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The 2.5 Release Notes state:
Installing XOOPS
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1. Copy the content of the htdocs/ folder where it can be accessed by your server
2. Ensure mainfile.php and uploads/ are writable by the web server
3. For security considerations, you are encouraged to move directories "/xoops_lib" (for XOOPS libraries) and "/xoops_data" (for XOOPS data) out of Document Root, and change the folder names.
4. Make the directory xoops_data/ writable; Create (if not already present) and make the directories xoops_data/caches/, xoops_data/caches/xoops_cache/, xoops_data/caches/smarty_cache/ and xoops_data/caches/smarty_compile/ writable.
5. Access the folder where you installed the htdocs/ files using your web browser to launch the installation wizard
I am setting up a test site to run 2.5 in prior to going live with it. I'm confused about when I perform step 3 above. Should I move and rename /xoops_lib and /xoops_data prior to proceeding with step 4 then recreate fresh directories in step 4? Or should step 3 be a follow-up procedure I perform after the installation is complete?
Sorry to bother you with what should probably be obvious - don't understand why this decision is not evident to me.
Thanks for your help,
Mark
