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streetword
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 Posted - 24 July 2001 : 05:33:52
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English explanation on how to install the forum on my server? Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Steve...
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gor
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streetword
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Posted - 24 July 2001 : 07:05:07
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Thanks for the reply but I am new to all this and don't really understand the terms. I am looking for a plain English step by step installation guide. The installation instructions may be clear to some but to me it's more like advanced algebra.
Willing to learn
Steve...
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gor
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Posted - 24 July 2001 : 07:36:54
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quote:
Thanks for the reply but I am new to all this and don't really understand the terms. I am looking for a plain English step by step installation guide. The installation instructions may be clear to some but to me it's more like advanced algebra.
Willing to learn
Steve...
Well...the readme.txt and our help here is all there is.
So lets take this step by step, whenever I say/ask something you don't understand, just tell me and I'll explain in more detail.
1) You've got a host that supports Active Server Pages ?
2) How do you upload documents to that server ? web-interface / ftp / frontpage ?
3) Are you going to use Access, MS Sql-Server or MySql ?
4) If you are going to use Access, did your host tell you where to put databases ?
Pierre
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streetword
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Posted - 24 July 2001 : 08:01:35
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I'm sorry about this. Everyone on here must think I'm thick.
1. Yes I have ASP through Easyspace
2. I upload using Net objects fussion
3. If mysql is faster and more supportive to the structure of a BBs I would like yo use it. It is installed.
4. No.
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gor
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Posted - 24 July 2001 : 08:21:19
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I'm sorry about this. Everyone on here must think I'm thick.
no problem 
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1. Yes I have ASP through Easyspace
2. I upload using Net objects fussion
3. If mysql is faster and more supportive to the structure of a BBs I would like yo use it. It is installed.
4. No.
Ok, first download and unzip the source-files. Just use the Version 3.1 SR4 download, upgrading to the new version will be a piece of cake.
Edit the file config.as. Best to use a text-editor for it, Notepad will do (do not use Frontpage).
Find the lines that look like this and uncomment the one I uncommented here:
'strDBType = "sqlserver"
'strDBType = "access"
strDBType = "mysql"
a bit further down you see a couple of lines all starting with strConnString = .
Remove the comment in front of this one:
'strConnString = "driver=MySQL;server=SERVER_IP;uid=UID;pwd=PWD;database=DB_NAME" '## MySQL
Now you need to know 4 things (if you don't, ask your host).
1) the Servername or IP-number of the server with the MySql database on it ( -> you are going to replace SERVER_IP with that)
2) the Databasename of the database you can use on MySql. ( -> you are going to replace DB_NAME with that).
3) the Username that you use to logon to the database ( -> you are going to replace UID with that)
4) the Password that you use to logon to the database ( -> you are going to replace PWD with that).
So, say the MySql database is name Snitz and is placed on a server with IP number 123.123.123.123, and you username is Snitzuser and you password is secret
Then you would change the line to:
strConnString = "driver=MySQL;server=123.123.123.123;uid=Snitzuser;pwd=secret;database=Snitz" '## MySQL
On the server create a directory for the file (i.e. /forum/)
Upload all the files to the webserver.
Then type in your browser: http://www.mydomain.com/forum/setup.asp (replace that with your url of course)
You'll be prompted for the database-username and password again and then the script creates all the tables needed etc.
If the setup has completed you can goto: http://www.mydomain.com/forum/default.asp to start using the forum.
Logon as Admin (password admin) and click on the Profile link in the topmenu to change the password.
Ok, see if that works...if not...just copy and paste the errormessages and we'll take it from there.
Pierre
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streetword
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Posted - 24 July 2001 : 08:35:27
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Wizip will not allow me unzip to my server. Will this still work if it is unzipped to my hard drive then copied to the server?
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gor
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Posted - 24 July 2001 : 08:39:37
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Wizip will not allow me unzip to my server. Will this still work if it is unzipped to my hard drive then copied to the server?
Yes, that is the best way to do it because you have to edit config.asp before you upload the files.
Pierre
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