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[squirrelmail.git] / doc / db-backend.txt

diff --git a/doc/db-backend.txt b/doc/db-backend.txt
index 41feffc00f57c14ca1c11a3f3e2a5010bf93695d..5a587980b9574b71233bb05570d70a2b8b6a35a1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/db-backend.txt
+++ b/doc/db-backend.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ a database is included as a part of the distribution.
 Configuring PEAR DB
 -------------------
 
-To work you must install the PEAR classes that is a part of PHP. Make
-sure the directory where the PEAR files are located is a part of your
-include path. See the PHP documentation for info on how to do that.
-
+For this to work you must have the PEAR classes installed, these are
+part of PHP. Once these are installed you must have sure the directory
+containg them is a part of your PHP include path. See the PHP
+documentation for information on how to do that.
+Under Mandrake Linux the PEAR classes are installed as part of the
+php-devel package and under FreeBSD they are installed as part of
+the mod_php4 or php4 port/package. I'm afraid I have no information on
+other systems at the present time.
 
 
 Configuring addressbooks in database
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ For MySQL you would normally do something like:
 
  (from the mysql client)
  mysql> GRANT select,insert,update,delete ON squirrelmail.* 
-              TO squrreluser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'sqpassword';
+              TO squirreluser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'sqpassword';
 
 The table structure should be similar to this (for MySQL):
 
@@ -52,8 +56,9 @@ The table structure should be similar to this (for MySQL):
    );
 
 
-Next, edit config/config.php and add a DSN (Data Source Name) for the
-database. It should look something like:
+Next, edit your configuration so that the address book DSN (Data Source
+Name) is specified, this can be done using either conf.pl or via the
+administration plugin. The DSN should look something like:
 
  $addrbook_dsn = 'mysql://squirreluser:sqpassword@localhost/squirrelmail';