+NOTES ON DATABASE SETUP
+=======================
+
+The `bootstrap` command in `drupal-init-tools` uses `drush` for the site
+installation, and `drush` requires MySQL super-user access to create new MySQL
+users and databases.
+
+On some Linux distributions, like Debian, the MariaDB server is configured by
+default to only allow access to the `root` user via the `unix_socket` plugin,
+making it unusable by `drush`. In these cases it's recommended to create e new
+MySQL super-user.
+
+For password-less access create a MySQL admin user correspondent to the system
+user which will execute `drush` (e.g. the current user):
+
+::
+
+ sudo /usr/bin/mysql -e "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO '$USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED VIA unix_socket WITH GRANT OPTION"
+
+
+For password regulated access create a user with a password:
+
+::
+
+ sudo /usr/bin/mysql -e "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'USERNAME'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION"
+
+
+For details see also the **PASSWORDS** section in the README.Debian file
+provided by the mariadb-server Debian package, either in
+`/usr/share/doc/mariadb-server-10.1/README.Debian.gz` or at
+https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-10.1/blob/stretch/debian/mariadb-server-10.1.README.Debian#L73
+
+The settings in the `bootstrap.conf` file have to be adjusted according to how
+super-user access has been configured.
+
+
+NOTES ON WEB SERVER SETUP
+=========================
+
+The `bootstrap` command in `drupal-init-tools` supports installing new sites
+in *user dirs*; this means that users can have the Drupal sites in their home
+directories, usually under the `public_html/` sub-directory.
+
+This may make development more comfortable, as new work can be done in the
+usual development environment (git and ssh configuration, editor settings,
+etc.).
+
+To configure the Apache web server to enable *user dirs*, first enable the
+module:
+
+::
+
+ sudo a2enmod userdir
+
+And then make sure that the configuration is compatible with Drupal, changes
+like the following may be necessary, depending on the distribution:
+
+::
+
+ diff --git a/apache2/mods-available/php7.2.conf b/apache2/mods-available/php7.2.conf
+ index d4df3e5..0758ea6 100644
+ --- a/apache2/mods-available/php7.2.conf
+ +++ b/apache2/mods-available/php7.2.conf
+ @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
+ # To re-enable PHP in user directories comment the following lines
+ # (from <IfModule ...> to </IfModule>.) Do NOT set it to On as it
+ # prevents .htaccess files from disabling it.
+ -<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
+ - <Directory /home/*/public_html>
+ - php_admin_flag engine Off
+ - </Directory>
+ -</IfModule>
+ +#<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
+ +# <Directory /home/*/public_html>
+ +# php_admin_flag engine Off
+ +# </Directory>
+ +#</IfModule>
+ diff --git a/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf b/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf
+ index 2c334ec..737abdf 100644
+ --- a/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf
+ +++ b/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf
+ @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ UserDir disabled root
+
+ <Directory /home/*/public_html>
+ - AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
+ + AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes Options
+ Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
+ Require method GET POST OPTIONS
+ </Directory>
+
+These changes are typically only applied once, after the first installation of
+the web server.