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INSTALL.txt
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@ -129,24 +129,16 @@ assistance. Friendica will not work correctly if you cannot perform this step.
You should also be sure that $a->config['php_path'] is set correctly, it should
look like (changing it to the correct PHP location)
$a->config['php_path'] = '/usr/local/php53/bin/php'
Alternative: You may be able to use the 'poormancron' addon to perform this
step if you are using a recent Friendica release. 'poormancron' may result in
perfomance and memory issues and is only suitable for small sites with one or
two users and a handful of contacts. To do this, edit the file
".htconfig.php" and look for a line describing your addons. On a fresh
installation, it will look like
$a->config['php_path'] = '/usr/local/php56/bin/php'
$a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload';
Alternative: If you cannot use a cron job as described above, you can use
the frontend worker and an external cron service to trigger the execution
of the worker script. You can enable the frontend worker after the installation
from the admin panel of your node and call
This indicates the "js_upload" addon module is enabled. You may add additional
addons using this same line in the configuration file. Change it to
read
https://example.com/worker
$a->config['system']['addon'] = 'js_upload,poormancron';
and save your changes.
with the service of your choice.
9. (Recommended) Set up a backup plan

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doc/Install.md
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@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Requirements
Installation procedure
---
###Get Friendica
### Get Friendica
Unpack the Friendica files into the root of your web server document area.
If you are able to do so, we recommend using git to clone the source repository rather than to use a packaged tar or zip file.
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Clone the addon repository (separately):
If you copy the directory tree to your webserver, make sure that you also copy .htaccess - as "dot" files are often hidden and aren't normally copied.
###Create a database
### Create a database
Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username, password, database name).
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ In this case find the [mysqld] section in your my.cnf file and add the line :
Restart mysql and you should be fine.
###Run the installer
### Run the installer
Point your web browser to the new site and follow the instructions.
Please note any error messages and correct these before continuing.
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ 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.
###Set up the worker
### 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.
Example:
@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ If it is not possible to set up a cron job then please activate the "frontend wo
Once you have installed Friendica and created an admin account as part of the process, you can access the admin panel of your installation and do most of the server wide configuration from there
###Set up a backup plan
### Set up a backup plan
Bad things will happen.
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.