BoastMachine v3.1 Platinum



BoastMachine is an open source, state of art blogging platform written in PHP, the world's most popular web scripting language. It enjoys the flexibility of the MySQL database even while performing at lightning speed. From the fully automated installation to advanced content editing features to Spam fighting, boastMachine provides you the best blogging experience.


*This script is supported by Doteasy.com Ultra and Unlimited hosting packages.






Boast Machine : Platinum 3.1 Installation Tutorial:



  1. Download the current zip file from the Boast MachineOfficial Website here.


  2. Uncompress the zip file using WinZip or WinRAR to a temporary directory in your local computer.


  3. You can create a folder called "blog" in the "/var/www/html" directory. Then you can upload Boast Machine files to the web server using a FTP client. For FTP upload instructions, please click here*.

    *For Doteasy.com Ultra or Unlimited hosting package

    For this example, Boast Machine will be uploaded to /var/www/html/blog/ directory and the website address will be http://www.yourdomain.com/blog


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  4. While still in the FTP Client :

    Change file permissions using your FTP client, select the file by clicking on it once on the remote system side and then right-click on the file to bring up the option menu and select CHMOD.
    /blog/ - 777 (Parent directory)
    /blog/backup - 777
    /blog/files - 777
    /blog/templates - 777
    /blog/rss - 777
    /blog/bmc/inc/lang - 777
    /blog/bmc/inc/vars - 777
    /blog/bmc/inc/vars/cache - 777
    (assuming that /blog is the parent directory)

    *For FTP Chmod instructions, please click here


  5. Run the install script on your server (by going to http://www.yourdomain.com/blog/bmc/install.php with your web browser) and follow the instructions.

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    Fill in the necessary information in the following fields (Assume you had already setup your MySQL database. If you have not, please click here to see the MySQL creation tutorial.)

    Autoset Directory Permissions : Unchecked
    MySQL server : 127.0.0.1
    MySQL user : your Doteasy.com member ID
    MySQL password : your MySQL database password
    MySQL database : domain_com_-_db
    Overwrite Existing Tables : Uncheck
    Create New Database : Uncheck

    Desired Admin User Name : user name of your choice
    Password : password
    Password #2 : repeat password for confirmation

    Once everything is enterd, click "Continue".


  6. In your FTP client, chmod the /var/www/html/blog/ folder to permission 755 so that the script will be able to load.


  7. You can now see your new boastMachine Blog by going to http://www.yourdomain.com/blog.

    To manage your blog, please go to the boastMachine admin panel here:
    http://www.yourdomain.com/blog/login.php








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BoastMachine References:

Official Website: http://www.boastology.com

Download Page: http://www.boastology.com/pages/download.php

User Guide/Documentation: http://www.boastology.com/docs/howtos