Custom-izing Forum Look, NEWBIE !!! HELP !!!

[atruss]

Ok this has been my first time with PHP and forums pretty much....

I do primarilly graphic art work, and graphic web work.

So I downloaded the forum software, installed it on my remote host, IT WORKS !!!!!!

Now I want to make it look like the rest of my site, but when I look at the index.php file off of my host its the standard PHP config file

When I view source off of the web browser its a recongnizable html file that looks like I could edit it, but I'm only viewing source, how can I get to the file that I view when I view source when index.php is loaded in my browser.

Basicly I want to change and customize everything so it fits the rest of my site.

Any help would be great !

ThankX

[xenovanis]

Some links that may help you:


Themes FAQ
Information on theme modification and creation
Integrating the forum into your site...