New Install - Now What?

[Terry Wolf]

I have been building a member website. I just added the forum site/members/forum.  It's a godaddy site so the software gets installed automatically for you.  I don't know how to access the admin area so I can continue with the setup.  I have access to the files but not how to login as admin.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Never a good idea to use a host installer.  If you can register as a new member, you can access the database and make yourself admin, but I would suggest deleting the installation and reinstalling yourself.

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Installing

[Jade Elizabeth]

If you know your login details, make sure you log into the site and then you should see an admin option in the menu