X-Git-Url: https://git.openstreetmap.org/nominatim.git/blobdiff_plain/5b8672c10a23d65ef5f4f16d057ceae827685bcf..513bf485f20f0308c7f25c96717190a354bf0ec3:/CONTRIBUTING.md

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7ebd6b9d..cd8d1cc1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -30,17 +30,18 @@ Please make sure to add the following information:
 
 Please add the following information to your issue:
 
- * hardware configuration: RAM size, kind of disks
- * Operating system (also mention if you are running on a cloud server)
+ * hardware configuration: RAM size, CPUs, kind and size of disks
+ * Operating system (also mention if you are running on a cloud service)
  * Postgres and Postgis version
  * list of settings you changed in your Postgres configuration
- * Nominatim version (commit id, if you run from the github repo)
- * (if applicable) exact command line of the command that was causing the issues
+ * Nominatim version (release version or,
+   if you run from the git repo, the output of `git rev-parse HEAD`)
+ * (if applicable) exact command line of the command that was causing the issue
 
 
 ## Workflow for Pull Requests
 
-We love to get pull reuqests from you. We operate the "Fork & Pull" model
+We love to get pull requests from you. We operate the "Fork & Pull" model
 explained at
 
 https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ that duplicate work can be avoided.
 ## Coding style
 
 Nominatim historically hasn't followed a particular coding style but we
-are in process of consolodating the style. The following rules apply:
+are in process of consolidating the style. The following rules apply:
 
  * Python code uses the official Python style
  * indention
@@ -77,11 +78,13 @@ are in process of consolodating the style. The following rules apply:
    * no spaces after opening and before closing bracket
    * leave out space between a function name and bracket
      but add one between control statement(if, while, etc.) and bracket
+ * for PHP variables use CamelCase with a prefixing letter indicating the type
+   (i - integer, f - float, a - array, s - string, o - object)
 
 The coding style is enforced with PHPCS and can be tested with:
 
 ```
-  phpcs --report-width=120 --colors */**.php
+  phpcs --report-width=120 --colors .
 ```
 
 ## Testing