Hi all... back after a few years.
Went to create a new forum on my Linux system using 2.1RC2 and all was going well until I realized the minimal number of themes available for RC2.
Restarted with 2.0.15, removing all file, dropping the database, and untarring into the folder.
The installer ran fine, as expected. However the website is showing up in all text, not nice panels.
Any ideas? FWIW, I'm using an HTTPS connection. Didn't have this problem with 2.1RC2...
Run the repair settings tool and make sure all your urls are https
What is repair_settings.php? (https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Repair_settings.php)
Thanks. That did it. Many of the URL defaulted to http://127.0.0.1 - changing them to the "recommended" setting with a single click per worked just fine.