diff --git a/app/environment.ini b/app/environment.ini
index 7d84873e..017ccf21 100644
--- a/app/environment.ini
+++ b/app/environment.ini
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 SERVER                      =   DEVELOP
 
 [ENVIRONMENT.DEVELOP]
-; base dir (Default: "auto-detect")
+; path to index.php (Default: leave blank == "auto-detect")
+; -> e.g. set /pathfinder if your URL looks like https://www.[YOUR_DOMAIN]/pathfinder (subfolder)
 BASE                        =
 ; deployment URL (e.g. http://localhost)
 URL                         =   http://pathfinder.local
@@ -42,8 +43,9 @@ SMTP_FROM                   =   pathfinder@localhost.com
 SMTP_ERROR                  =   pathfinder@localhost.com
 
 [ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION]
-; base dir (Default: "auto-detect"
-BASE                        =   /www/htdocs/www.pathfinder-w.space
+; path to index.php (Default: leave blank == "auto-detect")
+; -> e.g. set /pathfinder if your URL looks like https://www.[YOUR_DOMAIN]/pathfinder (subfolder)
+BASE                        =
 ; deployment URL (e.g. https://www.pathfinder-w.space)
 URL                         =   https://www.pathfinder-w.space
 ; level of debug/error stack trace