-The latest version of this document is available at:
+The latest version of the installation instructions is available at:
[http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Installation]
Installation Troubleshooting is available at:
Elgg. Make sure you know the username and password necessary to
access this.
-4. Install your crontab (UNIX ONLY)
-
-Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set
-times of the day.
-
-If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance
-functions such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must
-install a cron tab to trigger these events.
-We have provided an example crontab as /crontab.example. Edit this
-with a text editor to provide the details of your site, rename it
-to another filename (eg 'crontab.mine') and install it with the
-following command:
-
- crontab crontab.mine
-
-Substitute your filename for 'crontab.mine'.
-
-5. Visit your Elgg site
+4. Visit your Elgg site
Once you've performed these steps, visit your Elgg site in your web
browser. Elgg will take you through the rest of the installation
1. Change the permissions on the directory where you are installing
Elgg and the engine directory and try again.
-2. Follow the instructions that Elgg gives you to create them.
-
-3. Copy engine/settings.example.php to engine/settings.php, open
+2. Copy engine/settings.example.php to engine/settings.php, open
it up in a text editor and fill in your database details. Then
copy /htaccess_dist to /.htaccess