![]() ![]() When the log in page loads, enter in the information you chose for your administrator account. If the installation was successful, you will receive notification to that effect.įollow the link to finish off the installation and to log into your newly installed board. Consult with your webhost for the correct information and resubmit the form. If you do not have a mySQL password (if you are installing Invision Board on your local server) this can be left blank.Īfter submitting the form, you will be informed of any errors - if you do get an error similar to "permission denied for using password YES" - the chances are you have either your mySQL username, mySQL password Invision Board into the same database, you can leave the "table prefix" blank. Unless you intend to install multiple copies of If you have created a new database for Invision Board, or wish to use an existing database, enter the name of the database in the appropriate field. Is on the same server as your website (and in most cases it is) this will suffice. If you do not know what your mySQL "host" is, try "localhost" (without the quotes). The form is very straightfoward, with only the following points needing closer examination. If you do not know it, please ask your web host - in mostĬases it is different from the FTP log in information. ![]() You will need to know your mySQL username and password at this point. You will be presented with a short information screen, if you receive an error telling you that "conf_global.php" does not have suitable permissions, CHMOD "conf_global.php" toĬlicking on proceed will present you with a simple information form. , naturally subsituting '' for your web address.) Run the "sm_install.php" file through your web browser by entering the URL to it into your browser address bar (if you have followed our example, type in That's it, the hard work is now done! You can proceed to the next step.Īn installer is provided to assist you in entering the information Invision Board needs to connect to your mySQL database and to create your new "install_templates.txt", "sm_install.php", "ssi.php" to the same place as you created the directories earlier (into "forums" for our example).ĬHMOD "conf_global.php" to 0666 (if you get permission denied errors later on, you can CHMOD this to 0777). Once you have finished uploading into the directories, upload the rest of the files "admin.php", "conf_global.php", "conf_mime_types.php", "index.php", Some folders will contain otherįiles and folders, upload them all - preserving the structure you have in your zip file (for example, upload the entire contents of the "html" folder on your computer to the "html" directory on the server). Now, upload the contents of the files in your local folders (from the zip file) into the corresponding directories you've just created on your server. Once the directories have been created, CHMOD "archive_in", "archive_out" and "uploads" to 0755 (if you get permissions errors later on, you can CHMOD these to To do this, you can safely ignore most of the following instruction, just remember to CHMOD as outlined in the stucture and CHMOD guide). Simply selecting all the files from the "unzipped" zip archive and drag them into your FTP client window, this will then copy all the files, creating the directories as it goes. Using your FTP client, create the following directories "archive_in", "archive_out", "html", "lang", "Skin", "sources", "ssi_templates", "style_images",Īnd "uploads" (TIP: If your FTP client supports "Drag n' Drop" which most modern clients do, you can save yourself some time and effort by Using your FTP client, move into the directory you wish to upload to (if you followed the above advice, move into the newly created 'forums' directory.) 'public_html' or 'www' directory on your webserver. If you haven't done so already, create a new directory on your server named appropriately (if you wanted to access the forums via '', create a directory called 'forums' in the If youĭo not have a similar structure, check to make sure you have your zip program preferences set to allow creation of directories and to preserve case and long filenames. Invision Install Guide: Installing Installing: Step 1 - UploadingĪt this point, you should have the zip archive "unzipped" and the contents similar to those shown in the structure and CHMOD guide. ![]()
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