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* Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a local .htaccess file
-* PHP 5.6+ (PHP 7 is recommended for performance)
+* PHP 5.6.1+ (PHP 7 is recommended for performance)
* PHP *command line* access with register_argc_argv set to true in the php.ini file
* Curl, GD, PDO, MySQLi, hash, xml, zip and OpenSSL extensions
* The POSIX module of PHP needs to be activated (e.g. [RHEL, CentOS](http://www.bigsoft.co.uk/blog/index.php/2014/12/08/posix-php-commands-not-working-under-centos-7) have disabled it)
bin/console autoinstall -v
+### Prepare .htaccess file
+
+Copy .htaccess-dist to .htaccess (be careful under Windows) to have working mod-rewrite again. If you have installed Friendica into a sub directory, like /friendica/ set this path in RewriteBase accordingly.
+
+Example:
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+ cp .htacces-dist .htaccess
+
+*Note*: Do **not** rename the .htaccess-dist file as it is tracked by GIT and renaming will cause a dirty working directory.
+
### Set up the worker
Set up a cron job or scheduled task to run the worker once every 5-10 minutes in order to perform background processing.