1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index d344de6..ecdd8d2 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@ TODO: It is not clear what are the exact php modules required for the site to ru
 On a Debian-like system, the following command should be sufficient:
 
   # apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml
-  # a2enmod rewite
+  # a2enmod rewrite
 
 You may need to turn off the STRICT_TRANS_TABLES sql mode to avoid query errors.
 
 In a sql shell, do
 
-  > SELECT @@GLOBAL.sql_mode;
-
-Note all the modes in the output, and set the mode to exclude the STRICT_TRANS_TABLES.
-
-For example, if the output was "NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES", do
-
-  > SET GLOBAL sql_mode = "NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION";
+  > SET GLOBAL sql_mode = REPLACE(@@GLOBAL.SQL_MODE, 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES', '');
 
 * FIXME: apparently this is not needed in some cases.  Find the root cause.