tweeper.1.asciidoc: document how to use the PHP built-in web server

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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TWEEPER(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-tweeper - web scraper to convert a Twitter timeline to an RSS feed
+tweeper - web scraper to convert supported websites (e.g. Twitter.com) to RSS
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ SYNOPSIS
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
-tweeper(1) is a web scraper which extracts the most recent public tweets of
-a given user from their home page on Twitter.com and formats them in RSS, so
-the information can be conveniently accessed and collected by a feed reader.
+tweeper(1) is a web scraper which can be used to conveniently follow the
+public activity of social network users without the need to log in or even be
+subscribed to the social network; tweeper converts the public information to
+RSS so that it can be accessed and collected by a feed reader.
 
 tweeper started as the TWitter fEEd scraPER but support for other web sites
 has been added.
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ tweeper can be used as:
 
 1. a command line tool;
 2. a filter for feed readers;
-3. a web based tool when PHP support is available in the web server.
+3. a web based tool when used with a PHP-enabled web server.
 
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -60,10 +61,22 @@ Using tweeper as a filter for the Liferea feed reader:
 
  liferea-add-feed  "|tweeper http://twitter.com/NSAcareers"
 
-Using tweeper via web (the symlink must be created only the very first time):
+To use tweeper via web there are two options (the examples assume the
+installation directory to be `/usr/share/php/tweeper/`):
+
+1. Using the PHP built-in web server:
+
+  php -S localhost:8000 -t /usr/share/php/tweeper/
++
+and then visit 'http://localhost:8000/tweeper.php' in the web browser.
+
+2. Using a generic web server with the document root in '/var/www':
 
   sudo ln -s /usr/share/php/tweeper/tweeper.php /var/www
   xdg-open http://localhost/tweeper.php?src_url=http://twitter.com/NSAcareers
++
+It is enough to create the symlink only the very first time tweeper is used
+this way.
 
 
 NOTES