new person trying to get going

[jc_walden]

SMF Version: Version not known
Hi all - i'm really stuch getting going

Fistly I'm new so please don't use IT words like directory - i don't understand

Secondly, when trying to install I do not get the smf installer form asking for various settings such as forum name and forum url.

Perhaps i have not set the permissions correctly on Settings.php and Setting_bak.php. However when i right click on these and go to change permissions all i get is 3 rows of 3 tick boxes - there is no uption to change to 777 as suggested on the smf help manual.

cheers
jason

[kegobeer]

What version are you trying to install?  Are you installling it yourself (uploading the files to your website) or are you using an auto-installer "button" on your website's control panel?

Do you have an FTP client installed on your computer, or are you trying to use your website's file manager application?

[Suke]

If you're uploading it to you're website, do you have teh Install.php file uploaded as well? If so put "http://www.you're_Domain.com/Forum/install.php" where You're_Domain is you're Url for teh website.

[jc_walden]

Hi thanks for replying

i'm using version SMF 1.1.rc2.

I dragged all of the unzipped smf files onto ftp surfer which then, i think, sends them off to my webhost.

When i then log onto ftp.streamline.net [nofollow] i can see that the smf files have been uploaded but when i double click on 'install.php' i just a text document of what looks like computer code.

jason

[J. Williams]

JC,Access it by it in http:// form and check your host supports PHP 4/5 & MYSQL 4/5