adapt documentation to new nominatim cli tool

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@@ -16,12 +16,27 @@ was killed. If it looks like this:
 then you can resume with the following command:
 
 ```sh
-./utils/setup.php --index --create-search-indices --create-country-names
+nominatim import --continue indexing
 ```
 
 If the reported rank is 26 or higher, you can also safely add `--index-noanalyse`.
 
 
+### PostgreSQL crashed "invalid page in block"
+
+Usually serious problem, can be a hardware issue, not all data written to disc
+for example. Check PostgreSQL log file and search PostgreSQL issues/mailing
+list for hints.
+
+If it happened during index creation you can try rerunning the step with
+
+```sh
+nominatim import --continue indexing
+```
+
+Otherwise it's best to start the full setup from the beginning.
+
+
 ### PHP "open_basedir restriction in effect" warnings
 
     PHP Warning:  file_get_contents(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
@@ -38,7 +53,7 @@ by adding ";" at the beginning of the line. Don't forget to enable this setting
 again once you are done with the PHP command line operations.
 
 
-### PHP timzeone warnings
+### PHP timezeone warnings
 
 The Apache log may contain lots of PHP warnings like this:
     `PHP Warning:  date_default_timezone_set() function.`
@@ -78,7 +93,7 @@ on a non-managed machine.
 
 ### I see the error: "function transliteration(text) does not exist"
 
-Reinstall the nominatim functions with `setup.php --create--functions`
+Reinstall the nominatim functions with `nominatim refresh --functions`
 and check for any errors, e.g. a missing `nominatim.so` file.
 
 ### I see the error: "ERROR: mmap (remap) failed"
@@ -98,7 +113,8 @@ Double-check clang is installed. Instead of `make` try running `make CLANG=true`
 
 ### nominatim UPDATE failed: ERROR: buffer 179261 is not owned by resource owner Portal
 
-Several users [reported this](https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim/issues/1168) during the initial import of the database. It's
+Several users [reported this](https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim/issues/1168)
+during the initial import of the database. It's
 something PostgreSQL internal Nominatim doesn't control. And PostgreSQL forums
 suggest it's threading related but definitely some kind of crash of a process.
 Users reported either rebooting the server, different hardware or just trying
@@ -156,7 +172,8 @@ Example error message
 
 The PostgreSQL database, i.e. user `postgres`, needs to have access to that file.
 
-The permission need to be read & executable by everybody, e.g.
+The permission need to be read & executable by everybody, but not writeable
+by everybody, e.g.
 
 ```
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 nominatim nominatim 297984 build/module/nominatim.so
@@ -167,6 +184,16 @@ Try `chmod a+r nominatim.so; chmod a+x nominatim.so`.
 When running SELinux, make sure that the
 [context is set up correctly](../appendix/Install-on-Centos-7/#adding-selinux-security-settings).
 
+When you recently updated your operating system, updated PostgreSQL to
+a new version or moved files (e.g. the build directory) you should
+recreate `nominatim.so`. Try
+
+```
+   cd build
+   rm -r module/
+   cmake $main_Nominatim_path && make
+```
+
 ### Setup.php fails with "DB Error: extension not found"
 
 Make sure you have the PostgreSQL extensions "hstore" and "postgis" installed.
@@ -176,7 +203,7 @@ See the installation instructions for a full list of required packages.
 ### I forgot to delete the flatnodes file before starting an import.
 
 That's fine. For each import the flatnodes file get overwritten.
-See [https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/52419/nominatim-flatnode-storage]()
+See [https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/52419/nominatim-flatnode-storage](https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/52419/nominatim-flatnode-storage)
 for more information.
 
 
@@ -185,11 +212,3 @@ for more information.
 ### Can I import negative OSM ids into Nominatim?
 
 See [this question of Stackoverflow](https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/64662/nominatim-flatnode-with-negative-id).
-
-### Missing XML or text declaration
-
-The website might show: `XML Parsing Error: XML or text declaration not at start of entity Location.`
-
-Make sure there are no spaces at the beginning of your `settings/local.php` file.
-
-