- PHP *command line* access with register_argc_argv set to true in the
php.ini file [or see 'poormancron' in section 8]
- - curl, gd (with at least jpeg support), mysql, mbstring, xml and openssl extensions
+ - curl, gd (with at least jpeg support), mysql, mbstring, xml, zip and openssl extensions
- some form of email server or email gateway such that PHP mail() works
+ - The POSIX module of PHP needs to be activated (e.g. RHEL, CentOS have disabled it)
+
- Mysql 5.5.3+ or an equivalant alternative for MySQL (MariaDB, Percona Server etc.)
- ability to schedule jobs with cron (Linux/Mac) or Scheduled Tasks
git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica [web server folder]
cd [web server folder]
- php util/composer.phar install
+ php bin/composer.phar install
3. Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username,
password, database name).
8. Set up a cron job or scheduled task to run the worker once every 5-10
minutes to pick up the recent "public" postings of your friends. Example:
- cd /base/directory; /path/to/php scripts/worker.php
+ cd /base/directory; /path/to/php bin/worker.php
Change "/base/directory", and "/path/to/php" as appropriate for your situation.
If you are using a Linux server, run "crontab -e" and add a line like the
one shown, substituting for your unique paths and settings:
-*/10 * * * * cd /home/myname/mywebsite; /usr/bin/php scripts/worker.php
+*/10 * * * * cd /home/myname/mywebsite; /usr/bin/php bin/worker.php
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
You should also be sure that $a->config['php_path'] is set correctly, it should
look like (changing it to the correct PHP location)
-$a->config['php_path'] = '/usr/local/php53/bin/php'
-
-Alternative: You may be able to use the 'poormancron' addon to perform this
-step if you are using a recent Friendica release. 'poormancron' may result in
-perfomance and memory issues and is only suitable for small sites with one or
-two users and a handful of contacts. To do this, edit the file
-".htconfig.php" and look for a line describing your addons. On a fresh
-installation, it will look like
-
-$a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload';
+$a->config['php_path'] = '/usr/local/php56/bin/php'
-This indicates the "js_upload" addon module is enabled. You may add additional
-addons/addons using this same line in the configuration file. Change it to
-read
+Alternative: If you cannot use a cron job as described above, you can use
+the frontend worker and an external cron service to trigger the execution
+of the worker script. You can enable the frontend worker after the installation
+from the admin panel of your node and call
-$a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload,poormancron';
+ https://example.com/worker
-and save your changes.
+with the service of your choice.
9. (Recommended) Set up a backup plan
*/10 * * * * cd /var/www/friendica/friendica/ && sudo -u www-data /usr/bin/php
-d suhosin.executor.func.blacklist=none -d suhosin.executor.eval.blacklist=none
--f scripts/worker.php
+-f bin/worker.php
This worked well for simple test cases, but the friendica-cron still failed with
a fatal error:
suhosin[22962]: ALERT - function within blacklist called: proc_open() (attacker
'REMOTE_ADDR not set', file '/var/www/friendica/friendica/boot.php', line 1341)
-After a while I noticed, that scripts/worker.php calls further php script via
+After a while I noticed, that bin/worker.php calls further php script via
proc_open. These scripts themselves also use proc_open and fail, because they
are NOT called with -d suhosin.executor.func.blacklist=none.
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