Andy-2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 can someone tell me how it works....apparently its free (not sure though)Ive got all the files....do i need a server or somthing....i really dont have a clue so could some kind soul break it down for me :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/good plan :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 You need a server that supports PHP4.0.0 or later and gives you access to a MySQL databaseis that free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Probably not, most free web servers do not give that sort of thing away for free.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Andy, you might be interested in http://www.invisionfree.com/, it's free, unlimited members, posts, forums, traffic, downside is you get some ads, and you are limited to 16MB of space for uploads (file attachments, custom avatars etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 o well...i wasnt really prepared to pay any money so thats probably the end of that idea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 This service from Invision is fine, BUT say like in 2 years time you have a well developed forum with a shed load of members, and invision decide to pull the plug on this service (which they can do with out any notice) then that is a whole lot of forum down the drain.If you are keen on setting up a forum for your self, then i suggest that you look around for a paid for web server provider that will provide the specs you need.I used to use a free guest book service once with well over 500 entries and all of a sudden the company pulled the plug on the service, i lost all the entries.Good LuckTony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 How much does invision run at...initail cost ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 The actual software is free, i use invision power board softwrae for my forums.It is just the web hosting that you normally have to pay for, but the hosting does not have to be supplied by invision. i use Host Europe for mine and it cost me € 7.90 a month, my websites are also hosted there aswell.You will have to shop around for a deal that suits you.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 if i pay an extra £2 i get php support and 100mbs of space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoon Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 To save yourself the hassle of php, why not try EZboard.com?Here's a forum I set up with them at My forum You can customise it to how you want it, and you dont need your own webspace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Hey Andy, if you're still thinking about doing phpBB, you can install it to your free Tripod webspace (comes with your Lycos e-mail address, you just need to activate it) I've just manged to do this, http://members.lycos.co.uk/expertec/phpBB2/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 How did you upload all the files at once...? can you upload em as a zipfile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 No, I unzipped it on my pc and then uploaded the files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 No, I unzipped it on my pc and then uploaded the filesone at a time?theres hundreds...well...like 50 or somthing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I unzipped the zip, so then I had a folder on my computer called phpBB2. Then I created a folder called phpBB2 on my webspace, after that I copied all the files in the root of phpBB2, and then the folders one at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 i cant seam to copy a folder..all i can do is open it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 i cant seam to copy a folder..all i can do is open it???Edit > Copy?Right-click > Copy?Or do it the way I did, have the folder on the computer and the webspace folder open side by side, just drag to copy :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 where is the webspace folder...i was using some we FTp client thingie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 ok i just went through that file by file till i got to the templates folder....which has 150 files so i AM NOT uploading them file by file....so im gona need to find this folder you speak ofwell anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 ok i did all the files myself and when i got to the install thing and typed all the stuff...when i pressed next i got critical error could not connect to database Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Good good good, that's what I got as well. You need to activate php4u on your Tripod account go to http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/ sign in, on the left hand side click "site building tools" and go to PHP4U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 ok it all working...il give you the url later on tonight...thanks all :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 ok i just went through that file by file till i got to the templates folder....which has 150 files so i AM NOT uploading them file by file....so im gona need to find this folder you speak ofwell anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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