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| author | matt <matt@7be80a69-a1ef-0310-a953-fb0f7c49ff36> | 2006-05-15 03:19:56 +0000 |
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| committer | matt <matt@7be80a69-a1ef-0310-a953-fb0f7c49ff36> | 2006-05-15 03:19:56 +0000 |
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Lots and lots of changes.
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@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ WordPress Multi User -------------------- WordPress MU is a multi user version of WordPress. + If you're not comfortable editing PHP code, taking care of a complex webserver and database system and being pro-active about following developments of this project then run, don't walk, to http://wordpress.com/ and sign yourself and your friends up to free blogs. It's easier in the long run and you'll save yourself a lot of pain -and angst. +and angst. ;) Install ======= @@ -32,13 +33,18 @@ and change it to PHP === For security reasons, it's very important that PHP be configured as follows: + 1. Don't display error messages to the browser. This is almost always turned off but sometimes when you're testing you turn this on and forget to reset it. + 2. GLOBAL variables must be turned off. This is one of the first things any security aware admin will do. These days the default is for it to be off! +3. If you want to restrict blog signups, set the restrict domain email +setting in the admin. + The easiest way of configuring it is via the .htaccess file that is created during the install. If you haven't installed WPMU yet then edit the file htaccess.dist in this directory and add these two lines at the @@ -59,11 +65,15 @@ php.ini. It's beyond the scope of this README to know exactly where it is on your machine, but if you're on a shared hosted server you probably don't have access to it as it requires root or administrator privileges to change. + If you do have root access, try "locate php.ini" or check in: + /etc/php4/apache2/php.ini /usr/local/lib/php.ini + Once you have opened your php.ini, look for the sections related to register_globals and display_errors. Make sure both are Off like so: + display_errors = Off register_globals = Off @@ -71,6 +81,7 @@ You'll have to restart Apache after you modify your php.ini for the settings to be updated. Support Forum: + http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/ http://mu.wordpress.org/ |