- For alternative server configurations (such as Nginx server and MariaDB
- database engine, refer to the wiki at https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki
+ database engine), refer to the wiki at https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki
2. Unpack the Friendica files into the root of your web server document area.
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.
+
4. If you know in advance that it will be impossible for the web server to
write or create files in your web directory, create an empty file called