Comments on: How to install Simple Machines Forum 1.1.2 http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/ News on forums, blogs, wikis, cms, etc Sat, 05 May 2012 14:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Talker http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-5585 Talker Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:35:51 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-5585 Hello Fellow SMF Users, Had SMF running previously. (Ver 1.1.12) No difficulty with that setup. My computer had crashed and all programs were lost. All is restored, but not able to regain the SMF setup as before. Do have Wordpress blog installed locally for experimentaion and was using SMF for the same reason. Now am getting the following message: ................................................... Access forbidden! You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 403 localhost 01/15/11 09:11:27 Apache/2.2.8 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.8g mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.5 ................................................... At one point the install.php showed as text. But the 'access forbidden' is the message that says I'm at the install.php program, just can't get in. Not able to gain access into SMF to complete the process of getting a working forum as before. My experimentalWordpress blog is working fine. Am using XAMPP, Win XP Pro, and IE 8. Am missing some step here and just don't know which way to proceed at this point. Assist appreciated. Hello Fellow SMF Users,
Had SMF running previously. (Ver 1.1.12) No difficulty with that setup.
My computer had crashed and all programs were lost.
All is restored, but not able to regain the SMF setup as before.
Do have WordPress blog installed locally for experimentaion and was using SMF
for the same reason.

Now am getting the following message:
……………………………………………
Access forbidden!
You don’t have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 403
localhost
01/15/11 09:11:27
Apache/2.2.8 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.8g mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.5
……………………………………………
At one point the install.php showed as text.

But the ‘access forbidden’ is the message that says I’m at the install.php program, just can’t get in.
Not able to gain access into SMF to complete the process of getting a working forum as before.
My experimentalWordpress blog is working fine.
Am using XAMPP, Win XP Pro, and IE 8.
Am missing some step here and just don’t know which way to proceed at this point.
Assist appreciated.

]]> By: Ryan http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Ryan Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:08:59 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-494 Let's do this. I just added a <a href="/forum/" rel="nofollow">forum</a> to FBW. Why don't you start up a thread there? This looks like it may be a somewhat lengthy discussion and that way we can get you up and running in your own thread. <i>edit...</i> I went ahead and <a href="http://forumsblogswikis.com/forum/topic/10" rel="nofollow">started a thread to discuss this</a> over on the forum. Let’s do this. I just added a forum to FBW. Why don’t you start up a thread there? This looks like it may be a somewhat lengthy discussion and that way we can get you up and running in your own thread.

edit…
I went ahead and started a thread to discuss this over on the forum.

]]> By: wizbee http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-493 wizbee Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:29:26 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-493 Hello again, I've run into another problem. I created a few new boards in the forum and now my header and footer will not show up on them. When the page is loading you can see for a moment that the images try to load, but then they disappear as fast as they try to load. It's so painfully obvious that I've never installed a forum before ..lol. Hello again, I’ve run into another problem. I created a few new boards in the forum and now my header and footer will not show up on them. When the page is loading you can see for a moment that the images try to load, but then they disappear as fast as they try to load.

It’s so painfully obvious that I’ve never installed a forum before ..lol.

]]> By: wizbee http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-491 wizbee Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:35:02 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-491 Sweet, It worked! Thank you SO very much! You've totally made my day & saved me hours of pulling my hair out ;) Sweet, It worked! Thank you SO very much! You’ve totally made my day & saved me hours of pulling my hair out ;)

]]> By: Ryan http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Ryan Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:31:57 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-487 Tina - My guess is that you're linking to about.html instead of /about.html in the href of the anchor tag. Without the leading slash it's treating it like a file in the /forum/ folder so it's /forum/about.html where with the slash it would treat it like it's in the site root at /about.html. Tina – My guess is that you’re linking to about.html instead of /about.html in the href of the anchor tag. Without the leading slash it’s treating it like a file in the /forum/ folder so it’s /forum/about.html where with the slash it would treat it like it’s in the site root at /about.html.

]]> By: wizbee http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-486 wizbee Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:04:23 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-486 I installed the SMF forum with no problem. I then tried to install a Header And Footer Mod so that I can link to the other pages of my web site from within the forum. The message said that it installed successfully, but the link,"Headers and Footers", that is supposed to be placed in the Configuration area did not show. I then decided to insert the header & footer manually. I created the header and footer in Dreamweaver, copied the codes and pasted them in the smfheader.php & smffooter.php files using cpanel. Everything worked & I was able to view the header and footer, but the links are not working properly. For example, I program it to go to: /about.html, but it insists on going to /forum/about.html. It will not leave the forum folder and automatically redirects the path or something. How can I make it link to folders outside of the forum folder? I would like to make it link to files in the public_html folder. Right now I have inserted the pages into the forum folder just so the links will work, but I know there must be another way. Right now it's like having double of almost every page! I've created this whole web site, design & all from scratch and now I'm stumped! I'm no expert on building web sites, everything I know was self taught or learned through friends. I feel like I'm overlooking something so simple & obvious ..however it doesn't make any sense to me at all. Please help me! Thanks a bunch, Tina I installed the SMF forum with no problem. I then tried to install a Header And Footer Mod so that I can link to the other pages of my web site from within the forum. The message said that it installed successfully, but the link,”Headers and Footers”, that is supposed to be placed in the Configuration area did not show. I then decided to insert the header & footer manually. I created the header and footer in Dreamweaver, copied the codes and pasted them in the smfheader.php & smffooter.php files using cpanel. Everything worked & I was able to view the header and footer, but the links are not working properly.

For example, I program it to go to: /about.html, but it insists on going to /forum/about.html.

It will not leave the forum folder and automatically redirects the path or something.

How can I make it link to folders outside of the forum folder?
I would like to make it link to files in the public_html folder.

Right now I have inserted the pages into the forum folder just so the links will work, but I know there must be another way. Right now it’s like having double of almost every page!

I’ve created this whole web site, design & all from scratch and now I’m stumped! I’m no expert on building web sites, everything I know was self taught or learned through friends. I feel like I’m overlooking something so simple & obvious ..however it doesn’t make any sense to me at all. Please help me! Thanks a bunch, Tina

]]> By: Jerome http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Jerome Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:41:27 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-465 I think I have done it, and installed it at last. Thank you so much for the help. I have saved your site on my bookmarks. You are a great guy sir ryan, for helping newbies like me... Again thank you. I think I have done it, and installed it at last. Thank you so much for the help.

I have saved your site on my bookmarks. You are a great guy sir ryan, for helping newbies like me…

Again thank you.

]]> By: Jerome http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Jerome Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:39:17 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-464 I finish uploading the files through filezilla but this thing is at the bottom of my page. Some files need to be writable for SMF to work properly. This step allows you to let the installer make them writable for you. However, in some cases it won't work - in that case, please make the following files 777 (writable, 755 on some hosts): * attachments * avatars * Packages * Packages/installed.list * Smileys * Themes * agreement.txt * Settings.php * Settings_bak.php how do i do these sir? I finish uploading the files through filezilla but this thing is at the bottom of my page.

Some files need to be writable for SMF to work properly. This step allows you to let the installer make them writable for you. However, in some cases it won’t work – in that case, please make the following files 777 (writable, 755 on some hosts):

* attachments
* avatars
* Packages
* Packages/installed.list
* Smileys
* Themes
* agreement.txt
* Settings.php
* Settings_bak.php

how do i do these sir?

]]> By: Ryan http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Ryan Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:24:11 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-462 I've posted a short <a href="http://photoartsforum.com/article_discussion_uploading_your_site_using_filezilla-t36.0.html" rel="nofollow">tutorial on FileZilla</a> on another site of mine. How 'bout you start with that and if you still need help we'll move on from there. I’ve posted a short tutorial on FileZilla on another site of mine. How ’bout you start with that and if you still need help we’ll move on from there.

]]> By: Jerome http://forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Jerome Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:18:33 +0000 http://www.forumsblogswikis.com/2007/05/26/how-to-install-simple-machines-forum-112/#comment-461 Hi, I was reading this post of yours about this smf installation I followed all the steps and done with mysql and now I am currently stuck in the part where the thing I need ftp the files. I really don't get it would you be able to help me with ftp please. Hi, I was reading this post of yours about this smf installation I followed all the steps and done with mysql and now I am currently stuck in the part where the thing I need ftp the files. I really don’t get it would you be able to help me with ftp please.

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