How to create and configure a forum? For the solution we provide the step-by-step instruction.
- It is necessary to select a suitable hosting, paid or free on which you place the website. Requirements to a hosting: obligatory PHP and mysql support. Requirements to a dvizh: version of PHP 4.3.0 and above, version of mySQL 4.0.0 above.
- Later it is necessary to buy or download free of charge a distribution kit of the forum. Usually it includes four folders from which we need the upload folder.
- Contents of this folder need to be downloaded to a hosting in a root folder through the ftp-client or by means of Total commander.
- When loading of all files is ended, it is necessary to pass to the following address: the forum name (registered at hosting provider)/index.php.
- In the appeared window we press "further".
- In a window of the license agreement we confirm the consent with conditions and we press "further".
- In the following window the path and the address of installation is left without changes and we click "further".
- The following the window of the main settings will appear. The address of the server will be registered automatically. It will be necessary to enter a database name, the login and the password to it received by e-mail. After that press "further".
- On condition of right execution of each step, the window of the account of the administrator in which it is necessary to enter your data will appear and to click "further".
- The most difficult behind. Now in the following window it is necessary to press the Begin Installation button which will automatically install your forum.
- In the last window of installation press "further" then the program will tell you that installation is complete. Follow the link, and you will appear at your brand new forum.
- After all this it is necessary to come through ftp on your hosting again and in the install folder to delete the index.php file.
On it everything, your forum is ready to work. Difficulties and unforeseen circumstances can always arise, but the main condition – not to despair, as necessary repeating the above-stated steps again. Progress of all and big, to configure a forum on the website not so difficult and it can do to most of users.