Need some help installing

[CSUjr]

SMF Version: SMF 1.0.1
I read and followed all of the installations that I could.

I am using Dreamweaver 8, WS FTP Pro and GoDaddy (host).

When I point my browser to hxxp:www.mydomain.com/SMF/install.php [nonactive], I get this message;

Unable to find crucial installation files in the directory of this script!
Please make sure you uploaded the entire installation package, including the sql file, and then try again.

I went through everything 3 times now, each time deleting everything then reinstalling, each time carefully following each one of the steps, but always with the same results.

Can anyone help?

Charles

[Dannii]

SMF 1.0.1 is very old. Please try installing 1.0.7 instead.
Make sure every file is uploaded with FTP.

[CSUjr]

I downloaded 1.0.7 and unzipped it. 
I put the following into a folder named  - forum;
PHP Scripts;
index
install
Settings
Settings_bak
SSI
ssi_examples

SHTML file;
ssi_examples.shtml

Folders;
attachments
avatars
Packages
Smileys
Sources
Themes

I then pasted that "forum" folder into my Root Folder in Dreamweaver 8.
From there I went to WS_FTP Pro, opened my Root Folder,
I then uploaded this "forum" folder, (containing all of the files shown above) using WS_FTP Pro, to my site.

I then followed these instructions;
After you have finished uploading the files, point your browser to http://www.yourdomain.tld/forum/install.php - where www.yourdomain.tld/forum is the URL to where you uploaded it. You should then see an installer interface.
Except – (mydomain) .tld < said "Page not Available", so I entered it as;
(http://www.mydomain).com < /forum/install.php
In other words, I typed > hxxp:www.mydomain.com/forum/install.php [nonactive] into my browser and once again, got this message;
Unable to find crucial installation files in the directory of this script!
Please make sure you uploaded the entire installation package, including the sql file, and then try again.

What am I doing wrong? – Or what am I Not doing right?

Please Help.

Charles

[Dannii]

In the files you listed you didn't say the install.sql file

[CSUjr]

In the files you listed you didn't say the install.sql file

Yes, this is true.
It is listed as; (note pad file)
smf_1-0 SQL File 34 KB and starts off by reading;
#### ATTENTION: You don't need to run or use this file! 
The install.php script does everything for you!

So I did not include this (as suggested).
I'll try to do all of this again using that file as well.
The other files that I did not include are;
(note pad files)
agreement
changelog-themes
changelog
license
(HTML Document)
news_readme
readme

Are there any of these other files that I should also place into the "forum" folder?

[Dannii]

As it says, the install script will run it for you, but that doesn't mean it doesn't need to be there!

Upload everything.

[CSUjr]

Okay, will do.
But now that I put that 1 other file in, I'm getting;
You're on a windows server, and some crucial files are not writable. Please ask your host to give write permissions to the user PHP is running under for the files in your SMF installation. The following files or directories need to be writable:
attachments
avatars
Packages
Packages/installed.list
Packages/server.list
Smileys
Themes
agreement.txt
Settings.php
Settings_bak.php

What do I do from here? 
The instructions say;
If the first page comes up with a dialog requesting FTP information this is because you are running on a *nix 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 a piece of ftp software 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 typing in the number.

Does this mean to change the files and directories to;
say, attachments777
Or what?
Or, do I have to Contact GoDaddy, or something else?

[Dannii]

CHMOD is a unix/linux command for controlling file permissions, but obviously it won't work on windows servers. I have no experince with windows servers, but you should be able to change the file permissions somehow. If you can't find out how, ask your host.