Some people here seem to be having a bit trouble installing SMF,]. Well I'm here to help.

First of all, if you haven't already done so, go to http://www.simplemachines.org/ and get the full version of SMF.

Now run your FTP program ( see http://www.zymic.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=59 for info on FTP)


Once you have your FTP program open upload the SMF files to your site.

Once that is done, click on MySQL database in your control panel and make a database. You can name your database anything you like as long as you remember it.

Optional: To make things easy make the database username same as your database name. (less to remember)

Now press create username with the password. (Whatever you want, but remember it!)

Now once you've done all that, go back to your SMF folder in your file manager and click edit permissions on the following files:

attachments
avatars
Packages
Packages/installed.list
Smileys
Themes
agreement.txt
Settings.php
Settings_bak.php

There will be a few boxes checked with some letters next to them. Make sure each of these files have "W" checked and click OK. Make sure that this is done to all of the above files. like so



Finally run "install.php" by doing yourname.zzl.org/wherever_you_copied_files/install.php and follow the steps! This should be pretty easy!

After all this, delete the install.php and go to your forums and do whatever you want.

Thanks , Swintell

If you have any questions please post here and I'll try to help the best that I can.

Very thorough and well written tutorial, grats.

ya some people needed this.

i got that all to work but when i run the intstall.php

it ask for

Sever:
username:
password:
install path:

what do i put in those part?

i just left install path blank when i installed it. i forget the installation process but i think you would enter:

Server: database name?

Username: database username?

Password: database username password?

Install path: it seemed to find it on its own

Again, i am not sure about this because i havent installed smf in a while. but give it a shot and see if it works

nah did not work >.< i am frist time at this sorry ! but i really need a forum site >.<

ok man you need to go to

attachments
avatars
Packages
Packages/installed.list
Smileys
Themes
agreement.txt
Settings.php
Settings_bak.php

all those files and click the little sign next to each one of them and check all the boxes and click ok after youve done for each click ok and then install

Or if you are using your FTP client follow this tutorial and CHMOD them to 777:
http://www.zymic.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=343

yeah both ways are easy =)

Uploading forum just now, I'll reply with some feedback soon

Hope it goes well. SMF didnt cause too many problems.

Might want to add a link to the installation manual on the smf site in your tutorial. so if people have a ton if issues then it will be most likely answered there. it also gives all of the information that you need to put in at places...

Ok, Done all of the above but I got stuck at the instaltion part. Asking for MySQL Blabla

What do I enter? (Do I even have a MySQL Server?)

mysql server: localhost
mysql user: sitename_zxq_net_username
mysql pass: whatever you created inside the control panel
mysql database: sitename_zxq_net_databasename

replace sitename with your site name
replace zxq_net with zzl_net clanteam_org etc
replace username with the user name you created inside the control panel
replace databasename with the database name you created in the control panel

Cheers, Got it working now
http://soa-gaming.zxq.net/forum/SMF%02Forum/

Nicely written - well done. Thank-you for sharing!

Good its always good when someone gets it working.

nice oman!!!

helped alot

I need to re-install mine :'(
People complaining URL too big LOL

ok every1 is gonna laf but.....hwo tha hell do i create new categorys and stuff
lol im a noob to this admin thing

when you were regestering your forums in set up you made a username and password
log into it and go to admin in the menu bar on ur forums



and it should all be to a left navigation bar -easy setup-

=) dont worry about it , its nots that bad

edit: thx alot it worked

nevermind that "edit"

glad i could help , and please dont double post admins will. its not nice to the admins ,

I seem to be having some trouble when i get up to going to the "yourname.zzl.org/wherever_you_saved_it/install.php"

When ever i go there it always says 404 error! What am i doing wrong?

edit-----------------

nevermind figured out problem!

hmmm what are you saying...you mean every time you open the DIR in your file manager or every time you hit install.php..?

I cant use the package manager and the directory are in 777 what i can do?

hmmmm im not exacly sure man

i am in same problem man. what to do? tell me pls

Hey,

Im having problems at that part when try to start with "instal.php"every time i try to fill in the blanks it says Unable to connect to FTP server with this combination of details. even though i use FTP adress and username standing at the top of the site, FireZilla seems to connect just fine, anyone knows what to do?

I had the same problem.

Got it working by...

Setting the permissions manually on these files and folders:
attachments
avatars
Packages
Packages/installed.list
Smileys
Themes
agreement.txt
Settings.php
Settings_bak.php

and in the database control panel:
I deleted the username I had made and put in a new one the same as the database name.

This might sound dumb but wich 1 do you mean whit Packages/installed.list

Open up the Packages folder in your ftp client and change the permissions on the installed.list file

More info, you can use the help documents at the SMF site [HERE]

i have done all those things and when i go to delete install.php in file manager i get:

File "install.php" can't be deleted

i have tried renaming and deleted entire contents of install.php file but i still can't remove
normally i would not care but when i log into my forum i get this message:

MAJOR SECURITY RISK:
You have not removed install.php!

help please. i'm going grey and

What are the permissions on that file?

all boxes marked with a check mark on permissions.

just rename it. and if it doesnt let you on the file manager rename it through your ftp client. deleting it will cause you to have to re-upload in install directory if you need to reinstall smf in the future.

have tried renaming and i get the following:

Error renaming file

as i stated in previous post. its the warning i get in my forum thats of concern to me. not the file.
i will see if there is a patch on the smf forum that might remove the warning from my forum.
thanks for the suggestions.

edit: i just tried deleting install.php using my ftp client it was successful
thanks wozzym for the "workaround" solution (i feel the color returning to my hair). lol

ya its a lot easier through your ftp client and it works better it seems like. no problem.

I have the same problem...

can someone help us??

Have you created your database from your Zymic control panel?
You get those settings when you create a database.

(In the MySQL database section)

@SwintellSoft: Good guide!!! I just think it needs a tad more depth.
If you guys want, I have alot of years experience with MySQL and PHP (including a lot of the forum systems out there) and I will put all this into a PDF file for you's to read and it will have all about file permissions and using SMF.
Post your replies and whether you would like it.
It could become an offical ZCP document if the Administrators would like to.

Jacob.

Yes I have.
look:


But now I am thinking that I know what is the problem
look at this pic:


I don't have this part: "Packages/installed.list".

I think I have download the wrong one....=/
Can someone give me a link to download the package?

Hello ...
thank you very much for the tutorial, but I have a problem: S, good way to explain it ..

after all that I am still your steps until you reach the last in which I get the following error:



(this happens after putting my data), and try as many times without getting a result.

I hope I can help.

Sincerely: Mauro

URL,

Use the first one on this page:
http://www.simplemachines.org/download/

(I actually used the 1.1.4 package and upgraded to 1.1.5, but that is no longer necessary)

Its a slow and troubled FTP connection on Zymic
Fortunately Dreamweaver reported the files it missed.
I found Dreamweaver could handle the time-outs and reconnects if I loaded the folders individually!

Uploading the SMF (and MKportal) files took almost 2 days!

Thanks!

But now I have a problem to unpack the package
Anyway it doesn't matter I'll manage somehow...

Thanks a lot.

i Have the same problem.

Could you help me

tnks for this tut! im uploading it right now huhuh but its slow.....

thnx for this tutorial im installing it now hope it works!!!

Also posted on it's own topic...



Please help.

Nevermind, got it.

I am completely new to this and would really appreciate your help.
I have uploaded an SMF Forum and created MySQL Database. I then try to follow the instructions you have listed above but keep getting 'access denied' message every time. This is what I am entering:
MySQL server name: localhost
MySQL username: http://barltest.vndv.com_zzl_net_barltest_bar
MySQL password: ******(password of database)
MySQL database name: http://barltest.vndv.com_zzl_net_barltest_bar
MySQL table prefix: smf_

Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks