updated installation instructions

src/INSTALL

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Installation Instructions
 
+NOTE: these instructions are specific to operating with MySQL.
+If you're going to use a different database, substitute your database
+server's setup procedure where necessary.
+
 1. Unpack phpgiftreg website
 2. Create MySQL database
 3. Create MySQL tables
@@ -30,6 +34,10 @@ writeable by the webserver.  The phpgiftreg scripts will be writing files
 to this directory.  Don't worry, the setup.php script described below
 will test if you got this right.
 
+As of 2.0.0, there are subdirectories called cache/ and templates_c/
+that must also be writeable by the webserver.  setup.php will also test
+if those have the correct permissions.
+
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 2. Create MySQL database
@@ -90,24 +98,27 @@ This creates a user called `username' that can connect from `host'.
 
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-5. Configure db.php
+5. Configure includes/config.php
 
-Change to the phpgiftreg/ directory and edit the db.php file.  There's a line
+You MUST edit includes/config.php to define your database connection.
-with a call to mysql_connect().  Change it to suit your setup.
+It is required to set the `pdo_connection_string', `pdo_username'
+and `pdo_password' settings.  See 
+http://www.php.net/manual/en/pdo.construct.php for more information, 
+especially if you are going to use a database other than MySQL.
 
-mysql_connect("host","username","password") 
+NOTE: phpgiftreg is only tested on MySQL, though other databases should
-	or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
+(in theory) work with little modification.
-
-=============================================================================
-
-6. Configure config.php
 
 There are some options to change in config.php if you wish.  Their functions
 are described in that file.
 
+NOTE: older versions of phpgiftreg defined database parameters in a
+file called db.php.  That file is no longer used, and connection information
+belongs in includes/config.php.
+
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-7. Create Apache alias
+6. Create Apache alias
 
 Edit your httpd.conf and add an Alias like so:
 
@@ -118,14 +129,18 @@ be good to go.
 
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-8. Set up the initial family and user using setup.php
+7. Set up the initial family and user using setup.php
 
 Point your browser to http://yourserver/phpgiftreg/setup.php or wherever you
-installed it.  You'll be prompted to enter some details for an initial
+installed it.  It will check your confirmation, and then you'll be prompted 
-administrator user and the default family.  If everything goes well, you'll
+to enter some details for an initial administrator user and the default 
-be ready to begin!
+family.  If everything goes well, you'll be ready to begin!
 
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 If you have any problems with these instructions, or if they weren't clear
-or just didn't plain work, please let me know at generalpf@yahoo.com.
+or just didn't plain work, please let me know at generalpf@gmail.
+
+Ryan Walberg
+generalpf@gmail.com
+@GeneralPF