Merge pull request #3912 from camfindlay/patch-22

DOCS Mention the option of Environment files for WAMP users
silverstripe · Feb 17, 2015 · 216d1d8 · 216d1d8
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diff --git a/docs/en/00_Getting_Started/01_Installation/03_Windows.md b/docs/en/00_Getting_Started/01_Installation/03_Windows.md
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ $ composer create-project silverstripe/installer ./silverstripe
 * Unpack the archive into `C:\wamp\www`
 * Rename the unpacked directory from `C:\wamp\www\silverstripe-vX.X.X` to `C:\wamp\www\silverstripe`
 
-### Install and configure
-*  Visit `http://localhost/silverstripe` - you will see SilverStripe's installation screen.
+## Install and configure
+* Option 1: Environment file - Set up a file named _ss_environment.php either in the webroot or a directory above webroot and setup as per the [Environment Management process](/getting_started/environment_management).
+
+* Option 2: Installer - Visit `http://localhost/silverstripe` - you will see SilverStripe's installation screen.
 * You should be able to click "Install SilverStripe" and the installer will do its thing.  It takes a minute or two.
 * Once the installer has finished, visit `http://localhost/silverstripe`. You should see your new SilverStripe site's
 home page.
@@ -61,4 +63,4 @@ alternatives for incoming connection".  Make sure that it is de-selected.
 Right clicked on the installation folder and go to Permissions > Security > Users > Advanced and give the user full
 control. 
 
-3. If you find you are having issues with URL rewriting. Remove the index.php file that is bundled with SilverStripe. As we are using Apache web server's URL rewriting this file is not required (and in fact can result in problems when using apache 2.4+ as in the latest versions of WAMP). The other option is to enable the mod_access_compat module for apache which improves compatibility of newer versions of Apache with SilverStripe. 
+3. If you find you are having issues with URL rewriting. Remove the index.php file that is bundled with SilverStripe. As we are using Apache web server's URL rewriting this file is not required (and in fact can result in problems when using apache 2.4+ as in the latest versions of WAMP). The other option is to enable the mod_access_compat module for apache which improves compatibility of newer versions of Apache with SilverStripe.