Importing a PHP forum

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Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage

Not necessarily. If PHP is the only server side script you can use and
you're not willing to change hosts it's about all you can do.

what forum is it and what kind of server are you on?

Regardless, I'd recommend you contain this forum in a FrontPage subweb.

import the package you got (just the main folder and it's contents) into
FrontPage: file/ import/ folder,
then when it's in your site, right click it and select: convert to subweb.

now, it'll stay out of the way during normal publishing operations and won't
make a mess of your main site.



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John

Not necessarily. If PHP is the only server side script you can use and
you're not willing to change hosts it's about all you can do.

what forum is it and what kind of server are you on?
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phpBB and a Linux server. I wouldn't mind changing servers but
frankly these guys (8-95.com) offer a pretty sweet deal with great
access. In fact I recently tried out Godaddy.com's service and neither
their Linux nor Windows service was anywhere as close. I like to have
a good admin menu and to be able to do whatever needs done without
having to submit work order$.
Regardless, I'd recommend you contain this forum in a FrontPage subweb.
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That's my plan.
import the package you got (just the main folder and it's contents) into
FrontPage: file/ import/ folder,
then when it's in your site, right click it and select: convert to subweb.

now, it'll stay out of the way during normal publishing operations and won't
make a mess of your main site.
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Exactly. Now, Can I install phpBB onto the server without
screwing up the extensions ? I would have to FTP the forum into he
shell and run the setup.


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Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage

No need to do this, just publish it through FrontPage:
file/ publish web
***make sure that in your publish web dialog box you add the subweb name you
want it to reside in such as:
example.com/forum or whatever you're going to call the forum. (or it'll just
dump the files into your root web and make a mess)
then visit it with a browser and run the configuration settings inherent to
the software.

HTH
 
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