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Merge pull request symfony#2100 from dreipunktnull/add_hint_about_vhost
Add hint to configure document root
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book/installation.rst

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First, check that you have installed and configured a Web server (such
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as Apache) with PHP 5.3.2 or higher. For more information on Symfony2
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requirements, see the :doc:`requirements reference</reference/requirements>`.
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For information on configuring your specific web server document root, see the
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following documentation: `Apache`_ | `Nginx`_ .
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Symfony2 packages "distributions", which are fully-functional applications
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that include the Symfony2 core libraries, a selection of useful bundles, a
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.. image:: /images/quick_tour/welcome.jpg
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.. tip::
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To get nice and short urls you should point the document root of your
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webserver or virtual host to the ``Symfony/web/`` directory. Though
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this is not required for development it is recommended at the time your
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application goes into production as all system and configuration files
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become inaccessible to clients then. For information on configuring
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your specific web server document root, see the following
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documentation: `Apache`_ | `Nginx`_ .
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Beginning Development
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