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How to change server name??

Started by Audiolee, October 16, 2020, 01:43:24 PM

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Audiolee

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


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



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.



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!

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Audiolee

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


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



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.



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!

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Arantor

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.

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Arantor


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topics merged.

Please do not double post the same question.
(other thread was also in the wrong board anyway)
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