FAQ: How to install CMS in Root, Forums in subdirectory (up to 4.1.0 only)

[punchbowl]

Does your forum work properly?

Upload the five files to your root again. Don't delete anything. Don't try install wordpress in the meantime.

[punchbowl]

just noticed what may be a mistake:

index.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forums');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('content.php'); 
?>

note the

?> 

at the end. This should be at the end of all five files.

[WeMovie.co.uk]

Haha I decided against wordpress cause I'd like to just use the vB cms on the forum home.

The forum works fine - http://www.wemovie.co.uk/forum

The php files have been uploaded again. I'm still receiving the same error - http://www.wemovie.co.uk

[punchbowl]

can you post the content of all five files please? index.php especially

[WeMovie.co.uk]

just noticed what may be a mistake:

index.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH,  'forums');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('content.php');  
?>

note the

?> 

at the end. This should be at the end of all five files.

I didn't have that added. How come that isn't included with the code in the OP?
It still isn't working.

[WeMovie.co.uk]

content.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('content.php'); 
?>

editor.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('editor.php'); 
?>

index.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('content.php'); 
?>

list.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('list.php'); 
?>

widget.php

<?php
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
require('widget.php'); 
?>

[punchbowl]

anyway post you index.php please so I can point out the typo in line 2. You've got a \ instead of a / imo.

?> 

wasn't the issue imo

[WeMovie.co.uk]

i just posted my index.php in my previous post...

oh my days im so confused.
i thought you just said to add ?> to my files? do i need that or not.
i don't understand.

[punchbowl]

I said I noticed what may be a mistake. The op works perfectly for me. I also don't think the index.php you have posted here is the same as the one you have uploaded. There is no back slash anywhere in any of the files and yet your error specifically mentions one!

http://www.wemovie.co.uk/error_log

So please check that.

[WeMovie.co.uk]

The index.php I uploaded here is the one I copied from the original post in this thread, but I changed 'forums' to 'forum' and now includes that little bit of code you asked me to try. It's the same as the one in the original post.

Unless you want my index.php which is found in my forum root but I presume that has nothing to do with this.

[punchbowl]

attach your index.php (from root) to your next reply please

[WeMovie.co.uk]

Which index.php?

The one that I had to create myself as described in the first post of this thread?

Or the one thats found in public_html/forum/index.php?

I've attached the former.

index.php

[punchbowl]

when I download that I get this:

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;}}
{\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.21.2509;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 <?php\par
define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');\par
chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);\par
require('content.php'); \par
?>  \par
}

are you cutting and pasting from ms word or something? use note pad

can you see how that's different to what is required?

[punchbowl]

try this index.php

index.php

compare and contrast with your one

[WeMovie.co.uk]

I was using Wordpad.
My index.php file looks correct when I view it. It looks the same as the one you posted above.
sigh.