Installing SMF 2.0 RC4 (new install)

[stampman]

I have an existing website that I am in the process of installing SMF 2.0 RC4 (new install).

I have completed all the instructions to installing SMF. The next stage on the list is "Using Webinstall"  as I already have a website do I have to follow this? or miss this out?

Sorry if this is a silly question to you experts, but I am new to the SMF system

[sAce]

If your forum is up and running , then no need to run Webinstall.php

[stampman]

I have not see any instructions yet to check it's running. What file do I need to run to see? is it index.php?

[NanoSector]

I have not see any instructions yet to check it's running. What file do I need to run to see? is it index.php?

Yep.

[stampman]

Yes. It's working, several things I need to try and change and add.

The time is one hour fast
I need to change the header title
Can I add a square logo? this would need to double the size of the current top border or it will be too small to see.

How do I start this proceedure?

[NanoSector]

Yes. It's working, several things I need to try and change and add.

The time is one hour fast
I need to change the header title
Can I add a square logo? this would need to double the size of the current top border or it will be too small to see.

How do I start this proceedure?

You go into your FTP client.

Then, open up your SMF installation's Themes folder.

Goto "default".

Goto "images".

Replace "logo.gif" with your image.

[stampman]

Yoshi2889

I have looked through the gif images and it does not have "logo.gif"

[stampman]

Is it possible that the gif image "logo.gif" is different in SMF RC4 ? still can't find it withing the folder you suggested,

[NanoSector]

Is it possible that the gif image "logo.gif" is different in SMF RC4 ? still can't find it withing the folder you suggested,

It could be.

Now that I looked at my folder it doesn't exist anymore too.

[stampman]

Thanks for that, perhaps someone else can tell me how to change the SMF Logo at the top for my own. Mine is about 120px square.

[Illori]

it seems to be smflogo.png in the Themes/default/images folder

[stampman]

I found that, rather then change too much I re-named my image smflogo.png and it works fine.

Moving on, I don't seem to have found a page that has options I can change ie. my clock settings - it's is one hour out so I assume possibly not set for my country. Is their a commom page for these settings - how do I access it " during the installation of SMF 2.00 RC4 I had to set a datebase username and password, I have not used this yet. How do I get to view all the available options?

Sorry you can tell I am new to SMF.

[Illori]

i am looking at my 1.1* install atm as i cant access my 2.0, look in admin -> features and options Overall time offset will change the time, but you can also change it in your profile look and layout preferences.

[stampman]

As all my user will be in the UK, can't I set it at UK time as a default in some way?

[Illori]

you can set the offset to be equal to UK time.

[JimM]

If this is solved, please mark it solved by clicking the Mark Topic Solved link at the bottom left.

[NanoSector]

I found the logo image:

Themes/(theme folder)/images/custom/logo.png

[sarkarinaukrisearch]

Thanks for the info .


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