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Nightfire
Starting Member
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 Posted - 18 August 2003 : 21:36:34
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| I just downloaded the snits forum version. what do i do next? |
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Nikkol
Forum Moderator
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Nightfire
Starting Member
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Posted - 18 August 2003 : 22:05:18
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| ahh this is too confusing, i am new to this forum stuff and i dont get half of the things the instructions are saying. |
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Ryan
Average Member
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - 18 August 2003 : 22:22:31
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Yes, Nightfire. I remember when I was in your shoes. Its really simple though.
1. Rename the file called snitz_forums_2000.mdb (your database) to something of your choice. E.G. ajpdofhfapsoghwe.mdb
2. Open your config.asp file in a text editor (I use NotePad, watches the frowns  yeah, yeah I know there are better ones)
3. Go to Edit then to find.
4. Type in Access. (assuming you will use an access db)
5. Remove the ' from the front of the line that the NotePad finds for you. Then go to this line (using the find command):
'strConnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & Server.MapPath("snitz_forums_2000.mdb") '## MS Access 2000 using virtual path
6. Change it to the path of your database. The way I do this is make a file off of the forum directory called db. Then I upload the db to that. I then change the above code to:
strConnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & Server.MapPath("db/your_db_name.mdb") '## MS Access 2000 using virtual path
Note I removed the ' form the beginning of the line.
7. Upload all the files to your main forum directory. Then go to your default page. http://yoursite.com/default.asp.
I may have missed something so anyone feel free to edit add and delete! 
Remember alot of this is assumption. Such as the address to your site, the possibility of you using a virtual path, the possibility of you using Access, and the possibility that you can make a file called db and have read write permissions to it.
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Ryan
Average Member
USA
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Posted - 18 August 2003 : 22:23:33
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| I realize I summed up the exact same thing the readme said but I hope it is more "simple" talk. |
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Nightfire
Starting Member
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Posted - 19 August 2003 : 16:20:45
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| i dont get number six, can you explain what exactly to do |
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Ryan
Average Member
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - 19 August 2003 : 17:13:29
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Yes I can.
#6 Is the hardest step. I took tons of time to do this. Here let me break it down:
1. You need to contact your host and see what folder you need to put the database in so that that folder can have read write permissions. Some names of folders with read/write permissions? cgi-bin, _private, database, db, etc...
2. I am assuming that sometimes you cannot just name a folder one of those above names and it automatically has read write permission. Sometimes (again assuming) you must use the folder provided by your host. For me I can just name it cgi-bin or db. Anyway if you can just name a folder one of the above and it automatically has the read write permission then you just go to your forum directory and create a folder naming it appropriately.
3. So you connection string will be:
strConnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & Server.MapPath("[FOLDER NAME WITH READ - WRITE PERMISSION/your_db_name.mdb") '## MS Access 2000 using virtual path
Let me know if that helps.
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Nightfire
Starting Member
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Posted - 19 August 2003 : 17:46:28
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| how do i contact and find out who my host is? |
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thegrimreaper
Starting Member
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Posted - 19 August 2003 : 18:39:13
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| find the domain name that you are using and then who you brought it from if you brought it and then go to their website and contact them, i have only just downloaded it and have found it quite hard, still it takes a bit of time, i am still having trouble with the database |
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 19 August 2003 : 22:05:37
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Do you have a host for the forum yet Nightfire ? If so then just post a link to your domain name if you like, and someone here should be able to work our who your host is for you.
thegrimreaper, not all folks domain registrar and host are the same, you will mind more often than not that the domain is purchased from a 3rd party. |
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Nightfire
Starting Member
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Posted - 20 August 2003 : 02:54:01
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| Ahh gremlin no i havent, i dont know how. |
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 20 August 2003 : 05:22:48
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| There is a very good list of Free web hosts over at this forum here http://hifi-konsulenten.dk/asp/ I would suggest you have a read over the recommendations made there and pick out a host to put your forum on. Once you've picked your host and signed up then pop back over here and we can help you with the remainder of the setup procedures. |
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moreh
Starting Member
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Posted - 21 August 2003 : 16:17:56
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| I'm, just like nightfire, very new with this forum stuff. I think I understand in big lines what to do, but how do I make a link from a regular html page to the forum. For instance: in the html page I make a link to forum\default.asp (assuming that the directory for all the forum files from snitz are in the directory "forum") and that is it. It will work? Or do I still have to desig something with javascript or soomething? |
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Nikkol
Forum Moderator
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moreh
Starting Member
3 Posts |
Posted - 21 August 2003 : 17:02:29
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| but I don't need to specifie a file? like default.asp |
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Ryan
Average Member
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - 21 August 2003 : 17:03:43
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<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/forum/default.asp">Forum</A>
If you would like the page to open in a new window:
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/forum/default.asp" target=_window>Forum</A> |
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