can't access forums...

[Mortain]

I just installed the forums, but whenever i click to go to it, it brings me back to the index page.

 

[rtergszaved]

Did you change the link in the navigation bar to lead to the forum page?

 

[Mortain]

don't think i did. let me do that now.

 

[rtergszaved]

Yeah, because if that's what you were clicking, it just leads to the home page by default.

 

[Mortain]

it's still routing me to the index page.

 

[rtergszaved]

Can you navigate to the forums by manipulating the url? If you can't find some way to navigate to the forums then it was most-likely not set up correctly.

 

[Mortain]

no i can't. I'm looking at the links in the acp. and it's set up right. *sighs*

 

[rtergszaved]

Where did you install the forum script into the FTP?

 

[Mortain]

in a folder called forums? I think that's what your asking.

 

[rtergszaved]

Yes, that's what I was asking.

You extracted all the files, ran the forum install script and set up the database for the forum?

 

[Mortain]

sorry, I'm all new to this LOL. let me run the install stuff. herp-derp

 

[Mortain]

Warning: require(../inc/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nirainia/public_html/classes/class_initializer.php on line 97

Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '../inc/config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nirainia/public_html/classes/class_initializer.php on line 97

when i try to install it, this is what i get. Derp?

 

[rtergszaved]

Yeah its no problem, the forums are a completely different script package. So, you have to actually install that too. Also, it will instruct you to set up a database and you'll have to edit the config files to have everything done correctly. There's a config_forums file in the mysidia script so that you can sync the adoptables and forums accounts.

 

[rtergszaved]

The files have to be given the right permissions so that it can install, and the package is unzipped into all of its folders, right?

 

[Mortain]

everything's right (I think). it's all unzipped and in. I have a database set up already. I got a crash course from my coder on my other 2 sims about that last night so i'm good there.

 

[Hall of Famer]

Well your forum needs to have a file called .htaccess. If you use MyBB, it has a file called htaccess.txt, rename it as .htaccess. Alternatively, you can upload the .htaccess file in Mysidia Adoptables' folder /install to your forum root directory. This is explained in MyBB forum integration, and it should apply for any other forumwares too.

 

[Mortain]

alright replaced the htaccess file from the install folder. going to try this.

 

[Mortain]

There is a htaccess-nginx file also in the mybb forums folder... is that suppose to be there?

 

[Hall of Famer]

Well it doesnt matter. Just upload a .htaccess file to your mybb folder, or rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess, otherwise Mysidia's URL rewrite rules will apply to your forum directory, causing undesired behaviors.

 

[Mortain]

done and done.