Merge pull request aws#2 from jasonlewis/master

jeremeamia · jeremeamia · commit 8f7b7508fae4 · 2013-03-05T08:43:17.000-08:00
Improve the usage instructions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -20,16 +20,38 @@ project's `composer.json`.
 
 ## Usage
 
-First you have to register the AWS Service Provider when bootstrap your Laravel application. You can either provide an
-array of configuration options…
+First you have to register the AWS Service Provider when bootstraping your Laravel application. Create a new `app/config/aws.php` configuration file with the following options.
+
+```php
+return array(
+    'key'    => '<your-aws-access-key-id>',
+    'secret' => '<your-aws-secret-access-key>',
+    'region' => Region::US_WEST_2,
+);
+```
+
+Now find the `providers` key in `app/config/app.php` and register the AWS Service Provider.
+
+```php
+'providers' => array(
+
+    ....
+
+    'Aws\Laravel\AwsServiceProvider',
+
+)
+```
+
+Or if you'd like to register the configuration options at runtime.
 
 ```php
 use Aws\Common\Enum\Region;
 use Aws\Laravel\AwsServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
 
-$app = new Application();
-// ...
+// Instantiate a new application. This is done by the Laravel framework and the instance is available
+// in app/start/global.php for you to use.
+$app = new Application;
 
 $app->register(new AwsServiceProvider($app), array(
     'config' => array(
