Add install instructions for Composer

[friendica.git] / INSTALL.txt

diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt
index bc0f4824a7c29ad53249f0bddf97c759b42c0cb3..db710cb3aa4139ceaac59b93931b3d9ef299afff 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.txt
+++ b/INSTALL.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ you wish to communicate with the Diaspora network.
        that you also copy .htaccess - as "dot" files are often hidden 
        and aren't normally copied.
 
-3. Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username, 
+OR
+
+2b. Clone the friendica/friendica GitHub repository and import dependencies
+
+       git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica [web server folder]
+       cd [web server folder]
+       php util/composer.phar install
+
+3. Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username,
 password, database name).
 
     - Friendica needs the permission to create and delete fields and tables in its own database.