Installing problem..

[Blazingurlmc]

Okay, I noticed on the install manual the format that the icons show up in are in "php". However mine will not let me open them. I believe they are in a difrrent format, I know of winrar that I can download but I was wondering if there was something else I should have that would be better, here's a screen shot so you can see what I mean http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/1218/b492fh.jpg

Second..

Could you please tell me exactly what this means and what I need to edit it to, or give an example.. sorry i'm lost

$config['Database']['dbname']

and then:
$config['MasterServer']['servername']This sets the address of your database server. On most installations the database server is located on the same computer as the web server, in which case the address should be set to 'localhost', otherwise use the address of the database server as supplied by your web host.
^^ Would this be my domain? (www.da-undaground.com) My web host is globat ..

And this as well: $config['Database']['force_sql_mode']

[Mr_Butter]

Open the php files with Wordpad (not notepad).

Does your host have a mysql database?

(oh and yes, that would be your domain...that's your website right?)

Leave servername as localhost.

Here, let's go through the different parts.

//    ****** DATABASE TYPE ******
    //    This is the type of the database server on which your vBulletin database will be located.
    //    Valid options are mysql and mysqli.  Try to use mysqli if you are using PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1+
$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysql'; 

You normally leave that alone.

//    ****** DATABASE NAME ******
    //    This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
    //    This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum'; 

replace 'forum' with your MySQL database name.

    //    ****** TABLE PREFIX ******
    //    Prefix that your vBulletin tables have in the database.
$config['Database']['tableprefix'] = ''; 

Just leave that blank

//    ****** TECHNICAL EMAIL ADDRESS ******
    //    If any database errors occur, they will be emailed to the address specified here.
    //    Leave this blank to not send any emails when there is a database error.
$config['Database']['technicalemail'] = '[email protected]'; 

replace [email protected] with your email. I recommend you have a gmail email for this. That way if you get a database error it won't come up with 1,000 different emails, it will have 1,000 nested emails. But whatever. Just put an email that you check there.

//    ****** FORCE EMPTY SQL MODE ******
    // New versions of MySQL (4.1+) have introduced some behaviors that are
    // incompatible with vBulletin. Setting this value to "true" disables those
    // behaviors. You only need to modify this value if vBulletin recommends it.
$config['Database']['force_sql_mode'] = false; 

Leave that as is unless your host has MySQL 5.

//    ****** MASTER DATABASE SERVER NAME AND PORT ******
    //    This is the hostname or IP address and port of the database server.
    //    If you are unsure of what to put here, leave the default values.
$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = 'localhost';
$config['MasterServer']['port'] = 3306; 

Again, chances are, you don't need to change that.

//    ****** MASTER DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
    //    This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
    //    These must be obtained through your webhost.
$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'root';
$config['MasterServer']['password'] = ''; 

Change root to your database username, and put in a password in the next line. The password MUST match the database's password.


We'll skip a few parts and go to this...

//    Prefix that all vBulletin cookies will have
    //    Keep this short and only use numbers and letters, i.e. 1-9 and a-Z
$config['Misc']['cookieprefix'] = 'bb'; 

Change bb to anything else. That way if you decide to install forums later you won't have cookie issues. If you don't plan on installing another vBulletin, you don't have to change it.


This may seem confusing if you haven't set up MySQL usernames and databases and such, but once you do you'll understand what this all means.

[Blazingurlmc]

Okay, ..soo

$config['MasterServer']['servername']

Masterserver= my domain name and servername=localhost is this correct? (Sorry if I misread what you wrote.)

And I believe my webhost has an mysql database, the control cp has a database link to click on, however when I click on it, it pops up a screen saying to add a database blah blah.. my webhosting is globat.com

And I know to open it in wordpad, but the files won't let me.. it's in a diff. format. (Click screen shot.) I wanted to know what program to download for them to be able to be opened. (I know winrar works, but on the manual it had the icons saying "php".)

[Mr_Butter]

Do you have MSN or AIM? I can do this with you live if you wish.

I also edited my post, so read that.

Just leave that line as localhost. Don't replace 'Master Server'.

Leave it as
$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = 'localhost';

[Blazingurlmc]

Yea, my aim is dejavu5363. Thanks a ton .. I'm just unsure on a few things. You may im if you would like to.

[Mr_Butter]

okeydokey.

[Mr_Butter]

Just so you all know, we fixed his forum and it works fine