Install freeForum

To install freeForum, you will need:

• a web server with php and mysql,
• to download the most recent version of freeForum at the the freeForum homepage.

To install:

1. Create a folder for freeForum on your server (YOUR_FOLDER).
2. Modify config.php to your liking.
3. Transfer the content of the freeForum archive to YOUR_FOLDER
4. Make sure that the PHP scripts have write access to the 2 files in YOUR_FOLDER/Data/(this can be done with your ftp program).
5. Open the file YOUR_FOLDER/install.php in a web-browser.

Upgrade

1. Move the freeForum folder to FreeForumOld.
2. Transfer the content of the new freeForum archive to YOUR_FOLDER
3. Edit config.php in the new folder to match your configuration.
4. Copy you old Data/ipban.db.php into the new folder.
5. Make sure that the PHP scripts have write access to the 2 files in YOUR_FOLDER/Data/(this can be done with your ftp program).
6. Run YOUR_FOLDER/install.php.