X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FInstall.md;h=f37521d759c540cc5671975bf6fae70c6a181671;hb=34463f37e4a3226709853bd3e35e6c22da45502c;hp=055c2717a76b78e098d68ca0ca5e8e212beb21b3;hpb=5c5b564ade1b98fcb39a4baf56a4d7104f0aee7d;p=friendica.git diff --git a/doc/Install.md b/doc/Install.md index 055c2717a7..f37521d759 100644 --- a/doc/Install.md +++ b/doc/Install.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The account will expire after 7 days, but you can ask the server admin to keep y ### Requirements -* Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a local .htaccess file +* Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a local `.htaccess` file * PHP 7+ (PHP 7.1+ is recommended for performance and official support) * 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 @@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ If this is nothing for you, you might be interested in Unpack the Friendica files into the root of your web server document area. -If you copy the directory tree to your webserver, make sure that you also copy -`.htaccess-dist` - as "dot" files are often hidden and aren't normally copied. +If you copy the directory tree to your webserver, make sure that you also copy `.htaccess-dist` - as "dot" files are often hidden and aren't normally copied. **OR** @@ -112,8 +111,9 @@ Please check the [troubleshooting](#Troubleshooting) section if running on MySQL ### Option A: Run the installer -Before you point your web browser to the new site you need to rename .htaccess-dist to .htaccess for Apache installs. -Follow the instructions. Please note any error messages and correct these before continuing. +Before you point your web browser to the new site you need to copy `.htaccess-dist` to `.htaccess` for Apache installs. +Follow the instructions. +Please note any error messages and correct these before continuing. If you need to specify a port for the connection to the database, you can do so in the host name setting for the database. @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ If the database resides on the same machine, check that the database server name ### 500 Internal Error This could be the result of one of our Apache directives not being supported by your version of Apache. Examine your apache server logs. -You might remove the line "Options -Indexes" from the .htaccess file if you are using a Windows server as this has been known to cause problems. +You might remove the line "Options -Indexes" from the `.htaccess` file if you are using a Windows server as this has been known to cause problems. Also check your file permissions. Your website and all contents must generally be world-readable. It is likely that your web server reported the source of the problem in its error log files.