[Clipart] [PATCH] cchost README

Bryce Harrington bryce at bryceharrington.org
Sat Feb 11 12:04:05 PST 2006


Hi Jon,

Just some copyediting as I'm going through the documentation.  This does
some reformatting of README and clarifies the prerequisites section a
bit.

Bryce

--- cchost-1.0.3/README	2005-11-17 23:49:02.000000000 -0800
+++ cchost-bwh/README	2006-02-11 12:00:23.000000000 -0800
@@ -17,41 +17,39 @@
 2.   System Requirements
 ---------------------------------
 
-This system requires PHP 4, and prefers 4.3 but
-has been seen working on 4.4 and 5
+a.  APACHE.  This system has been tested on Apache 1 and 2 Windows and
+Linux.  If you get it working on IIS or OSX let us know.  We haven't
+tried.
+
+b.  PHP.  This system requires PHP 4, and prefers 4.3 but has been seen
+working on 4.4 and 5.  PHP 3 will never be supported.
+
+c.  MYSQL.  MySQL 4 is required.
+
+d.  GETID3.  Download the GetID3 (1.7.3) library from
+http://www.getid3.org/#download, then untar and place into ccHost at
+cchost/getid3/. 
+
+e.  PHPBB2 (OPTIONAL).  If you would like integrated user comments and
+review threads you must install phpBB2 from
+http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php (This is a little more complicated
+but still managable.)
 
-PHP 3 will never be supported
-
-MySQL 4 is required.
-
-COOKIES must be enabled in your browser in 
-order to log in to a session
-
-This system has been tested on Apache 1 and 2
-Windows and Linux. If you've got it working on
-IIS or OSX let us know. We haven't tried.
+Ratings, Editorial Picks and Contest Polls are built into the core
+ccHost; user reviews and comments are NOT and relies on phpBB2 forum
+software to achieve this.
 
-Install the GetID3 (1.7.3) library from here: 
-http://www.getid3.org/#download
-before you install ccHost. (It's a simple
-download-unpack operation)
+Aug. 28 2005: There have been some complaints about incompatibilities
+with the very latest phpBB2, these have not been verified but the
+'workaround' seems to relatively simple.
+
+Feb. 11 2006: Gentoo has flagged phpBB as "Masked due to constant
+security bugs".  Be aware of the security concerns before installing
+this.
 
-Ratings, Editorial Picks and Contest Polls
-are built into the core ccHost, user reviews 
-and comments are NOT and relies on phpBB2 forum 
-software to achieve this.
+f.  BROWSER.  Should work on any browser.  COOKIES must be enabled in
+your browser in order to log in to a session.
 
-If you would like integrated user comments
-and review threads you must install phpBB2
-from http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php
-(This is a little more complicated but still
-managable.)
-
-Aug. 28 2005: There have been some complaints 
-about incompatibilities with the very
-latest phpBB2, these have not been verified
-but the 'workaround' seems to relatively
-simple.
 
 
 3. New Installations/Upgrading from previous ccHost



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