What files can be deleted after installing SilverStripe?

Posted February 18th, 2010 in SilverStripe

After installing SilverStripe there are a whole bunch of files in the site's root directory which are no longer needed and can be deleted. This post lists which files are safe to delete.

SilverStripe 2.3

The following should all be safe to delete if they weren't already during the install process:

• ChangeLog
• COPYING
• INSTALL
• install.php
• Makefile
• rewritetest.php
• UPGRADING
• assets/Uploads/SilverStripeLogo.png

In addition, any themes you don't need in the themes directory can be deleted.
And don't forget to replace favicon.ico with your own.

SilverStripe 2.4

At the time of writing this post SS 2.4 is still in beta. The following list is from the beta and is subject to change.

• .mergesources.yml
• ChangeLog
• config-form.html
• COPYING
• INSTALL
• install.php
• Makefile
• rewritetest.php
• UPGRADING
• web.config
• assets/Uploads/SilverStripeLogo.png

In addition, any themes you don't need in the themes directory can be deleted.
And don't forget to replace favicon.ico with your own.