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Started by novic3, May 17, 2018, 09:45:03 PM

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novic3

Please forgive me. I understand their is a wiki but I am a computer noob lol

Which version of simple machines is the latest? 2.015?

Do I download zip or gz?

When I upload it to the server do I put it in public html?

Do I upload it as the whole zip and extract on the server or is their a sub-folder to upload?

Thanks

vbgamer45

2.0.15 is the latest stable.

Upload the contents of the zip file to public_html if you want your whole site to be your forum. otherwise make a forum folder and upload it there.
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novic3

so do I upload the zip to public_html in my copanel then extract the zip?

In the zip I see the sub folder of smf_2-0-15_install  what do I do with that folder? thx

vbgamer45

Yeah if you can extract the contents via cpanel.
If not just upload all the files via ftp
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novic3

sorry I was unclear :) Do I upload the zip into the public_html then extract the zip itself within public html and run the installer or do I open the zip on my desktop and ONLY upload the smf_2-0-15_install (6) in the public_html?

Thanks

vbgamer45

Upload the contents of  smf_2-0-15_install (6) from your desktop via ftp to the public_html folder
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novic3

so not the folder itself but all of the subfolders within? then I put all those sub folders in the public_html area on the server?

thx

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novic3

ok, I did that but now when I do mydomain/forum/install.php I get a 404 error page. I uploaded the folder into cpanel, then moved it to public_html then I removed the contents from the folder and put it in but no luck :(

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novic3

sorry what I meant to say is when I do freeadzworld/forum/install.php (my website domain name)  I get a 404 error page. I uploaded the folder into cpanel, then moved it to public_html then I removed the contents from the folder and put it in but no luck :(

I am having trouble with the installer



vbgamer45

Did you put in a folder forum if not don't use it
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novic3

so your saying put a subfolder called "Forum" in my public_html?

thanks

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novic3

ok I got it to work however it asks for the database prefix. What is that?

sorry for really noob questions lol

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novic3

so you are saying leave the table prefix as "smf_"

(I made a database like the instructions told me)

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novic3

now I get a 502 error

"502 Bad Gateway
The server returned an invalid or incomplete response."

what do I do?

thx

Kindred

you need to upload the entire contents of the zip to your target location..  not just subfolders. ALL files and folders.
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