X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=squirrelmail.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=3cdd419d6874c8fe65ef538ac2f554aa044e549a;hp=103df14e9d94b10f2114ce3e6200d7c1f0179856;hb=86bb854906be8fa721890ecc77c2bbcfaa70f660;hpb=4bc627ae9c38e7097181d349719ab2c5258b9256 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 103df14e..3cdd419d 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Table of Contents: NOTE: The new plugin architecture required the use of some functions which are not in all versions of PHP4. You will need at least - PHP4 beta2. If you need to upgrade please go ahead and install the + PHP4 v4.0.2. If you need to upgrade please go ahead and install the latest release version of PHP4. a. Obtaining and compiling PHP4 @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ b. Changing php.ini be sure to change the session.save_path to someplace that can only be read and written to by the webserver. session.save_path is the location that PHP's session data will be written to. + + Squirrelmail 1.2.x also requires register_globals to be enabled. SECURITY WARNING - If a user has access to write PHP scripts on your system and knows the location where PHP stores session data, he @@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ b. Changing php.ini session's data with his own PHP script. Caution should be used when setting up permissions and locations of php.ini and the session data. + FILE UPLOADS - Note that sending messages will not work if your + "file_uploads" setting is "Off". Squirrelmail requires that setting + enabled in order to work. + c. Setting up .php files to use PHP4 You need to create a .htaccess file in you SquirrelMail directory @@ -120,8 +126,9 @@ b. Setting up directories $ chgrp -R nobody data Keep in mind that with different installations, the web server could - typically run as userid/groupid of apache/apache or www-data/www-data. - The best way to find out is to read the web server's configuration file. + typically run as userid/groupid of nobody/nobody, nobody/nogroup, + apache/apache or www-data/www-data. The best way to find out is to read + the web server's configuration file. There also needs to be a directory where attachments are stored before they are sent. Since personal mail is stored in this @@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ c. Setting up SquirrelMail possible example of this is: http://www.yourdomain.com/squirrelmail - It should be pretty stright forward to use. Some more documentation + It should be pretty straight forward to use. Some more documentation might show up one day or another.