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diff --git a/askbot/doc/source/initial-configuration.rst b/askbot/doc/source/initial-configuration.rst index 56997467..b72dbc34 100644 --- a/askbot/doc/source/initial-configuration.rst +++ b/askbot/doc/source/initial-configuration.rst @@ -15,20 +15,21 @@ When installing Askbot for the first time, you will need to initialize the site startforum and answering the questions. The `startforum` script will ask you where to deploy Askbot. If you are in -the directory where the Askbot project resides, you can answer `.` (the `.` refers to the current directory). +the directory where the Askbot project resides, you can answer `.` (`.` refers to the current directory). There may be an error message; ignore it. .. note:: - All Django sites have four project-wide files: + All Django sites have four project-wide files:: settings.py - the main settings configuration file - urls.py - main url configuration + urls.py - main url configuration __init__.py - often empty but needed for Python - manage.py - the hook allowing to run management commands + manage.py - the hook allowing to run management commands `startforum` adds those files to the directory you select (and some more things specific to Askbot). + Note that if you already have a Django site you will not want to use `startforum`, because you don't want to just overwrite your existing settings.py. See below for instructions. Another thing you have to do if you are creating a brand new Django project is edit the file `settings.py`_. At the very minimum, you will need to provide the correct values to:: |