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Thanks a lot .... Though it helps having Fantastico to install Simple Machine Forums for me, this tutorial briefed up the whole process . So did clear a couple of things in my mind regarding how SMF is installed..

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Zero Ziat
Ever wanted to install that forum with different settings or requirements you DON'T understand, or anything else?

I can help you with that, let's start with something basic as SMF.

1) Main local view to your root directory, it's soooo empty... Let's make this something of a website, let's start with installing a forum in / (root directory).
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...y-View-when.png

2) Upload SMF files with an FTP client, I could just have moved the folder, but as I am doing it from localhost, it wouldn't be the same, and someone could end up doing something completely different, I don't know what...(seriously, when someone doesn't know, EVERYTHING can happen. laugh.gif).

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...uploading-t.png

3) Ended up uploading the forum files? (If you get errors remember to CHMOD your folders.)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...is-uploaded.png

Go to your webpage's address, mine is localhost(because the web server is my computer in this case...)

4) Fill in all the required forms.
NOTE: NEVER PREFIX DIFFERENT SOFTWARES WITH THE SAME PREFIX!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...nstall-prop.png

5) Make sure you have the proper MySQL database name.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...ve-the-db-y.png

6) Create an admin acc. And a MySQL database administrator password (I think it is actually never used. o.o)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...n-admin-acc.png

7) Welcome to your new forum!/Bienvenido a tu nuevo foro!/Wilkömmen tü... Nevermind.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Zia...r-new-forum.png


I will be updating with more software to install. That was basically forums, I will explain CMSs, more forums, and a wiki.

Hope ya liked it.


Gimme any questions...

ADMINS: I know there is already an SMF tutorial, but this will be maybe an extensive guide(in development) to making a nice website, which I still haven't decided, I will go through a lot of softwares, by the way.

If you have any problem with any software, contact me and I will investigate how to install it.

Problems with software aren't common.

Enjoy your forums.

--Ziat.

Notice from BuffaloHELP:
Merged to create one topic for SMF board.

Notice from jlhaslip:
Changed imgage bbcode to urls for the benefit of our dial-up members.

 

 

 


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