Recently trying to install SMF at www.ds-clan.net/SMF I'm having trouble installin it. Anyone know why I get this error from the URL above? and how I can make my own SMF database in the Cpanel... I don't even know where the Cpanel is :(
Well this is the error
The installer was unable to access the "smf" database. With some hosts, you have to create the database in your administration panel before SMF can use it. Some also add prefixes - like your username - to your database names.
when you signed up for hosting, your hosting provider should of supplied you with the link to either cPanel, NetAdmin or whatever control panel that host uses.
when you access your control panel, find the MySql link and click it. here you will create a database, call it whatever you want, then create a user and grant that user all permissons for your new database.
after you upload your new forum files, run install.php, it will ask you the name of the host, in most cases its localhost, it will also want to know the name of the database, the name of the user and the users password.
i hope that covers it.
good luck!
Yup I didn't know I had a sql database link in my cpanel, thanks alot :p
Also could I pay money to SWF to get that "powered by SWF..." thing off at the bottom of the forum?
SMF is open source software, and i doubt thats possible. they'll take donations though. :)