Better introduction to installation

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 README     $Id$
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+Here is a basic outline of the installation process,
+which normally takes me only a few minutes:
 
-All the documention is in the "doc" subdirectory.  :-)
+1) Move the Moodle files into your web directory. 
+
+2) Create an empty directory somewhere to store 
+   uploaded files (NOT accessible via the web).
+   This directory must be writeable by the web server
+   process.
+
+3) Create a single database for Moodle to store all
+   it's tables in.
+
+4) Copy the file config-dist.php to config.php, and 
+   edit it with all your own settings.
+
+5) Visit your new home page with a web browser.  Moodle
+   will lead you through the rest of the setup, 
+   creating an admin account and so on.
+
+6) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php
+   every five minutes or so.
+
+For more details, I highly recommend you read the 
+full installation documentation, which is stored 
+in the "doc" directory or found at http://moodle.com/doc/.
+
+Cheers!
+Martin Dougiamas

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 README     $Id$
 ------
 
+Here is a basic outline of the installation process,
+which normally takes me only a few minutes:
 
-All the documention is in the "doc" subdirectory.  :-)
+1) Move the Moodle files into your web directory. 
+
+2) Create an empty directory somewhere to store 
+   uploaded files (NOT accessible via the web).
+   This directory must be writeable by the web server
+   process.
+
+3) Create a single database for Moodle to store all
+   it's tables in.
+
+4) Copy the file config-dist.php to config.php, and 
+   edit it with all your own settings.
+
+5) Visit your new home page with a web browser.  Moodle
+   will lead you through the rest of the setup, 
+   creating an admin account and so on.
+
+6) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php
+   every five minutes or so.
+
+For more details, I highly recommend you read the 
+full installation documentation, which is stored 
+in the "doc" directory or found at http://moodle.com/doc/.
+
+Cheers!
+Martin Dougiamas