 'your.db.host';
+ $db_user = 'db_username';
+ $db_pass = 'db_password';
+ $db_data = 'database_name';
+
+## Admin users
+
+You can set one, or more, accounts to be *Admin*.
+By default this will be the one account you create during the installation process.
+But you can expand the list of email addresses by any used email address you want.
+Registration of new accounts with a listed email address is not possible.
+
+ [config]
+ admin_email = you@example.com, buddy@example.com
+
+## PHP Path
+
+Some of Friendicas processes are running in the background.
+For this you need to specify the path to the PHP binary to be used.
+
+ [config]
+ php_path = {{$phpath}}
+
+## Subdirectory configuration