Commit a71d1c80 authored by Jennifer Hodgdon's avatar Jennifer Hodgdon Committed by Joe 🤘 Shindelar
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Issue #3047315 by jhodgdon, kay_v, eojthebrave: document settings.php and...

Issue #3047315 by jhodgdon, kay_v, eojthebrave: document settings.php and sites/default file permissions in 3.7. Running the Interactive Installer
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image:images/install-run-4.png["Installation progress bar",width="100%"]
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. The final step is to configure some basic information about your new site.
. The next step is to configure some basic information about your new site
(also notice if there is a warning about file permissions, for a later step).
Note that the user account you create in this step is the site's admin
account. See <<user-admin-account>> for important information about this unique
account. You can safely name this account "admin", and make sure to choose a
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image:images/install-run-6.png["Installation success",width="100%"]
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. You may have seen a warning in the Configuration step about file permissions,
and you may continue to see this warning until you fix the permissions. To
avoid the warning and make your site more secure, change the permissions on the
_sites/default_ directory and the _sites/default/settings.php_ file so that they
are read-only (you may need to consult your hosting company documentation about
how to do that).

==== Expand your understanding

Check the Status Report to see if there are any problems with the
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==== Additional resources

https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/install/step-3-create-a-database[Drupal.org community documentation page "Create A Database"]
* https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/install/step-3-create-a-database[Drupal.org community documentation page "Create A Database"]
* https://www.drupal.org/server-permissions[Drupal.org community documentation section "Webhosting issues"]


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