Ok, some months ago my friend asked me how to create a forum and the such. I got advice with a friend of MyBB, a non-paied script for it and FileZilla as FTP, and the host is x10Hosting. Opening FileZilla, we... File > Site Manager > Host: www.freeformice.elementfx.com Protocol: FTP Log on type: Normal. Username: Excasr Password: *********************** >Connect. Spoiler Code: Status: Resolving address of www.freeformice.elementfx.com Status: Connecting to 69.175.122.178:21... Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message... [COLOR="#00FF00"]Response: 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ---------- Response: 220-You are user number 17 of 50 allowed. Response: 220-Local time is now 12:42. Server port: 21. Response: 220-This is a private system - No anonymous login Response: 220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server. Response: 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.[/COLOR] [COLOR="#0000FF"]Command: USER Excasr[/COLOR] [COLOR="#00FF00"]Response: 331 User Excasr OK. Password required[/COLOR] [COLOR="#0000FF"]Command: PASS **********[/COLOR] [COLOR="#00FF00"]Response: 530 Login authentication failed[/COLOR] [COLOR="#FF0000"]Error: Critical error Error: Could not connect to server[/COLOR] Are we missing something?
imo the best free forum software out there is phpbb but the install process should be similar for any. Here's the installation guide form the MyBB website, which I will be referring to. First, some simple explaining:FTP stands for file transfer protocol. As the name suggestions, with your FTP client (Filezilla), you'll be moving the downloaded MyBB package from your computer's hard drive to the web server. (Side note: my favorite FTP client is FireFTP, which works right inside Mozilla Firefox and has a much more user-friendly interface, imo. But if you like Filezilla I'll use it for the purposes of explaining.) The files you're uploading from the MyBB package are only half of the board's functionality, though. You will also need to create a MySQL database, where data like user accounts, posts, threads, etc., will be stored.I would recommend setting up your FTP Client and doing a simple test with it. Upload an image (let's pretend it's called image.png) to the root directory of your website. Then, try to access it by going to http://www.yoursite.com/image.png with your web browser. If the image appears, you're in good shape! Now, instructions: Configure your FTP Client. Go to File -> Site Manager... Click the 'New Site' button. You will need to fill in the Host field (usually something like ftp.yoursiteorhost.com) and login details. Based on the output you gave, I don't believe you've listed the Host correctly. Refer to your website's control panel for this information; it should be listed somewhere. Create your MySQL database. This will be done through your website's control panel. Make sure you also create a user and assign it to that database. Using FileZilla, move all of the files from the downloaded MyBB package from your hard drive to the web server (make sure you unzip them first). On your web server, rename the file config.default.php to config.php. Set the permissions on certain files and folders, according to these instructions. Run the MyBB installer by going to http://www.yoursite.com/install. Should be pretty easy from here! Hope this helps. :)
Do you think you can help me, Misty? ;-; Since the beginning, until the end of an explanation about what could you suggest for a free and good forum based (new programs, and the such)? My friend has already given up, so I'm alone with this. If you don't have time or don't want to, that's okay; maybe I can create it based on your information and some support on the MyBB support section. I'm sure this is hard to anyone, though.
you need to go into your control pannel and set up the connection with you host and filezilla so that you can connect strait to your hosting server through filezilla ftp.=/
Yeah, thanks for the help Misty and Sean! Well, Misty helped me via MSN. We've made the preparations, now there is just the installation left. If I need help Misty said it's okay to call her on MSN. So I think it's okay now to close this thread. =] Again, thank you Sean and Misty! :D
