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DigiGuide Forum Installation
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Initial setting up...
- Place the files in the "cgi-bin" folder into your cgi-bin on the server and turn off read permissions to this folder from IIS otherwise someone could download the database
- Place the "forum" folder in the root of your web site
- Change the name of the databases just for security purposes
- If you change the name of the databases (3 above) then edit the appropriate lines in "include_config.asp". (If you wish, you can edit the type of database connection or specify a hard-coded path to the database as well.)
IMPORTANT: If you get ODBC errors when trying to use the forums, you may need to download and install the latest MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components) currently at v2.5 from www.microsoft.com/data/
Customising the forums...
- Visit "http://www.yourwebsite.com/forum/admin/" and login as user:admin and password:admin
- Click "Change Administrator Password" and modify the password as necessary
- Click "Modify Theme", and change the look and feel of the site as necessary.
- Click "Add a Category" to create category groups, click "Add a Forum" to add forums under a category (there isn't full checking of data that should be entered yet so make sure you enter data in every field when creating categories/forums).
If you want posts to have spell checking capability...
- Visit www.spellchecker.net/signup/index.htm and follow the instructions
- Download or copy the spch.js file into the "/forum/" folder
- Download the SPROXY.CGI files or copy them into "/cgi-bin/SpellCheck"
- Click "Modify Theme", and turn on "Topic Spell Checking".
You should now be ready to go! Any problems please use the DigiGuide Forums. And if you have any suggestions for improving the forum, please let me know at the same forum.
