Added note about config-dist.php

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@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@
 <H3><A NAME="config"></A>Edit config.php</H3>\r
 <P>Now you can edit the configuration file, config.php. This file is used by all \r
   other files in Moodle.</P>\r
-<P>In it you specify the database details that you just defined, as well as the \r
+<P>To start with, make a copy of config-dist.php and call it config.php.  We do\r
+   this so that your config.php isn't overwritten in case you upgrade Moodle \r
+   later on.\r
+<P>Edit config.php to specify the database details that you just defined, as well as the \r
   site address, file system directory, data directory and so on. The config file \r
   has detailed directions.</P>\r
 <P>For the rest of this installation document we will assume your site is at: \r