*If* the manual installation fails for any reason, check the following:
-* Does ".htconfig.php" exist? If not, edit htconfig.php and change the system settings. Rename to .htconfig.php
-* Is the database is populated? If not, import the contents of "database.sql" with phpmyadmin or the mysql command line.
+* Does "config/local.ini.php" exist? If not, edit config/local-sample.ini.php and change the system settings.
+* Rename to `config/local.ini.php`.
+* Is the database is populated? If not, import the contents of `database.sql` with phpmyadmin or the mysql command line.
At this point visit your website again, and register your personal account.
Registration errors should all be recoverable automatically.
If you get any *critical* failure at this point, it generally indicates the database was not installed correctly.
-You might wish to move/rename .htconfig.php to another name and empty (called 'dropping') the database tables, so that you can start fresh.
+You might wish to move/rename `config/local.ini.php` to another name and empty (called 'dropping') the database tables, so that you can start fresh.
### Option B: Run the automatic install script
Open the file htconfig.php in the main Friendica directory with a text editor.
Remove the `die('...');` line and edit the lines to suit your installation (MySQL, language, theme etc.).
-Then save the file (do not rename it).
+Then save the file (do not rename it).
Navigate to the main Friendica directory and execute the following command:
*If* the automatic installation fails for any reason, check the following:
-* Does ".htconfig.php" already exist? If yes, the automatic installation won't start
+* Does "config/local.ini.php" already exist? If yes, the automatic installation won't start
* Are the settings inside "htconfig.php" correct? If not, edit the file again.
* Is the empty MySQL-database created? If not, create it.
Let there be a hardware failure, a corrupted database or whatever you can think of.
So once the installation of your Friendica node is done, you should make yourself a backup plan.
-The most important file is the `.htconfig.php` file in the base directory.
+The most important file is the `config/local.ini.php` file.
As it stores all your data, you should also have a recent dump of your Friendica database at hand, should you have to recover your node.