From 226a64d8a4755c4c8d55afb0ab23349651671b48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rugk Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:28:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify randomness & add PDO link * Remove "some disk space" - Everyone knows that files need some place to be stored. Additionally nowadays disk space is not problem in general. * Add link to PDO. * Clarify randomness. I am however not sure whether `com_dotnet` needs access to `/dev/urandom` (with open_basedir set). --- INSTALL.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 7f8c59a..5867196 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ the options and adjust them as you see fit. ### Requirements -- PHP version 5.3 or above, if PHP older then 7.0 is used, _one_ of the following - sources of cryptographically safe randomness is required: - - open_basedir access to /dev/urandom +- PHP version 5.3 or above +- _one_ of the following sources of cryptographically safe randomness is required: + - PHP 7 - [Libsodium](https://download.libsodium.org) - mcrypt extension - com_dotnet extension + + Mcrypt nees to be able to access `/dev/urandom`. This means if `open_basedir` is set, it must include this file. - GD extension -- some disk space or (optional) a database supported by PDO +- (optional) a database supported by [PDO](https://secure.php.net/manual/book.pdo.php) - ability to create files and folders in the installation directory and the PATH - A web browser with javascript support