[TYPO3-dev] TYPO3 4.4 introduction package and realUrl

[ben van 't ende]

On 24/06/10 13:37, Dmitry Dulepov wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Erik Svendsen wrote:
>> So the question/problem. As I understand realUrl are enabled as standard
>> in the introduction package. Ther are already one post in english list
>> about it. When we are thinking this package as something for newbies,
>> testing it on their own PC or on a hosted account this may give some
>> problems. I suppose many of these don't know about correct Apache
>> settings and the need for mod_rewrite - or maybe not even hav enough
>> knowledge to understand the problem. Yes, I remember my own problem with
>> mod_rewrite and Apache configurations when I started 6 years ago.
> 
> TYPO3 is an enterprise CMS. I cannot really imagine any serious hosting
> without mod_rewrite. If somebody installs TYPO3, he should at least read
> INSTALL.txt and that file clearly mentions mod_rewrite.
> 
> TYPO3 is not phpBB, it is not for everybody. It is for people who are
> serious about their web sites. The introduction package comes with certain
> goodies that people should be able to see. One of them is RealURL. Speaking
> URLs is an industry standard and turning them of would have a negative
> effect on user impression about TYPO3.
> 
> Probably the first page of the introduction site should mention something
> about mod_rewrite.
> 

Hey Guys,

There was an idea we had to check for mod_rewrite and then de-activate realurl
if not present. I can imagine the install gives a warning then. On the other
hand I would like to keep it as simple as possible to.

gRTz

ben