From 4837aa2d3de6c31755571c8fadc52b6cb3ab211c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "J. King" Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 07:39:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Minor enhancements to instructions --- .../020_Download_and_Installation.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/020_Getting_Started/020_Download_and_Installation.md b/docs/en/020_Getting_Started/020_Download_and_Installation.md index bcae4e92..d591ed3b 100644 --- a/docs/en/020_Getting_Started/020_Download_and_Installation.md +++ b/docs/en/020_Getting_Started/020_Download_and_Installation.md @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ Installation from source code is also possible, but the release packages are rec At present installing The Arsse is largely a manual process. We hope to some day make this easier by integrating the software into commonly used package managers, but for now the below instructions should serve as a useful guide. -In order for The Arsse to function correctly, [its requirements](Requirements) must be satisfied. The process of installing the required PHP extensions differs from one system to the next, but on Debian the following series of commands should do: +In order for The Arsse to function correctly, [its requirements](Requirements) must first be satisfied. The process of installing the required PHP extensions differs from one system to the next, but on Debian the following series of commands should do: ```sh # Install PHP; this assumes the FastCGI process manager will be used sudo apt install php-cli php-fpm -# Install the needed PHP extensions; curl is optional +# Install the needed PHP extensions; php-curl is optional sudo apt install php-intl php-json php-xml php-curl -# Install one of the required database extensions +# Install any one of the required database extensions sudo apt install php-sqlite3 php-pgsql php-mysql ``` @@ -47,4 +47,6 @@ If using a database other than SQLite, you will likely want to [set it up](Datab # Next Steps -In order for The Arsse to serve users, those users [must be created](Managing_Users), and in order for the various synchronization protocols to work, a Web server [must be configured](Web_Server_Configuration). The following manual pages provide details on how to get this set up. +In order for the various synchronization protocols to work, a Web server [must be configured](Web_Server_Configuration), and in order for The Arsse to serve users, those users [must be created](Managing_Users). The following manual pages provide details on how to get this set up. + +You may also want to review the `config.default.php` file included in the download package and create [a configuration file](/en/Configuring_The_Arsse), though The Arsse can function even without using a configuration file.