downloaded it , but i need help

[beastly]

i download it, and there were like about a million filies, but how do i actually make the forum, a am new to downloading to make a forum, i usally use brower based, any who, i am really confused, i really need some help, thank you

[Aaron]

Have a look at Installing SMF in the manual.

[beastly]

You should now be at the stage where you can upload the SMF files to your server. Initiate an FTP connection to the server and create a directory on the server. You can name the directory anything you like but "smf" or "forum" is a good choice.

Now you want to upload the SMF files to the directory you just created, so navigate to that directory in your FTP program and open the folder where you unzipped the SMF package on your computer. Select all the files and folders and copy them and paste (or drag depending on client) them in your FTP program. The files should now be uploading, and depending on the speed of your internet connection, this may take some time.

After uploading the files, go to http://www.yourdomain.tfl/smf/install.php (or the directory name you choose). If the first page comes up with a dialog requesting FTP information this is because you are running on a Unix-like server. At this stage, just enter in your FTP details and the install program will attempt to set permissions on your server accordingly. If, however, you wish to do this manually or this initial step fails simply connect to your server with your FTP client and change the permissions on the following files and directories to 777. On most client software, this is achieved by right clicking on the files you wish to change, and going to Properties, CHMOD, or Permissions, and then typing in the number.

The following files need to be CHMOD'ed to 777:


attachments
avatars
Packages
Packages/installed.list
Packages/server.list
Smileys
Themes
Themes/default/languages/Install.english.php
agreement.txt
Settings.php
Settings_bak.php
install.php




can u put this in lamens terms

[Fizzy]

Well what part are you stuck on?
What have you tried so far? How far did you get with it and did you get any error messages?

[beastly]

all i did was download it, and i dont kno what to do next

[xenovanis]

Do you have a webhost? If so, did he provide you with account info?