.htconfig.php and make it writable by the web server.
5. Visit your website with a web browser and follow the instructions. Please
-note any error messages and correct these before continuing. If you are using
-SSL with a known signature authority (recommended), use the https: link to your
-website. If you are using a self-signed cert or no cert, use the http: link.
+note any error messages and correct these before continuing.
+
+If you are using SSL with a known signature authority (recommended), use the
+https: link to your website. If you are using a self-signed cert or no cert,
+use the http: link.
+
+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.
6. *If* the automated installation fails for any reason, check the following:
Point your web browser to the new site and 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.
+
*If* the automated 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
If you want to have a more personalized closing line for the notification emails you can set a variable for the admin_name.
$a->config['admin_name'] = "Marvin";
+
+## Database Settings
+
+The configuration variables db_host, db_user, db_pass and db_data are holding your credentials for the database connection.
+If you need to specify a port to access the database, you can do so by appending ":portnumber" to the db_host variable.
+
+ $db_host = 'your.mysqlhost.com:123456';
<?php
/* ********************************************************************
- * The following configuration has to be within the .htconfig file
- * and will not be overruled by decisions made in the admin panel.
+ * The following configuration has to be within the .htconfig.php
+ * file and will not be overruled by decisions made in the admin panel.
*
* See below for variables that may be overruled by the admin panel.
* ********************************************************************/
// Set the following for your MySQL installation
-// Copy or rename this file to .htconfig.php
+//
+// If you need to specify a port for reacing the database, you can do so by
+// adding ":portnumber" after "your.mysqlhost.com" in the $db_host config.
$db_host = '{{$dbhost}}';
$db_user = '{{$dbuser}}';