From 9c52ca13f18c4bc9a7a5bf113afe7461b805e719 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moodler <moodler>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:18:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Updated README
---
README.txt | 52 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 36803a2bdd..72267d2d13 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
README $Id$
------
-If you are installing the first time, then you
-should read the installation guide which is
-part of the Moodle documentation (along with
-information about upgrading etc):
-
- http://moodle.com/doc/
-
-There is a copy of all this documentation as part of
-this Moodle distribution. You can access your local
-copy of the installation guide here:
-
- lang/en/docs/install.html
-
-Once Moodle is installed on your machine, then
-you can also access a local copy of all this
-documentation (localised to your language) at:
-
- http://yourmoodlesite.com/doc/
-
+QUICK INSTALL
+=============
For the impatient, here is a basic outline of the
installation process, which normally takes me only
@@ -27,25 +10,26 @@ a few minutes:
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
+2) Create a single database for Moodle to store all
it's tables in (or choose an existing database).
-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.
+3) Visit your Moodle site with a browser, you should
+ be taken to the install.php script, which will lead
+ you through creating a config.php file and then
+ setting up Moodle, creating an admin account etc.
-6) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php
+4) Set up a cron task to call the file admin/cron.php
every five minutes or so.
-Cheers!
-Martin Dougiamas
+For more information, see the INSTALL DOCUMENTATION:
+
+ http://moodle.org/doc
+
+If you have real trouble, please visit the Moodle course
+"Using Moodle" on moodle.org.
+
+
+Good luck and have fun!
+Martin Dougiamas, Lead Developer
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