Index: branches/5.3.x/core/install/step_templates/sys_requirements.tpl
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diff -u -N -r15483 -r15677
--- branches/5.3.x/core/install/step_templates/sys_requirements.tpl	(.../sys_requirements.tpl)	(revision 15483)
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/install/step_templates/sys_requirements.tpl	(.../sys_requirements.tpl)	(revision 15677)
@@ -11,26 +11,26 @@
 		</tr>';
 
 	$check_titles = Array (
-		'php_version' => 'PHP version: 5.2.0+ (required)',
-		'url_rewriting' => 'URL Rewriting Support (optional)',
-		'java' => 'Java (optional)',
+		'php_version' => 'PHP version 5.2.0 or above<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'url_rewriting' => 'URL rewriting support',
+		'java' => 'Java template compression',
 		'sep1' => '<strong>PHP extensions:</strong>',
-		'memcache' => '- Memcache (optional)',
-		'curl' => '- Curl (required)',
-		'simplexml' => '- SimpleXML (required)',
-		'spl' => '- Standard PHP Library (required)',
-		'freetype' => '- Freetype (required)',
-		'gd_version' => '- GD 1.8+ (required)',
-		'jpeg' => '- JPEG (required)',
-		'mysql' => '- MySQL (required)',
-		'json' => '- JSON (required)',
+		'memcache' => '- Memory caching support',
+		'curl' => '- Accessing remote resources (via cURL)<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'simplexml' => '- XML document processing (via SimpleXML)<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'spl' => '- Standard PHP Library (SPL)<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'freetype' => '- TrueType font support (via Freetype)<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'gd_version' => '- GD Graphics Library 1.8 or above<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'jpeg' => '- JPEG images support<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'mysql' => '- Database connectivity (via MySQL)<span class="error">*</span>',
+		'json' => '- JSON processing support<span class="error">*</span>',
 		'sep2' => '<strong>PHP settings:</strong>',
-		'memory_limit' => "- ini_set('memory_limit', ...) works (optional)",
-		'display_errors' => "- ini_set('display_errors', ...) works (optional)",
-		'error_reporting' => "- error_reporting(...) works (optional)",
-		'date.timezone' => "- ini_get('date.timezone') - timezone set (required)",
-		'variables_order' => "- ini_get('variables_order') - contains \"GPC\" string",
-		'output_buffering' => "- ini_get('output_buffering') > 0 - buffering works (required)",
+		'memory_limit' => "- Memory requirements changing on the fly",
+		'display_errors' => "- Prevent script errors in production environment",
+		'error_reporting' => "- Change error detalization level",
+		'date.timezone' => "- Web server timezone is explicitly set<span class=\"error\">*</span>",
+		'variables_order' => '- Needed super-global arrays registered',
+		'output_buffering' => "- Script output buffering enabled<span class=\"error\">*</span>",
 	);
 
 	$output = sprintf($heading_tpl, '<strong>Server-side requirements</strong>');