From e6a4b82e6e40a2346fd32eb63b0f8a47bf670257 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?G=C3=A1bor=20Hojtsy?= Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:57:55 +0000 Subject: #196535 by sun, chx, dww: check whether Drupal can issue HTTP requests at all, so we know that this is the cause of problems, not the remote host not responding. --- INSTALL.txt | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'INSTALL.txt') diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt index 21ae39917..59bc86054 100644 --- a/INSTALL.txt +++ b/INSTALL.txt @@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ you will need PHP's XML extension. This extension is enabled by default. - If you want support for clean URLs, you'll need mod_rewrite and the ability to use local .htaccess files. +- Various Drupal features require that the web server process (for + example, httpd) needs to be able to initiate outbound connections. + This is usually possible, but some hosting providers or server + configurations forbid such connections. The features that depend on + this functionality include the integrated "Update status" module + which downloads information about available updates of Drupal core + and any installed contributed modules and themes, the ability to log + in via OpenID, fetching aggregator feeds, or use other + network-dependent services. + + INSTALLATION ------------ -- cgit v1.2.3