diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 39cfbcb9..0b2de4e4 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -11,20 +11,17 @@ options](#configuration) to adjust as you see fit. ### Minimal requirements -- PHP version 5.6 or above -- _one_ of the following sources of cryptographically safe randomness is required: - - PHP 7 or higher - - [Libsodium](https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/content/installation/) and it's [PHP extension](https://paragonie.com/book/pecl-libsodium/read/00-intro.md#installing-libsodium) - - open_basedir access to `/dev/urandom` - - mcrypt extension - - com_dotnet extension - - Mcrypt needs to be able to access `/dev/urandom`. This means if `open_basedir` is set, it must include this file. +- PHP version 7.0 or above + - Or PHP version 5.6 AND _one_ of the following sources of cryptographically safe randomness: + - [Libsodium](https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/content/installation/) and it's [PHP extension](https://paragonie.com/book/pecl-libsodium/read/00-intro.md#installing-libsodium) + - open_basedir access to `/dev/urandom` + - mcrypt extension (mcrypt needs to be able to access `/dev/urandom`. This means if `open_basedir` is set, it must include this file.) + - com_dotnet extension - GD extension - zlib extension -- some disk space or (optionally) a database supported by [PDO](https://secure.php.net/manual/book.pdo.php) +- some disk space or (optionally) a database supported by [PDO](https://php.net/manual/book.pdo.php) - ability to create files and folders in the installation directory and the PATH defined in index.php -- A web browser with javascript support +- A web browser with JavaScript support ## Hardening and security @@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ Note that your PHP process will need read access to the config wherever it may b ### Transport security When setting up PrivateBin, also set up HTTPS, if you haven't already. Without HTTPS -PrivateBin is not secure, as the javascript files could be manipulated during transmission. +PrivateBin is not secure, as the JavaScript files could be manipulated during transmission. For more information on this, see our [FAQ entry on HTTPS setup](https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/wiki/FAQ#how-should-i-setup-https). ### File-level permissions