From f5f9b406e0d5454cfc7d4c0ab78ee42a94910b0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alecpl <alec@alec.pl> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:51:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] - Small optimizations --- INSTALL | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 16a97eb..d175d6f 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ INTRODUCTION ============ -This file describes the basic steps to install RoundCube Webmail on your +This file describes the basic steps to install Roundcube Webmail on your web server. For additional information, please also consult the project's wiki page at http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki @@ -9,16 +9,19 @@ REQUIREMENTS ============ -* The Apache or Lighttpd Webserver +* The Apache, Lighttpd, Cherokee or Hiawatha web server * .htaccess support allowing overrides for DirectoryIndex -* PHP Version 5.2 or greater including +* PHP Version 5.2.1 or greater including - PCRE, DOM, JSON, XML, Session, Sockets (required) - libiconv (recommended) - mbstring, fileinfo, mcrypt (optional) * PEAR packages distributed with Roundcube or external: - MDB2 2.5.0 or newer - - Mail_Mime 1.6.0 or newer - - Net_SMTP 1.4.1 or newer + - Mail_Mime 1.8.1 or newer + - Mail_mimeDecode 1.5.5 or newer + - Net_SMTP 1.4.2 or newer + - Net_IDNA2 0.1.1 or newer + - Auth_SASL 1.0.3 or newer * php.ini options (see .htaccess file): - error_reporting E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE (or lower) - memory_limit > 16MB (increase as suitable to support large attachments) @@ -27,8 +30,10 @@ - zend.ze1_compatibility_mode disabled - suhosin.session.encrypt disabled - mbstring.func_overload disabled + - magic_quotes_runtime disabled * PHP compiled with OpenSSL to connect to IMAPS and to use the spell checker -* A MySQL, PostgreSQL or MSSQL database engine or the SQLite extension for PHP +* A MySQL (4.0.8 or newer), PostgreSQL, MSSQL database engine + or the SQLite extension for PHP * One of the above databases with permission to create tables * An SMTP server (recommended) or PHP configured for mail delivery @@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ are writable by the webserver - /temp - /logs -3. Create a new database and a database user for RoundCube (see DATABASE SETUP) +3. Create a new database and a database user for Roundcube (see DATABASE SETUP) 4. Point your browser to http://url-to-roundcube/installer/ 5. Follow the instructions of the install script (or see MANUAL CONFIGURATION) 6. After creating and testing the configuration, remove the installer directory @@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ CONFIGURATION HINTS =================== -RoundCube writes internal errors to the 'errors' log file located in the logs +Roundcube writes internal errors to the 'errors' log file located in the logs directory which can be configured in config/main.inc.php. If you want ordinary PHP errors to be logged there as well, enable the 'php_value error_log' line in the .htaccess file and set the path to the log file accordingly. @@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ DATABASE SETUP ============== -Note: Database for RoundCube must use UTF-8 character set. +Note: Database for Roundcube must use UTF-8 character set. * MySQL ------- @@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ * PostgreSQL ------------ -To use RoundCube with PostgreSQL support you have to follow these +To use Roundcube with PostgreSQL support you have to follow these simple steps, which have to be done as the postgres system user (or which ever is the database superuser): @@ -120,6 +125,14 @@ All this has been tested with PostgreSQL 8.x and 7.4.x. Older versions don't have a -O option for the createdb, so if you are using that version you'll have to change ownership of the DB later. + + +Database cleaning +----------------- +Do keep your database slick and clean we recommend to periodically execute +bin/cleandb.sh which finally removes all records that are marked as deleted. +Best solution is to install a cronjob running this script daily. + MANUAL CONFIGURATION @@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ UPGRADING ========= -If you already have a previous version of RoundCube installed, +If you already have a previous version of Roundcube installed, please refer to the instructions in UPGRADING guide. @@ -146,9 +159,9 @@ ========== There are two forms of optimisation here, compression and caching, both aimed -at increasing an end user's experience using RoundCube Webmail. Compression +at increasing an end user's experience using Roundcube Webmail. Compression allows the static web pages to be delivered with less bandwidth. The index.php -of RoundCube Webmail already enables compression on its output. The settings +of Roundcube Webmail already enables compression on its output. The settings below allow compression to occur for all static files. Caching sets HTTP response headers that enable a user's web client to understand what is static and how to cache it. -- Gitblit v1.9.1