some help

spoz

ok heres the deal. i have WAMP running just fine. i want to run phpnuke and create some forums using it. similar to this www.gamerenders.com. i have the program phpnuke, its a zip file and when i open it it is a HUGE list of items. ive only done this once before. i have all the neccesary programs. what do i do. please help me.

planetsim

Well usually you firstly Extract the Zip, Once that is done creating a new database would then happen. From then on I am pretty sure PHPNuke has an Installation Script which you should then run after that you should be finished.

Just double check by reading any README, INSTALL or other files similar to that.

spoz

ok i started doing that and i found an install.txt so i started reading that and i got this far and was stumped

Now go to the directory where you uncompressed all files and edit the
file "config.php". Change all the fields until you are happy with the
changes and they fits the need of your web site. Give special attention
to the database configuration section. When you have finished to edit
config.php file change to the /sql/ directory and there is a file called
"nuke.sql" this file contains the commands to build the database structure,
tables and the default data.

where it says edit the file "config.php" change all the... i found that file but how do i change it i could click on it but i dont have a program that lets me read it. do i need a program to read it? its an unknown app

spoz

does anyone know what to do?

leatherback

Hi,

you can edit any PhP file with a normal text editor. (Vi, Notepad, TExtpad).

Make sure you safe in plain TXT format (DO NOT use WORD or an other advanced editor, unless you are sure you can save in plain ascii format)

spoz

i dont understand how to use php i think ill call it quites thanks for the help though

ww667

huh people give up befor they even get in to it ....
Well if you are still looking for help
Open with note pad
edit what you need
mysql server is localhost
user and pass you can set in phpmyadmin

spoz

ok ill try to stay with it,

heres what ive done so far i uploaded the tables from phpnuke to the databases. ive set the username/passwords. what should i do next it doesnt say in the installation txt

leatherback

-- assuming your server is installed, running, PhP is working etcetc.. --

Have you tried opening the folder with oncompressed files from your browser?

Perhaps look for the index.php if it doesn't open it directly?

spoz

i looked through index.php and everything looks good in there. i need a domain name but for now i am gunna run it off my comp just to get it working then ill put it on the internet. should i make index.php into an html doc. would that let me see the site or not at all. i dont know how to look at my forums/site

thorpe

did you uzip these files into your web root folder?

normally something/something/htdocs

try typing http://localhost in your browser.... what do you see?