• Registered: 2005-01-21
  • Posts: 1

Topic: Cant seem to install...

Ok I am really new to this and at the moment I am pretty overwhelmed about how little I know.
This is what I have...

-I have a host that supports MySQL and PHP
-I have downloaded PunBB
-I have uploaded PunBB to my directory which is ftp.warensemble.us/forum
-I then type in my browser ftp.warensemble.us/forum/install.php and get an error page.

Some more questions... do I need apache to do this?
With my webmaster tools I can go to my SQL datbase editor... then I get lost

I am sorry if this a broad question but I have never programed, so I am excited to learn somthing new... but I have such little knowledge event he basics are pretty hard for me right now. thanks for any help...

  • Registered: 2004-12-07
  • Posts: 56

Re: Cant seem to install...

you should put the forum software into your web root.

most hosts call it something like www/ or public_html/

then point your browser to http://www.warensemble.us/forum

then follow the instructions.
you'll have to create a database for your forum to live in.
you'll do that through your sql database editor.
i'd suggest naming it something with 'punbb' in the title - so it's obvious later what you've done.