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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ec0b7bb905..891be73425 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -6,20 +6,22 @@ Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install and configure the wiki
 "in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available.
 
 Required software:
-* Web server with PHP 5.1.x or higher.
+* Web server with PHP 5.3.2 or higher.
 * A SQL server, the following types are supported
-** MySQL 4.0.14 or higher
-** PostgreSQL 8.1 or higher
-** SQLite
+** MySQL 5.0.2 or higher
+** PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher
+** SQLite 3.3.7 or higher
+** Oracle 9.0.1 or higher
 
 MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux platforms, but should
 work on Windows as well.
 
 If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than an Apache module you may
 experience problems, as this configuration is not well tested. safe_mode is also
-not tested and unlikely to work. 
+not tested and unlikely to work.
 
-If you want math support see the instructions in math/README
+Support for rendering mathematical formulas requires installing the Math extension,
+see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math
 
 Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installation_guide
 
 ******************* WARNING *******************
 
-REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE 
+REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
 ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE!!!
 
 ******************* WARNING *******************
@@ -44,12 +46,15 @@ In-place web install
 
 Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on your server, or on your
 local machine and upload the directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
-something nice, like "wiki", since it'll be in your URL.
+something nice, like "wiki", since it will be appearing in your URL,
+ie. /wiki/index.php/Article.
 
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-  |  Hint: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your  |
-  |  URLs, you should put the files in a *different* directory from the      |
-  |  virtual path where page names will appear.                              |
+  |  Note: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your  |
+  |  URLs, such as http://www.example.com/wiki/Article, you should put the   |
+  |  files in a *different* directory from the virtual path where page names |
+  |  will appear. It is common in this case to use w as the folder name and  |
+  |  /wiki/ as the virtual article path where your articles pretend to be.   |
   |                                                                          |
   |    See: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL                   |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+