Set Up A Forum...

[chinook_apache]

Hi. i am wanting to just expriment into creating a forum.
I have heard about phb and invison and when i download them i have no idea what to do with them. i have 50 meg webspace from my ISP but i dont think that supports my sql.
could you ppl help me by posting links for the following:-
1. Link(s) to a tutorial on creating a forum using phb or invision
2. Link(s) to a free webhost which supports ftp upload
3. Link(s) to skins for a forum.

I am a complete noob at this and would appreciate all help.

[sharedholder]

http://www.forum-forum.com/forum/tutorials.php

Ready to use

http://www.invisionfree.com/

http://www.forumhoster.com/

Free Hosting

http://www.webhosts4free.com/

http://www.free-webhosts.com/

Skins

http://www.invisionskins.com/

http://www.invision-skins.de/

http://www.ibplanet.com/

http://www.invision-skins.de/forum/

[RedRival]

Just upload all of that onto ur host. I can't remember which folder you have to upload but there's a file that comes with the package that can be deleted. I can't remember the details because I did my forum ages ago. And what I used was invision similar to the klite boards...

it's better if you use the forum-forum tutorial given by sharedholder, i remember learning from there too

[chinook_apache]

my host u see i dont think it has phb installed or sql it gives me errors about chmos and i cant edit any permissions on files

[chinook_apache]

what i need now is a webhost with ftp for me to upload invision board...the ftp server must have my sql and phb or php watever it is ;)

[james_bond_rulez]

wtf i thought the invision power board is free?

i looked and it says 59.99 dollars <_<

wtf?

[chinook_apache]

yeah thats for like 3 year extra support. you go for the free one :)

[Amarjit]

You can&#39;t install PHP and MySQL on your ISP&#39;s machine, so you&#39;re best to look for another forum host.

As mentioned before, just upload the entire contents of phpBB/IPB to your new host. For the CHMOD to work, it is normally done in your FTP client.

[chinook_apache]

Originally posted by Amarjit@22 November 2003 - 21:44
You can&#39;t install PHP and MySQL on your ISP&#39;s machine, so you&#39;re best to look for another forum host.

As mentioned before, just upload the entire contents of phpBB/IPB to your new host. For the CHMOD to work, it is normally done in your FTP client.
amarjit i dont have a host could you give me one plz? i am a complete noob at this and would like to know a bit about how to set up forums.

[Illuminati]

Originally posted by Amarjit@22 November 2003 - 22:44
As mentioned before, just upload the entire contents of phpBB/IPB to your new host.
Technically, it&#39;s just all inside the /upload directory (found in the download) that you have to upload ;)

[CPU1]

there is something that uses sgi it think which would let you use php and about the sql. you can always try www.freesql.org

[I.am]

1and1 host is giving out webspace right now for 3 yrs and they support php mysql, asp etc.
Only works in US & Canada. It shouldnt be a problem for you if you make a transition to there.

[Ariel_001]

http://www.spaceports.com/ is a good place to set a forum. No banner ads but some popups

[sparsely]

IMO, the easiest forum to set up is phpbb. but yeah, your host needs to have:
php
mySQL (or some SQL type database)

you just upload the whole diretory, and go to http://www.yoursite.com/forumdirectory/setup.php

& that have a very easy-to-follow tut.

[Samurai]

I live in the UK and my US friends and I use Dark Blizzard (http://www.darkblizzard.com) for our forum. I&#39;m not sure where you&#39;re from, but as you can see the prices are outstanding.

I know you&#39;re after a free service but these guys are the most reliable I&#39;ve ever seen. In fact, I&#39;ve persuaded about 10 people to go with this service. I should really work for them haha :lol:

Samurai

Edit
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Forgot to add that I believe phpBB is probably my personal choice of preference. They have thousands of forum scripts and add-ons such as templates. Click here (http://www.phpbb.com/) for the link.

[sparsely]

if it&#39;s hosting you want, and you live in the us, go to http://www.1and1.com and sign up for their free trial (3 yrs. 500MB :o 1GB traffic [i think]).
very nice.
you&#39;ll get a default domain if you don&#39;t have one to transfer.

[I.am]

@Samurai, Invision is the most popular these days and they have hundreds of templates as well.

I don&#39;t know why you persuaded even 10 people to pay for such a thing when things like that are available for free.

Just remember to exhaust all options before you start paying :)

[I.am]

Originally posted by Sparsely@17 December 2003 - 01:00
if it&#39;s hosting you want, and you live in the us, go to http://www.1and1.com and sign up for their free trial (3 yrs. 500MB :o 1GB traffic [i think]).
very nice.
you&#39;ll get a default domain if you don&#39;t have one to transfer.

I.am wrote
1and1 host is giving out webspace right now for 3 yrs and they support php mysql, asp etc.
Only works in US & Canada. It shouldnt be a problem for you if you make a transition to there. ;)

[sparsely]

:D

it&#39;s nice, ain&#39;t it?
/me still prefers phpBB though....and the next major release is gonna be niiiiiiice.

[Secret Squirrel]

how do u get mysql for free, i went through sharedholders sites u have to pay for the mysql software