FAQ md5 password reset broken on Cacti 1.x; Windows guide references removed PHP/MySQL features

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Critical — actively harmful or prevents startup

FAQ.md

• `UPDATE user_auth SET password=md5('admin')` breaks login on Cacti 1.x. Cacti 1.x uses bcrypt/phpass, not bare MD5. Running this query locks the admin out permanently. The correct tool is `php cli/change_password.php`.
• Dead link: `http://cricket.sourceforge.net/contrib/files/killspike2\` — cricket.sourceforge.net is gone. Should link to the Spikekill documentation instead.

Installing-Under-Windows.md

• `extension=php_mysql.dll` — `php_mysql` was removed in PHP 7.0; use `php_mysqli` or `php_pdo_mysql`
• `php8isapi.dll` does not exist in PHP 8; PHP 8 on IIS uses `php-cgi.exe` via FastCGI, not ISAPI
• `NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER` in `sql_mode` was removed in MySQL 8.0; causes startup failure with "unknown variable"
• `innodb_file_format = Barracuda` and `innodb_large_prefix = 1` removed in MySQL 8.0; cause startup failure

Installing-Under-Ubuntu-Debian.md

• `innodb_additional_mem_pool_size` removed in MySQL 5.7.4; causes startup failure on any current MySQL/MariaDB

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Installing-Under-Windows.md

• "A anm" typo
• Backslash typo in path
• MariaDB 10.5 referenced (EOL May 2025); recommend 10.6+ LTS