Simple Machines Forum v1.1.9



Simple Machines Forum - SMF in short - is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes. Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your message board and with its unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other. SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server.

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Simple Machines ForumInstallation Tutorial:




  1. Download the current zip file from the Simple Machines Forum Official 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 "forum" in the "/var/www/html" directory. Then you can upload all Simple Machines Forum files to the web server using a FTP client. For FTP upload instructions, please click here.

    For this example, Simple Machines Forum will be uploaded to /var/www/html/forum/ directory and the website address will be http://www.yourdomain.com/forum.


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


  5. Setup your MySQL database in the Site Admin Panel. Please click here for more information.


  6. Enter the information as needed. Please see the screenshot below. Click the following screenshot to enlarge.


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    Note: Please use "127.0.0.1" for the MySQL host address.



  7. You can now setup your SMF administrator account. Follow the screen to enter your information for the admin account.


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  8. Congratulations, the installation process is complete! Check the box and it will delete the install.php file for you as of the security reason. You can now click the "your newly installed forum" link to see your new SMF.


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Simple Machines Forum References

Official Website: http://www.simplemachines.org/

Download Page: http://www.simplemachines.org/download/

User Guide/Documentation: http://docs.simplemachines.org/

Official Support Forum: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/

SMF Mod Site: http://mods.simplemachines.org/

SMF Theme Site: http://themes.simplemachines.org/