I have managed to install smf 2.1.7 on a Window 10 PC with XAMPP 3.2.4.
I placed the smf folder inside the htdocs folder in the XAMPP folder.
During installation, I didn't know the name of my forum yet so, I type in "localhost" as my servername.
Everything works OK as I add in the boards and themes.
localhost mode
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.sg%2Fpic%2Flocalhostview.jpg&hash=db5b81c53d0367dc99cc87eda0dd778c599de03a)
I just went live and to my dismay, when accessing my forum outside my network, I can only receive the texts but not the images and the formatting.
Live Web Access View
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.sg%2Fpic%2Fpublicview.jpg&hash=7a8f5956c8ff7a94f9300e9e5bf8a9a5e22ac879)
Also clicking on the links, return an "Unable to load" error , the address indicated at the top of the browser is "localhost" though I am browsing the forum via internet.
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.sg%2Fpic%2Fincorrectadd.jpg&hash=ddd6bc7d0149ae91ccd81dd53c7ea0d8a052683d)
I believe I need to change the server name back to my domain name in order to make it work but how do I edit? Do I install the install.php again and run it? Would that destroy all the work I had done and reset the forum?
Please suggest what I should do. Many thanks!
(Audio)
I have managed to install smf 2.1.7 on a Window 10 PC with XAMPP 3.2.4.
I placed the smf folder inside the htdocs folder in the XAMPP folder.
During installation, I didn't know the name of my forum yet so, I type in "localhost" as my servername.
Everything works OK as I add in the boards and themes.
localhost mode
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.sg%2Fpic%2Flocalhostview.jpg&hash=db5b81c53d0367dc99cc87eda0dd778c599de03a)
I just went live and to my dismay, when accessing my forum outside my network, I can only receive the texts but not the images and the formatting.
Live Web Access View
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.sg%2Fpic%2Fpublicview.jpg&hash=7a8f5956c8ff7a94f9300e9e5bf8a9a5e22ac879)
Also clicking on the links, return an "Unable to load" error , the address indicated at the top of the browser is "localhost" though I am browsing the forum via internet.
(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.sg%2Fpic%2Fincorrectadd.jpg&hash=ddd6bc7d0149ae91ccd81dd53c7ea0d8a052683d)
I believe I need to change the server name back to my domain name in order to make it work but how do I edit? Do I install the install.php again and run it? Would that destroy all the work I had done and reset the forum?
Please suggest what I should do. Many thanks!
(Audio)
Well, hosting a forum in your own computer is usually a bad idea since it requires you opening up your network to the internet, normally something you only do on a setup designed with that in mind.
Changing the domain name requires buying one, directing it to whatever server is hosting it and then configuring it.
Use the script explained here: https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Repair_settings.php
That's not really the problem... and I explained a little more in https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=575244.msg4071163#msg4071163
topics merged.
Please do not double post the same question.
(other thread was also in the wrong board anyway)