To install freeForum, you will need:
- a web server with php and mysql,
- to download the most recent version of freeForum at the the freeForum homepage.
To install:
- Create a folder for freeForum on your server (
YOUR_FOLDER
). - Modify
config.php
to your liking. - Transfer the content of the freeForum archive to
YOUR_FOLDER
- Make sure that the PHP scripts have write access to the 2 files in
YOUR_FOLDER/Data/
(this can be done with your ftp program). - Open the file
YOUR_FOLDER/install.php
in a web-browser.
Upgrade
- Move the freeForum folder to
FreeForumOld
. - Transfer the content of the new freeForum archive to
YOUR_FOLDER
- Edit
config.php
in the new folder to match your configuration. - Copy you old
Data/ipban.db.php
into the new folder. - Make sure that the PHP scripts have write access to the 2 files in
YOUR_FOLDER/Data/
(this can be done with your ftp program). - Run
YOUR_FOLDER/install.php
.