How to install and use Simple Forum PHP.
How to install the Forum script
1) Unzip the .zip file received from us.
2) Upload all files onto your website either in your root directory or in a folder(directory) of your script — for example — named "SCRIPTFOLDER" which is then placed in your root directory.
3) Open http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/SCRIPTFOLDER/installation.php.
4) Installation wizard will ask you to complete the form below.
- PHP/MySQL installed on your server
- MySQL server name which is usualy 'localhost'
- MySQL username - when you create a database you need to assign minimum one user
- MySQL password - this is the password of the user assigned to database
- Server path to script directory, Full URL to script directory, Script directory name - they will appear automatically. You can change if they are different.
- Admin Username - this will be your username for the protected administrator pages
- Admin Password - this will be your password for the protected administrator pages
5) After you select 'Install Script' you will see next screen:
6) Click on the link - 'Login here', which will redirect you to the administrator login form.
How to use the Simple Forum PHP
When you login, you will see the administration page. First you need to setup the forum options.
Set the administrator email and topics per page.
Set options for approval, replies and create a list of banned words.
Translate the text to your language.
There are two easy ways to put the forum script on your website –either iframe or include().
