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 Sep 23 2006, 04:31 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 28,840  |
If you want to have your own Simple Machines running up without any ADs of any kind , sign up at Trap17 and posting until you have enough credits then post an application form and then wait to be approved. After that , do like this and you will have your own forum setting up :
1.Download Simple Machines You can get it at Simple Machines download page , click here to get one 2.Upload SMF to the Server This step is too long so be patient , log in to Trap17 forum then log in to your own cPanel , click on File Manager. A pop up Explorer will appear , then click on the public_html folder to expand it (click on its icon , not its name) , click create new folder. Choose a name for that folder (I recommend you use forum as its name) , then exit File Manager. At your cPanel screen , click on MySQL Database , create a database and then create a username for that database. Then grant that username all permissions (Click on the ALL check box). After you have done , log out of your cPanel. Open File Zilla (What is File Zilla) , then click on Site Manager , click New Site. Choose a name , this is anything you like. Host : Enter your domain name like something.trap17.com Server type : Choose FTP Logon type : Normal Then enter your cPanel username and password to those two blank fields Save and Exit Click on Site manager again , then click on that site , choose connect. After connected to the server , minimize the File Zilla window , unzip the zipped install file for Simple Machines to any of your folder and re-open File Zilla (It should be on the Taskbar). Local site choose the folder you unzip your files with , then drag and drop all of the files there to the remote site and please wait , it will be long. 3.Install Simple Machines forum After done , browse to yourdomain.com/forum/install.php (forum is the name of the folder you chose at begin) , just enter everything required then click Install. There you go , you have got a Simple Machines forum now. Note: 1.You should log in to your file manager , then delete the file named install.php 2.Open File Zilla , go to Site manager and delete your site , if not , some one else may connect to the server and do bad thing. I hope what I said can help you out 
This post has been edited by ProtoMan: Sep 25 2006, 11:05 AM |
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Sep 23 2006, 11:43 AM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 22-September 06 Member No.: 30,405 |
i dont think any1 can do anything wrong once u have the right permissions set. When installing set the permissions to 777 (im not sure if this is correct) then intall. Then set the permission to 755 (not sure again) and i dont think any1 can do anything wrong then.
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Sep 23 2006, 11:58 AM
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Member [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 22-September 06 From: In Front of the Monitor Member No.: 30,404 |
Normally, advance BBS and CMS do not need you to chmod permissions. They can automatically chmod if you haven't done it right.
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Sep 23 2006, 04:21 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 357 Joined: 8-April 06 Member No.: 21,487 |
nice tut
but if server run safemode smf can not change chmod with php you must change it by ftp or file manager.. |
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Oct 2 2006, 04:18 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 10-September 06 From: County Durham/Trimdon Village Member No.: 29,755 |
Very nice post , protoman.
It helped me alot with installing a Simple Machines Forum
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Oct 2 2006, 05:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 17-September 06 Member No.: 30,138 |
It is not so diffical to install the smf, anyone with a little of brain can do that,
but it is usefull to have it here as reference. What is good about this forum is that you can upload the addons from the admin panel automatly, without the nessesity of uploading the data to the hosting. |
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Oct 3 2006, 05:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 16-September 06 From: Montevideo, UY Member No.: 30,036 |
Nice, ProtoMan, installing SMF is really easy but this will get a hold of the guys who don't understand even what's an FTP client or what is "public_html" for.
I remember I had a friend that installed PostNuke CMS and then had the wonderful idea of re-executing install.php...Dude, he made it on PURPOSE. XDD Fortunately he backed up all. He said "I just wondered what would happen if I did it. ^~^" |
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Oct 3 2006, 06:52 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 537 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Ziya's Heart Member No.: 28,693 |
Nice tutorial, but I have a quston whether it is possible to upload direct from server to server, without downloading the files. I have installed SMF from fantastico and the latest version available there is 1.0.8, but the curruent version is 1.1 RC3. Many of the mod's are not working. I want to know whether there is any method by which I dont require to download and upload the whole files required for upgradation.
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Oct 3 2006, 10:34 AM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 489 Joined: 18-August 06 From: My Computer, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Member No.: 28,463  |
I installed SMF using Fantastico but it had loads of bugs, it's nice that I didn't give anyone the link of my forum.
But now I will download a fresh copy of the 1.1 RC3 version and then install it using this tutorial, thanks ProtoMan for posting it.
This post has been edited by sylenzednuke: Oct 3 2006, 10:35 AM |
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