Set Up A Forum...

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.

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/

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

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

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 ;)

wtf i thought the invision power board is free?

i looked and it says 59.99 dollars <_<

wtf?

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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Originally posted by Amarjit@22 November 2003 - 22:44
As mentioned before, just upload the entire contents of phpBB/IPB to your new host.

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Technically, it&#39;s just all inside the /upload directory (found in the download) that you have to upload ;)

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

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.

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

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.

I live in the UK and my US friends and I use Dark Blizzard 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

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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 for the link.

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.

@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 :)

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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.

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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.

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;)

:D

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

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