### 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
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**
### 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.
### 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.
### Option A: Der manuelle Installer
Besuche deine Webseite mit deinem Browser und befolge die Anleitung.
+Bevor du dies tust, kopiere die Datei `.htaccess-dist` nach `.htaccess`, wenn du den Apache Webserver verwendest.
Bitte beachte jeden Fehler und korrigiere diese, bevor du fortfährst.
Falls du einen Port für die Datenbankverbindung angeben musst, kannst du diesen in der Host-Eingabe Zeile angeben.