how do i do that ?

if you use phpmyadmin or somthing similar then open up your database and see what tables are lurking inside, they shouldnt bite... much... also when you say that you installed it. does that mean that you just uploaded the files or actually installed it all... cos theres an sm_install.php that your meant to run once youve uploaded it all and set the chmodd of certain files (also read the installation guide )

yes i installed it properly where u use that fiel, and i set it up, ive read the installation thing, doesnt help . still wont work and im still in the dark of why.

well if you entered all the correct information into the fields then you dont need to edit the files because the installation thing will automatically write them into it. or did when i installed it... so what i suggest is, either delete all the files, and re-install it, or well im not sure...

i have done that u see, twice, and it still wont do it

lol, wierd. after you reinstalled it, was your info in the config file?
im pretty sure that its the conf-global.php file that its all in

i decided to get phpbb2, its worked installed fine, i mean look

www.p2p-archive.com/forum but when i try to admin logs in fine everything works apart from forum managent, everything else like general users etc works, i get this error

Not Found
The requested URL /forum/admin/admin_s.php was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.p2p-archive.com Port 80

now that file is not even included with phpbb2, so whats goin on, ?

if its not in the thing then try downloading it again.

right either mark this thread as resolved or delete it. seems like you chose the easy road

i have and again, its not there for def, btw man, thanks for trying to help me all this time, i really appreciate it big time, so u probably wont know what i should do, but any ideas

at last it works, i wouldnt in aol but would in internet explorer. yipeeeeeeeee at last, thanks for putting up wid me hel , thanks for helping bud, ur a good man

Interesting you found phpBB easier to install than Invision Board. Neither is rocket science, but IB's setup is a bit simpler.

phpBB is GPLed software so you don't have to pay for it. Invision Board is commercial but it's free to download and use.
vBulletin is the one who wants the cash up front.

right, you see i could install them fine, both of them, but simple invision wouldnt work for unknown reasons. but phpbb did straight away

one of the hardest things to do is help people with things like invisionboard when we cant see what went wrong and where.

i dont see how someone would pay for vbulletin when it still has their ensignia at the bottom, why not just stick with a free one?