Next steps after installing 1.05?

[RoarinRow]

I have successfully installed 1.5 and accessed the MySQL database and able to see all my settings and such.

Now, where I do I go to see the message board or main page itself?  Do I need a separate s/w for that?

My default is set to www.homepage.com/index.html

Confused newbie,
RoarinRow

[xenovanis]

What is your domain?

[RoarinRow]

What is your domain?

it is www.avalanchestyle.com

[xenovanis]

I can't find any forum? Did you install it in a directory? How exactly did you install it?

[RoarinRow]

I can't find any forum? Did you install it in a directory? How exactly did you install it?

i installed it here - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/forum/

When I go to this link I can log on to see the databases and do other configuration.  I installed the 1.05 in this 'forum' directory using Yahoo! Site Builder.

[xenovanis]

Are you sure? You should be able to call it with index.php, but that doesn't seem to work. Do you have ftp access so you can check whether there are any smf-files in that directory?

[RoarinRow]

Are you sure? You should be able to call it with index.php, but that doesn't seem to work. Do you have ftp access so you can check whether there are any smf-files in that directory?

Looks like I need to download another zip file smf_1-0-5_upgrade.zip.  What directory should I install these files to?

[xenovanis]

You could create a directory community or smf. If you only want to install a forum and no mainsite, you can also install it in the root.

[RoarinRow]

You could create a directory community or smf. If you only want to install a forum and no mainsite, you can also install it in the root.

Cool, thanks!  You've been a great help. 

[RoarinRow]

You could create a directory community or smf. If you only want to install a forum and no mainsite, you can also install it in the root.

Cool, thanks!  You've been a great help. 

That didn't seem to work.  I create this directory - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/forum/community/ and it turns out blank.  I noticed that the subfolder names under Community are the same ones I have under Forum directory.

Is there a specific zip file/package I need to install other than the SMF 1.05 Install.zip?

[xenovanis]

Can you post a phpinfo please?

What is phpinfo.php?

[RoarinRow]

Can you post a phpinfo please?

What is phpinfo.php?

Thanks, you can find it here - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/php.phpinfo

[JayBachatero]

You named it wrong is phpinfo.php. .php extension at the end.

[RoarinRow]

Sorry, here you go - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/phpinfo.php

[xenovanis]

I'm not sure what to tell you.. You may want to try to reupload the files again, maybe something went wrong during upload. There were no errors during the installation?

[RoarinRow]

I'm not sure what to tell you.. You may want to try to reupload the files again, maybe something went wrong during upload. There were no errors during the installation?

The instructions were not too clear.  Is there a recommended path/directory for the 1.05 version files.  I basically extracted the zip file and copied the same directory structure on my site.  The main folder is 'forum' and everything is under that folder.

[xenovanis]

Yes, that should work. All you need to do is keep the structure of the folders and files, but it doesn't matter to what location you upload the files. This could be a directory forum. smf or community, just as it could be the root.

[RoarinRow]

I reinstalled everything and got past the 'can't connect to db error'.  When I go to http://www.avalanchestyle.com/forum/index.php I only get to the php MyAdmin home page.

Through Yahoo! Web Hosting I see that I have a smf database.  Is there anything I need to do there?

What else do I need to see the main page of my forum site?  I installed the files and directories from this zip file - smf_1-0-5_install.zip (July 13, 2005).  Anything else I need to install?

From my FTP program I see new subfolders under 'forum' e.g. libraries, lang, css.

Here's this link if it will help - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/phpinfo.php

Thanks in advance.

[xenovanis]

Would you be willing to give me ftp-access so I can look around in your fileserver? Just send me a PM.

[RoarinRow]

Would you be willing to give me ftp-access so I can look around in your fileserver? Just send me a PM.

Thanks I PM'd you.