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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Invision Power Board Install Guide: Welcome</title>
<style type='text/css' media='all'>
@import url('docs.css');
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>File Structure and CHMOD values</h2>
<br />
<div class='content-text'>
Below is a table showing the file structure and recommended CHMOD values for the file (and in the case of directories, the CHMOD
values for the contents of the directories).<br>The CHMOD values are not needed for Windows based servers and can be safely ignored. The CHMOD
values may vary from system to system, if in doubt, CHMOD everything to 0777.<br>Most systems will not need to CHMOD everything to install successfully,
use the table below to determine what needs CHMOD'ding for installation, and what can be left until later.
</div>
<table width='100%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td align='center'>
<table width='100%' align='center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' bgcolor='#BCBCBC'>
<tr>
<td>
<table width='100%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='1'>
<tr>
<td width='5%' bgcolor='#EEEEEE' style='font-size:10px'>&nbsp;</td>
<td width='25%' bgcolor='#EEEEEE' style='font-size:10px'><b>File/Folder Name</b></td>
<td width='20%' bgcolor='#EEEEEE' style='font-size:10px' align='center'><b>Item CHMOD Value</b></td>
<td width='30%' bgcolor='#EEEEEE' style='font-size:10px' align='center'><b>Contents CHMOD Value</b></td>
<td width='15%' bgcolor='#EEEEEE' style='font-size:10px' align='center'><b>CHMOD for install</b></td>
<td width='15%' bgcolor='#EEEEEE' style='font-size:10px' align='center'><b>Can CHMOD later</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='PHP file'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>admin</td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:red'><b>YES</b></span></a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>cache</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0755</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:red'><b>YES</b></span></a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>cache/skin_cache</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0755</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:red'><b>YES</b></span></a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>cache/lang_cache</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0755</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/file.gif' border='0' alt='PHP file'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>conf_global.php.dist</td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0666</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:red'><b>YES</b></span></a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/file.gif' border='0' alt='PHP file'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>index.php</td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>install</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>ips_kernel</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>jscripts</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>lofiversion</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>modules</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>resources</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>retail</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>skin_acp</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>sources</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>style_avatars</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>style_captcha</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>style_emoticons</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0755</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:red'><b>YES</b></span></a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>style_images</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0755</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>upgrade</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><img src='images/folder.gif' border='0' alt='folder'></td>
<td align='left' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:blue'>uploads</span></td>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>0777</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><span style='color:red'><b>YES</b></span></a>
<td align='center' valign='middle' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>-</a>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
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background-color: #ffffff;
font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, "Lucida Sans", "Lucida Sans Unicode", Arial, Sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
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#ipswrapper {
width: 100%;
margin: auto;
}
.main_shell {
background-color: #6999DA;
border: 1px solid #24426A;
width: 706px;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
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H1 {
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padding: 7px 5px 6px 5px;
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margin: 0px;
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.content-next
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background-image: url('images/package_bg.gif');
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color: #029901;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: bold;
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.done_text {
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
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.float_img {
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.info {
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border: 1px solid #5876A0;
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font-weight: bold;
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Invision Install Guide: Help & FAQ</title>
<style>
BODY, TABLE { font-family: verdana, arial; font-size:12px; line-height:150% }
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<!-- Start content -->
<a name='top'></a>
<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td align='center'>
<b>Sections:</b> <a href='help.html#install' target='bottom'>Installation Problems</a> | <a href='help.html#admin' target='bottom'>Admin CP Problems</a> | <a href='help.html#main' target='bottom'>Board Problems</a> | <a href='help.html#help' target='bottom'>Getting Further Help</a>
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</table>
<br>
<a name='install'></a>
<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td class='header' align='left'>Installation Problems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='left'>
<b>When I run the installer, I get a page of code.</b>
<br>
If when accessing the installer via your web browser you receive a page of code and not the installation start screen, this means that either PHP has
not been installed or has not been configured properly. Please consult with your web host to see if this is the case.
<br><br>
<b>I get an error like this 'access denied for user@localhost using password YES' when I submit the main form.</b>
<br>
If you receive this error from mySQL it means that either the mySQL database name, mySQL username, mySQL password or mySQL host information is wrong. Please double check the information you
entered making sure that passwords are typed correctly. In some cases, this information is case sensitive. If this error persists, please consult with your web host to check that the information
you have is correct.
<br><br>
<b>After installing, I get this error 'Warning: fopen("/.install.lock", "w") - Permission denied ...'</b>
<br>
After installing, Invision Power Board attempts to create a "lock" file which disables the installation script. If you receive this error, the installer
has not been able to create this file. After you have logged into the Admin Center for the first time, you should remove the "install/index.php" script
from your server and only re-upload it if you wish to make a fresh install. You can then safely ignore this warning.
<br><br>
<b>When installing I get an error like this: 'WARNING! Could not locate 'conf_global.php'</b>
<br>
This error means that the installer could not "guess" the location of the file 'conf_global.php'. Make sure you have uploaded this file into the same directory that you
uploaded 'sm_install.php' into. If you have this file already uploaded and the CHMOD value has been set, then you can tell the installer where to look for this file by simply
opening 'sm_install.php' in your favourite text editor. Look near the top for "$root = "./";". Edit this to reflect your "real" path. Note, this is a path - not a URL, entering "http://www.domain.com" or similar will
result in an error. A path is literally the file path from the server root to the current directory (such as '/home/site/public_html/forums/'). More information is provided in the script near the top. When you have completed
the edit, simply save the file and re-upload to your server and re-run through your web browser.
</td></tr>
</table>
<br>
<a name='admin'></a>
<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td class='header' align='left'>Admin CP Problems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='left'>
<b>No matter what I do, I can't stay logged into the Admin CP.</b>
<br>
For extra security, the Admin CP checks your IP address as part of the admin session validation. In some cases your IP address will change with each page request (especially if you are using a dial up ISP). You can
stop the Admin CP checking your IP address which will solve the problem.
<br>To do this, open up "admin.php" in your text editor. Near the top of the script change <span style='color:red'>$check_ip = 1;</span> to <span style='color:red'>$check_ip = 0;</span>. Save the file and re-upload to your
server.
<br>Although there is no immediate security risk to doing this, you should not disclose your admin session ID to anyone or post the link you are using for that admin CP session to anyone.
<br><br>
<b>When I try to access the Admin CP, the page is completely blank</b>
<br>
This problem could be the result of a few things.<br>
Firstly, open up "admin.php" in a text editor and near the top change: <span style='color:red'>$use_gzip = 1;</span> to <span style='color:red'>$use_gzip = 0;</span>. Save the file and re-upload to your
server.
<br>
If that doesn't solve the problem, check the CHMOD values on the directories you created during the installation process. If in doubt, CHMOD them to 0777 and any directories contained within.
</td></tr>
</table>
<br>
<a name='main'></a>
<table width='95%' align='center' cellpadding='4' cellspacing='0'>
<tr>
<td class='header' align='left'>General Board Problems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='left'>
<b>Every time I try to access a page on the forums it loads a blank page.</b>
<br>
Can you log into the Admin CP? If you do not know the url, enter the following into your web browser address bar <b>http://www.your-domain-here.com/forums/admin.php</b> (obviously using the correct URL to your board!).
<br>If the Admin CP loads first time, try the following:
<br>Click on "Board Settings" to expand the sub-menu. Click on "Basic Config". When the page has loaded, turn off the following: <b>Print HTTP headers?</b> and <b>DISABLE GZIP encoding?</b>. When complete, submit the form
and try to access your board again.
<br>
If it still loads a blank page, check the CHMOD values on the directories you created during the installation including any directories contained within. If in doubt, CHMOD to 0777.
<br><br>
<b>I am on a Windows server and I get an Internal Server Error when trying to access my board</b>
<br>
There is an option to disable the headers that Invision Power Board prints by default.
<br>Log into your Admin Control Panel, click on "Board Settings" to expand the sub-menu. Click on "Basic Config". When the page has loaded, turn off <b>Print HTTP headers?</b> and submit the form
and try to access your board again.
<br><br>
<b>I am on a Windows server and when I make a post I am taken to a blank page</b>
<br>
Some Windows based servers require a different HTTP protocol when redirecting HTTP requests, there is an option in the Admin Control Panel to overcome this.
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Log into your Admin Control Panel, click on "Board Settings" to expand the sub-menu. Click on "Basic Config". Choose "Refresh (Windows Savvy) from the "Type of auto-redirect?" option. Submit the form.
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If you have a problem outside the ones solved in this guide, then don't panic!<br>
We have a large team of trained support professionals that <b>will</b> be able to provide a solution to your problems.<br>
Simply log into your client center and submit a ticket.
<br><br>
If you wish to contact us for non-technical issues, please visit our <a href='http://anonym.to/http://www.invisionpower.com/?contact' target='_blank'>Contact Page</a> which includes a handy email form, mailing address and telephone number.
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<h2>Installing: Step 1 - Uploading</h2>
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At this point, you should have the zip archive "unzipped" and the contents similar to those shown in the <a href='chmod.html' target='bottom'>structure and CHMOD guide</a>. If you
do not have a similar structure, check to make sure you have your zip program preferences set to allow creation of directories and to preserve case and long filenames.
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If you haven't done so already, create a new directory on your server named appropriately (if you wanted to access the forums via 'http://www.domain.com/forums/', create a directory called 'forums' in the
'public_html' or 'www' directory on your webserver.
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Using your FTP client, move into the directory you wish to upload to (if you followed the above advice, move into the newly created 'forums' directory.)
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Using your FTP client, create the following directories "admin", "cache", "install", "ips_kernel", "jscripts", "lofiversion", "modules", "retail", "resources", "skin_acp", "sources", "style_avatars", "style_captcha", "style_emoticons", "style_images", "upgrade" and "uploads" <span style='color:blue'>(TIP: If your FTP client supports "Drag n' Drop" which most modern clients do, you can save yourself some time and effort by
simply selecting all the files from the "unzipped" zip archive and drag them into your FTP client window, this will then copy all the files, creating the directories as it goes. If you choose
to do this, you can safely ignore most of the following instruction, just remember to CHMOD as outlined in the stucture and CHMOD guide).</span>
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Once the directories have been created, CHMOD "skin_cache" and "uploads" to 0755 (if you get permissions errors later on, you can CHMOD these to
"0777"). Now, upload the contents of the files in your local folders (from the zip file) into the corresponding directories you've just created on your server. Some folders will contain other
files and folders, upload them all - preserving the structure you have in your zip file (for example, upload the entire contents of the "html" folder on your computer to the "html" directory on the server).
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Once you have finished uploading into the directories, upload the rest of the files "conf_global.php.dist" and "index.php" to the same place as you created the directories earlier (into "forums" for our example).
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That's it, the hard work is now done! You can proceed to the next step.
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<h2>Installing: Step 2 - Using the Installer</h2>
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An installer is provided to assist you in entering the information Invision Power Board needs to connect to your MySQL database and to create your new
administrators account.
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Run the installer file through your web browser by entering the URL to it into your browser address bar (if you have followed our example, type in
<b>http://www.domain.com/forums/install/index.php</b>, naturally subsituting 'domain.com' for your web address.)
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Clicking on proceed will present you with a simple information form. You will need to know your SQL username and password at this point. If you do not know it, please ask your web host - in most
cases it is different from the FTP log in information.
<br><br>The form is very straightfoward, with only the following points needing closer examination. If you do not know what your MySQL "host" is, try "localhost" (without the quotes). if the SQL server
is on the same server as your website (and in most cases it is) this will suffice.
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If you have created a new database for Invision Power Board, or wish to use an existing database, enter the name of the database in the appropriate field.<br><br>Unless you intend to install multiple copies of
Invision Power Board into the same database, you can leave the "table prefix" blank. If you do not have a MySQL password (if you are installing Invision Power Board on your local server) this can be left blank.
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After submitting the form, you will be informed of any errors - if you do get an error similar to "permission denied for user@localhost using password YES" - the chances are you have either your MySQL username, MySQL password
or MySQL database name wrong. Consult with your webhost for the correct information and resubmit the form.
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If the information is correct an IP.Board can connect to your database, you will be asked for your administrator login information. This is the information you will use to login to the board, and the admin control panel area.
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If the installation was successful, you will receive notification to that effect.
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Follow the link to finish off the installation and to log into your newly installed board. When the log in page loads, enter in the information you chose for your administrator account.
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Once you are logged into the board, click on the "Admin CP" link found in the navigation bar to access the Administration Control Panel.
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<h2>Installing: Step 3 - Post Installation</h2>
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The Invision Power Board administration control panel is a very sophisticated tool. This is where you can create new categories and forums for your board, as well
as set bad word filters, edit emoticons, change the board colours and so on. We recommend you browse the documentation at <a href='http://www.invisionboard.com/'>Invision Power Board</a> before getting attempting some of the more complex operations.
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<b>Lets get stuck in!</b>
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The first thing you will need to do is remove the "install/index.php" file from your server; although Invision Power Board locks the installer after a successful install, it's always a good idea to remove the installer as re-running it
<b>will delete your database tables</b>.
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Congratulations! You have installed and set up your new Invision Power Board. If you ran into trouble, please click on the "Help!" link in the top menu bar for the FAQ and how to get support.
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<h2>Requirements</h2>
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<em>The exact requirements will depend on many factors, your estimated board traffic being one.</em>
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You must have a webserver that has PHP 4.3.0 (or better) and MySQL 3.23 (or better) installed. If you are unsure whether your server has these
programs installed, please check with your web host now. If you are capable, you can always <a href='http://www.php.net' target='_blank'>download PHP</a>
and <a href='http://www.mysql.com' target='blank'>download mySQL</a> and install it yourself. If your web host does not support PHP or mySQL, consider hosting your entire web site or forums with <a href='http://www.ipshosting.com' target='blank'>IPS Hosting</a> services.
<br>Invision Power Board works best on an Apache server, and is Apache 1 and Apache 2 savvy.
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<b>General Requirements</b>
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You <b>do not</b> need a new mySQL database as Invision Power Board supports table prefixes to prevent tables being overwritten.
<br>You will also need the mySQL username and mySQL password for a mySQL user that has permission to "CREATE", "DROP" and "ALTER" tables.
<br>You will need about 5mb of free web space and roughly 5mb of mySQL database space to allow installation and a moderately sized community.
<br>If you are unsure on any of these points, please ask your webhost before proceeding.
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<h2>Welcome to Invision Power Board!</h2>
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Welcome to Invision Power Board, a fast, efficient, scalable community solution written in PHP and using MySQL for database storage.
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Invision Power Board also supports MSSQL and Oracle for database storage. It is very important to note that if you are using an alternate database storage method that you MUST download the driver files for the database engine you are using, and upload those files with the rest of the Invision Power Board files. The additional files you need can be downloaded from your client area. If you need assistance
with this step, please do not hesitate to submit a ticket for official support.
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This guide will help you through the installation process and get you on your way to setting up your own Invision Power Board.
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Installation is very straight forward, only taking about 15 minutes from uploading the files to logging into your administration center.
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You will need an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client, if you do not have one you can download <a href='http://www.smartftp.com' target='_blank'>Smart FTP for Windows</a> or
<a href='http://www.interarchy.com' target='_blank'>InterArchy for Macintosh</a>. At the time of writing both websites have freeware or free trial versions available for download.
<br>You do not need an indepth knowledge of PHP programming to install Invision Power Board, but a working knowledge of FTP functions is a plus.
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<br>This guide assumes that you have successfully downloaded the latest release from <a href='http://www.invisionboard.com' target='_blank'>Invision Power Board</a> and have the Zip file "unzipped" and ready to go.
<br>The instructions will term the zip file you downloaded as "the zip archive", the directories created by the unzipping process as "the local folders" and the directories on your website as
"website directories" - this is to prevent confusion.
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