update README with new install instructions

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configure virtual hosts on your web server, you can try setting up configure virtual hosts on your web server, you can try setting up
"http://micro.example.net/" or the like. "http://micro.example.net/" or the like.
3. You should also take this moment to make your avatar subdirectory 3. Make your target directory writeable by the Web server.
chmod a+w /var/www/mublog/
On some systems, this will probably work:
chgrp www-data /var/www/mublog/
chmod g+w /var/www/mublog/
If your Web server runs as another user besides "www-data", try
that user's default group instead. As a last resort, you can create
a new group like "mublog" and add the Web server's user to the group.
4. You should also take this moment to make your avatar subdirectory
writeable by the Web server. An insecure way to do this is: writeable by the Web server. An insecure way to do this is:
chmod a+w /var/www/mublog/avatar chmod a+w /var/www/mublog/avatar
On some systems, this will probably work: You can also make the avatar directory writeable by the Web server
group, as noted above.
chgrp www-data /var/www/mublog/avatar 5. Create a database to hold your microblog data. Something like this
chmod g+w /var/www/mublog/avatar
If your Web server runs as another user besides "www-data", try
that user's default group instead. As a last resort, you can create
a new group like "avatar" and add the Web server's user to the group.
4. Create a database to hold your microblog data. Something like this
should work: should work:
mysqladmin -u "username" --password="password" create laconica mysqladmin -u "username" --password="password" create laconica
@ -263,63 +270,55 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
a tool like PHPAdmin to create a database. Check your hosting a tool like PHPAdmin to create a database. Check your hosting
service's documentation for how to create a new MySQL database.) service's documentation for how to create a new MySQL database.)
5. Run the laconica.sql SQL script in the db subdirectory to create
the database tables in the database. A typical system would work
like this:
mysql -u "username" --password="password" laconica < /var/www/mublog/db/laconica.sql
You may want to test by logging into the database and checking that
the tables were created. Here's an example:
SHOW TABLES;
6. Create a new database account that Laconica will use to access the 6. Create a new database account that Laconica will use to access the
database. If you have shell access, this will probably work from the database. If you have shell access, this will probably work from the
MySQL shell: MySQL shell:
GRANT SELECT,INSERT,DELETE,UPDATE on laconica.* GRANT ALL on laconica.*
TO 'lacuser'@'localhost' TO 'lacuser'@'localhost'
IDENTIFIED BY 'lacpassword'; IDENTIFIED BY 'lacpassword';
You should change 'lacuser' and 'lacpassword' to your preferred new You should change 'lacuser' and 'lacpassword' to your preferred new
username and password. You may want to test logging in as this new username and password. You may want to test logging in to MySQL as
user and testing that you can SELECT from some of the tables in the this new user.
DB (use SHOW TABLES to see which ones are there).
7. Copy the config.php.sample in the Laconica directory to config.php. 7. In a browser, navigate to the Laconica install script; something like:
8. Edit config.php to set the basic configuration for your system. http://yourserver.example.com/mublog/install.php
(See descriptions below for basic config options.) Note that there
are lots of options and if you try to do them all at once, you will
have a hard time making sure what's working and what's not. So,
stick with the basics at first. In particular, customizing the
'site' and 'db' settings will almost definitely be needed.
9. At this point, you should be able to navigate in a browser to your Enter the database connection information and your site name. The
microblog's main directory and see the "Public Timeline", which install program will configure your site and install the initial,
will be empty. If not, magic has happened! You can now register a almost-empty database.
new user, post some notices, edit your profile, etc. However, you
may want to wait to do that stuff if you think you can set up 8. You should now be able to navigate to your microblog's main directory
"fancy URLs" (see below), since some URLs are stored in the database. and see the "Public Timeline", which will be empty. If not, magic
has happened! You can now register a new user, post some notices,
edit your profile, etc. However, you may want to wait to do that stuff
if you think you can set up "fancy URLs" (see below), since some
URLs are stored in the database.
Fancy URLs Fancy URLs
---------- ----------
By default, Laconica will have big long sloppy URLs that are hard for By default, Laconica will use URLs that include the main PHP program's
people to remember or use. For example, a user's home profile might be name in them. For example, a user's home profile might be
found at: found at:
http://example.org/mublog/index.php?action=showstream&nickname=fred http://example.org/mublog/index.php/mublog/fred
On certain systems that don't support this kind of syntax, they'll
look like this:
http://example.org/mublog/index.php?p=mublog/fred
It's possible to configure the software so it looks like this instead: It's possible to configure the software so it looks like this instead:
http://example.org/mublog/fred http://example.org/mublog/fred
These "fancy URLs" are more readable and memorable for users. To use These "fancy URLs" are more readable and memorable for users. To use
fancy URLs, you must either have Apache 2.2.x with .htaccess enabled fancy URLs, you must either have Apache 2.x with .htaccess enabled and
and mod_redirect enabled, -OR- know how to configure "url redirection" mod_redirect enabled, -OR- know how to configure "url redirection" in
in your server. your server.
1. Copy the htaccess.sample file to .htaccess in your Laconica 1. Copy the htaccess.sample file to .htaccess in your Laconica
directory. Note: if you have control of your server's httpd.conf or directory. Note: if you have control of your server's httpd.conf or
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If you changed your HTTP server configuration, you may need to restart If you changed your HTTP server configuration, you may need to restart
the server first. the server first.
If you have problems with the .htaccess file on versions of Apache
earlier than 2.2.x, try changing the regular expressions in the
htaccess.sample file that use "\w" to just use ".".
Sphinx Sphinx
------ ------
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# Update Twitter friends subscriptions every half hour # Update Twitter friends subscriptions every half hour
0,30 * * * * /path/to/php /path/to/laconica/scripts/synctwitterfriends.php>&/dev/null 0,30 * * * * /path/to/php /path/to/laconica/scripts/synctwitterfriends.php>&/dev/null
Built-in Facebook Application Built-in Facebook Application
----------------------------- -----------------------------
Laconica's Facebook application allows your users to automatically Laconica's Facebook application allows your users to automatically
@ -571,7 +566,7 @@ above).
Quick setup instructions*: Quick setup instructions*:
Install the Facebook Developer application on Facebook: Install the Facebook Developer application on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/developers/ http://www.facebook.com/developers/
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Themes Themes
------ ------
There are two themes shipped with this version of Laconica: "stoica", There are two themes shipped with this version of Laconica: "identica",
which is what the Identi.ca site uses, and "default", which is a good which is what the Identi.ca site uses, and "default", which is a good
basis for other sites. basis for other sites.