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JeremyC
Starting Member
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 Posted - 04 May 2001 : 19:51:38
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I'm sure you guys have seen this many times before, but here is yet another reiteration of the same re-hashed question:
I'm wanting to set up a snitz forum and have no clue how. I'm going to use one of my home computers (my proxy/hub/router) to serve it on my cable connection. I'm pretty sure that the system is fully capable of handling the load, and if it isn't, I can try a different system (I have 7 of them in my living room). Basically, I need to know this:
How would I make my computer into a forum server and how do I set up the forum to work on a w2k machine?
What programs do I need/should have(is any of the stuff already part of w2k or can it be d/l)?
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GBurch
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 May 2001 : 12:31:09
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On a Win 2k computer, you need to Install Internet Information Services. This will allow your computer to act as a web server. Once you have done this, you can type in http://computername (or http://ipaddress) to see what it's hosting. Right click on the folder containing your forum, and click properties, and go to the Web Sharing tab. Whatever you type for the Alias setting is the directory your forum site will be located in. Eg: if you give this folder the alias 'forum', then it will be viewed by http://ipaddress/forum
The most secure way to set up the database, is to put the database in a directory that is not web shared (i.e. at the same level as the web shared directory) The database directory must have read/write permissions for the user IUSR_computername (which is created when you install IIS).
I hope this explains everything you need to know, if not, just post your question here.
http://www.captgb.dabsol.co.uk
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JeremyC
Starting Member
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Posted - 05 May 2001 : 18:16:52
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Alright, I have iis running and have the forum in it. I downloaded MySQL 3.23.19beta and I've lst it right there. How do I get MySQL to recognize the forum database? Unfortunately, my father and I are at odds at getting this thing running (he feels that it needs to have a "point-click" startup command). Basically, I need a step-by-step hand-in-hand tutorial. How do I setup a new database in MySQL and make it work with the forum? After I get it working, what's do I do next to set it up from there?
As you can tell I'm a complete and utter newbie at this thing.
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GBurch
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United Kingdom
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Doug G
Support Moderator
USA
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Posted - 06 May 2001 : 11:06:24
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I don't use MySQL either. You can start with using the Access database that's included with the Snitz code, which works fine on W2K.
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