diff --git a/installation.md b/installation.md index 3d039a29f48..d1164cebe36 100644 --- a/installation.md +++ b/installation.md @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ As of PHP 5.5, some OS distributions may require you to manually install the PHP ## Configuration -**The first thing you should do after installing Laravel is set your application key to a random string. Typically, this string should be 32 characters long. The key can be set in the `app.php` configuration file. If the application key is not set, your user sessions and other encrypted data will not be secure.** +**The first thing you should do after installing Laravel is set your application key to a random string. If you installed Laravel via Composer, this key has probably already been set for you by the `key:generate` command. Typically, this string should be 32 characters long. The key can be set in the `app.php` configuration file. If the application key is not set, your user sessions and other encrypted data will not be secure.** Laravel needs almost no other configuration out of the box. You are free to get started developing! However, you may wish to review the `app/config/app.php` file and its documentation. It contains several options such as `timezone` and `locale` that you may wish to change according to your application.