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bk2070, on Nov 17 2008, 11:00 PM, said:
First off guys, let me stress that both Vbulletin and Invision Power Board are NOT free. IF you want to use them for your site or forum, then you will need to BUY a license if you're using Invision Power Board, or a lease or a license if you're going to use Vbulletin.
Then, secondly, uploading is easy. If you downloaded the software from your client area, then all you have to do is import the .zip file that it came with to your hosting account, via a file manager in the Control Panel. Secondly, if your using vbulletin you must supply your customer number in the little conformimation box, when installing Vbulletin for the first time. If you're using IPB, then you do not have to supply any such information. BUT, when you're doing installing IPB make sure you login into your client area, and set your license to tyour current IPB url. You will be given a big number which you will need to put into one of the settings present in the IPB admin section.
Anyway, once you upload and extract the files, you will need to run the install script. For vbulletin it is
http://yourulr.com/d...all/install.php
REMEMBER: For Vbulletin, before you install you need to edit a config.php file located in the includes folder. DO THIS BEFORE GOING INTO THE INSTALL URL OR IT WILL NOT WORK.
For IPB it's
http://yoururl.com/directory/install
You will have to go through a process of Chom'd different directories to different numbers, in msot cases. For example, you might have to chom'd one directory from 665-666 and so on.
Once you successsfully chom;d the files, you will need to then make a mysql database. go into your Cpanel, and click on the mysql database option. There you will have to make both a database, and a username. With the username you will need to add it to the database, and set it to all permissions. Once you get the mysql junk all set you can then add it to your installing setting. Once you get the mysql db thing all installed, you will then be asked to insert your username/password for the admin account.
Once your done, delete the file in install/install.php and your done. I know the directions are a little sketchy, but how they help.
Then, secondly, uploading is easy. If you downloaded the software from your client area, then all you have to do is import the .zip file that it came with to your hosting account, via a file manager in the Control Panel. Secondly, if your using vbulletin you must supply your customer number in the little conformimation box, when installing Vbulletin for the first time. If you're using IPB, then you do not have to supply any such information. BUT, when you're doing installing IPB make sure you login into your client area, and set your license to tyour current IPB url. You will be given a big number which you will need to put into one of the settings present in the IPB admin section.
Anyway, once you upload and extract the files, you will need to run the install script. For vbulletin it is
http://yourulr.com/d...all/install.php
REMEMBER: For Vbulletin, before you install you need to edit a config.php file located in the includes folder. DO THIS BEFORE GOING INTO THE INSTALL URL OR IT WILL NOT WORK.
For IPB it's
http://yoururl.com/directory/install
You will have to go through a process of Chom'd different directories to different numbers, in msot cases. For example, you might have to chom'd one directory from 665-666 and so on.
Once you successsfully chom;d the files, you will need to then make a mysql database. go into your Cpanel, and click on the mysql database option. There you will have to make both a database, and a username. With the username you will need to add it to the database, and set it to all permissions. Once you get the mysql junk all set you can then add it to your installing setting. Once you get the mysql db thing all installed, you will then be asked to insert your username/password for the admin account.
Once your done, delete the file in install/install.php and your done. I know the directions are a little sketchy, but how they help.
Is there something blocking forums from being installed because i have the same problem. i tried to install my ipb board evrything went fine until i tried to write to the configure file, my installer kept asking me to make it writable, which is was 777 as was all my directories, but it just kept coming back with the same error. I tried a phbb3 forum too because i know they have a good and helpful easy installer, but still no joy even though i was getting the green light at every stage, connecting to my database and everything fine but just wouldnt let me go past the admin details for the forum, just kept going around in circles. Ive put my website up but still wanted a forum, but that seems to be a no go area.
