simple machines forum

evy333 · **simple machines forum -** 06-06-2009, 07:33 PM

Hi
does anyone here use the simple machines forum?
I am having trouble getting it to work...i have uploaded the files to the 000webhost ftp, they are in public_html. Where do i go from there?
thanks

n00b 0wna · 06-06-2009, 07:39 PM

If you go to your forums directory it will prompt you with install, just follow the steps. Also when it asks for your forums directory url, delete "/home/a#####" from there and it will work fine.

Loz · 06-07-2009, 05:02 AM

Thanks n00b for the tip, work fine on my site.

n00b 0wna · 06-07-2009, 03:22 PM

Your welcome

evy333 · 06-07-2009, 09:31 PM

I have followed the steps..it tells me to type in my web address and then the place where the files are- they are in public_html, so I typed www.astrology.netau.net/public_html and i can't get in there. I still dont understand.....

n00b 0wna · 06-07-2009, 10:21 PM

Because you don't need to include "public_html". Delete that and it will work fine.

halimun2 · 06-08-2009, 02:13 AM

hey if you want to install smf..
1.upload all to main directory on www server it means your /home/yourusername/Public_html
or subdirecotory under /public_html/ like /public_html/your_smf_dir n then installing on there...
it's very easy friends!!

evy333 · 06-09-2009, 08:11 PM

ok..so I tried www.astrology.netau.net/a9313437/Public_html
My Website username

nothing happens

n00b owna, if I delete public_html, it means i'm just going to my site.....

U all say it's easy...but I still don't get it, I must be very thick!

Bad Karma[CORE] · 06-09-2009, 08:34 PM

Did you follow these steps?
http://www.outlaw-forum.info/forum/t...smf-forum.html

Jay · 06-24-2009, 05:18 PM

Ok, I'll write out a FEW steps.

1. Upload the whole file via file manager or an ftp client in you're public_html file.

2. Create a databse via the control panel, make a username password & database name.

3. Navigate to www.yoursite.com/install.php then fill in all the boxes:

Code:

Forum Name: This will be the name of your forum. It starts as "My Community" but you should probably change it.
Forum URL: This is the url your Forum will be located at, the SMF installer should have worked this out for itself so in most cases you can leave this setting at its default value.

MySQL server name: This is where we specify the location of the MySQL database.. It will be something.000webhost.com i beleive, check the MySQL bit on the cPanel.

MySQL username: This is the Username for your MySQL database created earlier with your cPanel.

MySQL password: This is the password for your MySQL database created earlier with your cPanel.

MySQL Database name: This is the name of your MySQL database created earlier with your cPanel.

MySQL Database prefix: This is a prefix to the table names in your database. It enables you to run more than one application on a single MySQL database. You should generally leave it as smf_, unless you are installing a second copy of SMF on the same database.

After you have filled them in, click proceed and you'll be asked for Administrator account details. This is to make you're admin account. Fill it in, then hit proceed again.

Then, you're forum is ready. But remember to delete install.php otherwise anyone can navigate to you're install.php and change all the forum database details ect.

Code:

Credits to http://www.siteground.com/ for the information on what boxes there are in the install.php