reinstate send slaps but only at the top level (and followup)

[friendica.git] / INSTALL.txt

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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ blog. Not every PHP/MySQL hosting provider will be able to support Friendika.
 Many will. But please review the requirements and confirm these with your 
 hosting provider prior to installation.
 
+Before you begin: Choose a domain name or subdomain name for your server.
+Put some thought into this - because changing it is currently not-supported.
+Things will break, and some of your friends may have difficulty communicating
+with you. We plan to address this limitation in a future release. 
+ 
 
 1. Requirements
        - Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a 
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ php.ini file
        - Mysql 5.x
 
        - ability to schedule jobs with cron (Linux/Mac) or Scheduled Tasks
-(Windows)
+(Windows) [Note: other options are presented in Section 7 of this document]
 
        - Installation into a top-level domain or sub-domain (without a 
 directory/path component in the URL) is preferred. Directory paths will
@@ -89,3 +94,18 @@ You can generally find the location of PHP by executing "which php". If you
 have troubles with this section please contact your hosting provider for 
 assistance. Friendika will not work correctly if you cannot perform this step.
   
+Alternative: You may be able to use the 'poormancron' plugin to perform this
+step if you are using a recent Friendika release. To do this, edit the file 
+".htconfig.php" and look for a line describing your plugins. On a fresh 
+installation, it will look like
+
+$a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload';
+
+This indicates the "js_upload" addon module is enabled. You may add additional 
+addons/plugins using this same line in the configuration file. Change it to 
+read
+
+$a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload,poormancron';
+
+and save your changes.
+