I downloaded the Forum thingie from the site.
I just cant figure out how to open the forum I downloaded? there is NO index.html eller index.php and no database ?! It also says there is a MySQL error!? What the!?

Are you referring to the myBulletinBoard coding? Do you have a server?

open the file you downloaded. upload all files to your server using ftp (easyest way)

then open
http://<your server address> /forum/docs/install.txt

or read this (my install file )

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Installation Documentation
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First of all, we would like to thank you for chosing myBB as the software to
drive your community forums.

This file outlines the installation method for myBB on both windows and *nix systems.

Installaiton Instructions:
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1.    Unzip all of the files included in the zip archive downloaded
    from the myBB website.

2.    Upload all of the files via FTP to your website, place them in
    a directory such as forums or forum.

3.    Chmod the following files to 666 (ie.. make sure they are writable)
   
    ./inc/settings.php
    ./inc/config.php

4.    In your browser, visit the url where you installed the forums with the
    addition of /admin/setup.php on the url.

    eg. http://www.yoursite.com/yourforums/admin/setup.php

5.    Please follow the setup wizard through the steps making sure you pay
    attention to what is happening.

6.    After the installation is completed, please remove setup.php from your
    server and for additional security, chmod config.php back to 755.

    NOTE: settings.php must remain writable through the whole time of your
          forums being active, this is where settings are written to.

7.    Pat yourself on the back, you should now have a working copy of myBB
    installed.

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what is CHMOD!?
And YES it is the myBulletinBoard

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Originally posted by Animefan
what is CHMOD!?

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Originally posted by MenthiX

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Originally posted by Animefan
what is CHMOD!?

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A UNIX style command to change file permission, you can use it in a telnet/ssh connection to your server or trough an FTP client. Anyway, is basically just means you need to make the permissions for those files writable.

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Originally posted by Animefan
have NO IDEA how to anything like this... Maybe I should just give up?

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What server?!

I dont get half og this! I dont even know what PHP is unless that it is a better HTML thing that updates via databases?

And how to make these databases I SURELY dont know!
As you saw I couldnt even find out how to unpack the files?
And open them I can't either!!

Please contact me at MSN or something if you have about 45356464567657 days to teach me how to!

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Originally posted by Animefan
if you have about 45356464567657 days to teach me how to

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you should first try to learn more about PHP, MySQL, webservers and the basic stuff you can do with files

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Originally posted by Kryptonate
you should first try to learn more about PHP, MySQL, webservers and the basic stuff you can do with files

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ok, firstly, who is your website with? i.e. geocities, tripod etc...

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Originally posted by saralk
ok, firstly, who is your website with? i.e. geocities, tripod etc...

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PHP
MySQL

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Originally posted by Kryptonate
PHP
MySQL

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just pick some things to know more about MySQL and PHP

ok, if using a ftp client. and easy way is to right click and view properties

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Originally posted by Kryptonate
just pick some things to know more about MySQL and PHP

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To set up a php forum you have to have a microsoft server and a CGI-BIN. Most free servers do not have this.

Linux servers are good too

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Originally posted by ÐoM!
To set up a php forum you have to have a microsoft server and a CGI-BIN

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Originally posted by MenthiX

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Originally posted by ÐoM!
To set up a php forum you have to have a microsoft server and a CGI-BIN

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Errr... whatever happened to just some HTTP server (could be Apache, IIS or anything else with PHP installed and a MySQL database.

I personallly prefer Apache, running just from my home PC under Windows XP.

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*Animefan says: Is that something you can teach me how to ? *

You could use Apache, which is free, download it from http://www.apache.org ... But it will take time and knowledge to set up  software like these, it's not really something for an average user todo. Also you'll need to leave your PC on and connected to the internet if you want people to be able to visit you forum.

it takes also a lot of your monthly bandwith and some providers don't allow it (at least in Belgium it is )

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Originally posted by MenthiX
You could use Apache, which is free, download it from http://www.apache.org ... But it will take time and knowledge to set up  software like these, it's not really something for an average user todo. Also you'll need to leave your PC on and connected to the internet if you want people to be able to visit you forum.

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i wouldnt suggest hosting it yourself unless your on a fairly fast connection which is on 24/7

get some webhosting from somewhere (theres a few free ones) and learn how to use ftp etc

problem is that most free hosts don't support PHP and MySQL for your forum .

some do, Lycos does i think

Another solution if you just want to have you own forum and don't have the time to learn all about webservers/PHP/MySQL is signing up for a remote hosted forum.

Proboards is a good example of that. You don't need to install any software then or have your PC connected to the internet all the time to make it work. However, forums like there are not that advanced like systems as MyBB and you will have a banner on your forum with Proboards. Look for more info on their site: http://www.proboards.com/

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Originally posted by Animefan
I dunno what my Doman name is and that stuff

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you could go here and request it be installed for you

To be honest, I had no idea what I was on about. I heard somewhere that my friend had tried to set up the same type forum as this but he couldn't because he didn't have a Microsoft server or something like that.

all u need to run it is a server (apache, or sonthin simular) php and mysql.
im running it on my windows 98 system

I gues he probally wanted to install a ASP based forum then or something wich requires Frontpage extensions. For these things you may need a Microsoft server (IIS). It's possible with others server too, but alot more work then .

he was wanting to install mybb (the software this site is running) which uses php.
and u should be able to use asp on a linux system or anything else if u configure the server right

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Originally posted by martin
u should be able to use asp on a linux system or anything else if u configure the server right

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Originally posted by MenthiX
It's possible with others server too, but alot more work then .

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A word of fact is that ASP will not run on Apache. There is no module or add-on that'll make ASP run. Unless someone develops one . PHP does most of the functions that ASP would do anyway...