1. Rename "site-Default" to "site" for making procwire.zip (manual also)(Deprecated). From 3.02.00 onwards please rename site-blank to site for making procwire.zip. Do the same in manual install as well.
2. Select TimeZone : America/New_York
3. Copy /site/assets/files/ folder and its content from manual installation for making procwire.zip (No need from 3.02.00)
4. Keep $config->chmodDir = '755'; and $config->chmodFile = '644'; in config file.
5. Min requirement for upgrading is kept 2.8 because it is identical to 3.x in terms of features. https://processwire.com/docs/install/troubleshooting/#troubleshooting-upgrades
5. Replace htaccess.txt to .htaccess if there is any change in htaccess.txt for upgrade, also maintain a backup for the same. https://processwire.com/docs/install/upgrade/
6. PHP REQUIREMENT LINK : https://processwire.com/docs/install/new/#requirements and also check composer.json
7. Release date : https://github.com/processwire/processwire/tags
8. No need to copy the file /site/assets/files/README.txt which is made in manual, as it is written in the file "You may delete this file".
9. Select DB Charset- utf8mb4, DB Engine- InnoDB while manual installation (Since 3.0.244).
10. Kept MySQL 5.6.4 in info.xml , as installer shows warning, that 'The DB Engine option “InnoDB” requires MySQL 5.6.4 or newer'.
11. Kept PHP 7.1 as PHP 7.0 throws 'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?', expecting variable (T_VARIABLE) in/{{PATH}}/{{TO}}/{{PROCWIRE}}//wire/core/Interfaces.php' on line 761
https://github.com/processwire/processwire-issues/issues/2024
12. Take sql dump on login page.
13. During Installation select the default theme i.e. Konkat Default