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 ~ m o o d b l o g ~
 
 to set up:
-1: copy templates/config.def.php to templates/config.php and change the placeholders
-2: copy creds.def.php to creds.php and change the placeholders
+1. set up the SQL database using schema.sql
+2: copy templates/config.def.php to templates/config.php and change the placeholders
+3: copy creds.def.php to creds.php and change the placeholders