I'm a newbie to this. But I love this forum software! Its WAY better than all others. But I'm having trouble finding a free host.
Please... someone, tell me how to install this. Which free hoster works the best, HOW exactly can I install this forum?
Someone please help
The install documentation is contained within the docs directory of the release. Please see install.html for instructions.
As for free hosting, i recommend you use the provider search tools at
http://www.freewebspace.net
Chris
Or you can goto
http://xtreme-webhost.com/forum/ and request for free hosting (1Gb - 7Gb) all with PHP, MySQL, CGI / Perl etc for absolutly free all you need to do is post atleast 50 posts with in the 20 day time limit after getting your free hosting account! - All request accepted between 2 - 12 hours!
do we need any software to install the board?
A host with PHP installed as a module and MySQL.
thanks to all. you've been really helpful.
After i install this:
is there a way to:
a). add CLOSED button to closed threads?
b). Make moderator's names bold?
c). edit board wrappers?
d). choose own skin
e). How many members/threads can I have with 100 MB of space and 10G of bandwidth?
f). Here's an issue: when I post threads, the box is VERY narrow. its like 1 cm in length. Someone please help me with this?
And How do you create CATEGORIES so each category would have a little space in between?
Sorry im late with the reply. Was going to this morning but got busy.
a). add CLOSED button to closed threads?
If you mean indicating that a thread is closed, already happens. It shows a folder with a yellow lock on it.
b). Make moderator's names bold?
They actually already are, every name in myBB is in bold.
c). edit board wrappers?
You mean the way it wraps the text?? Umm, not that I know of. What did you want to do??
d). choose own skin
To choose a skin, you have to have another set up. A great place to get them is here:
http://www.mybboard.com/themes.php
or here:
http://www.mybbmods.com/themes.php
e). How many members/threads can I have with 100 MB of space and 10G of bandwidth?
You can't tell exactly. I would say a lot though. 100mb of space is mainly for the php files only (until gold where it will be php files and attachments I think.......), and bandwidth is how many people can visit your site. I think it depends on how much mySQL bandwidth you have (if there is such a thing)
f). Here's an issue: when I post threads, the box is VERY narrow. its like 1 cm in length. Someone please help me with this?
Your the second person to notice that.
Chris Boulton Wrote:It's actually a problem when the code buttons/mycode option is disabled board wide, per a forum, or by the user.
It's already fixed however, in the next version.
The quick solution would be to enable MyCode and the Codebuttons, then it should be right.
which you can do at:
User Control Panel > Edit Options > Other Options > Show the MyCode formatting options on the posting pages. > Tick the box
g) How do you create CATEGORIES so each category would have a little space in between?
When you set up a forum, set "Act As Forum?" to "No".
Quote:You mean the way it wraps the text?? Umm, not that I know of. What did you want to do??
I'm guessing he means the header and footer. For that you can edit the templates header, headerinclude, and footer.
ok i uploaded the folder. but when i follow the instructions, my forum became a page of broken links... why is this?