Quick question.<br /><br />I am getting ready to install smf on a sub domain of mine.<br />Should I install smf in the root of that sub domains folder or should I install to a sub folder of that?<br /><br />I'm not sure what best practice is or if it even matters.<br /><br />Matt<!--content-->
A sub domain is a folder<br />as in domain/folder<br />fantastico will not install to a folder/folder<br />so you would need to download SMF and install is yourself<br />by creating the folder than upload the files to that folder and visit the install.php file<br /><br />but you can install from fantastico to the folder that is your sub-domain.<br />Does that help?<!--content-->
Whoops, just tried<br />fantastic will not install to an existing folder<br />so you will have to install it your self.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=194597:date=Nov 10 2006, 08:43 PM:name=TCH-Don)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Don @ Nov 10 2006, 08:43 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=194597"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Whoops, just tried<br />fantastic will not install to an existing folder<br />so you will have to install it your self.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Actually it did install to an existing folder. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br />I already had the subdomain setup. I just installed it to the root of that folder.<br />/public_html/forums<br /><br />One more question if you don't mind me pestering you.<br />Do you have any recommendations as to what the files and folders permissions should be CHMOD'ed to after install? I did install using fantastico. Should I just leave them alone?<br />The only thing I would need to mess with is settings.php I think. After install it was set to 644.<br />If I want to edit server settings I can manually change settings.php to 777 and when I'm done set it back to 644.<br />Is this the best way?<br />I don't want my site or your server left open to anything. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/no2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no2:" border="0" alt="no2.gif" /> <br /><br />Can you tell I am new at this? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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OK to put SMF in a sub domain<br />use cpanel to create the sub domain<br />use file manager or ftp to delete the folder<br />then in fantastico install SMF in the same folder.<br />Cpanel has already created the redirection<br />and now the forum will be in a sub domain.<!--content-->
Yes you can do that.<br />I do the same when upgrading, change just long enough to upgrade<br />then change back.<br />I put all folder at 755.<br /><br />Glad it worked for you.<br />I just tried and fantastico did not want to install to an existing folder.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=194600:date=Nov 10 2006, 09:03 PM:name=TCH-Don)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Don @ Nov 10 2006, 09:03 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=194600"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I just tried and fantastico did not want to install to an existing folder.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Very weird that it worked for me and not for you. Oh well, the site is working for me and that is all that matters. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br />Thanks for the help Don.<!--content-->
No problem<br />thats what family is for <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->
A sub domain is a folder<br />as in domain/folder<br />fantastico will not install to a folder/folder<br />so you would need to download SMF and install is yourself<br />by creating the folder than upload the files to that folder and visit the install.php file<br /><br />but you can install from fantastico to the folder that is your sub-domain.<br />Does that help?<!--content-->
Whoops, just tried<br />fantastic will not install to an existing folder<br />so you will have to install it your self.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=194597:date=Nov 10 2006, 08:43 PM:name=TCH-Don)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Don @ Nov 10 2006, 08:43 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=194597"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Whoops, just tried<br />fantastic will not install to an existing folder<br />so you will have to install it your self.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Actually it did install to an existing folder. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br />I already had the subdomain setup. I just installed it to the root of that folder.<br />/public_html/forums<br /><br />One more question if you don't mind me pestering you.<br />Do you have any recommendations as to what the files and folders permissions should be CHMOD'ed to after install? I did install using fantastico. Should I just leave them alone?<br />The only thing I would need to mess with is settings.php I think. After install it was set to 644.<br />If I want to edit server settings I can manually change settings.php to 777 and when I'm done set it back to 644.<br />Is this the best way?<br />I don't want my site or your server left open to anything. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/no2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no2:" border="0" alt="no2.gif" /> <br /><br />Can you tell I am new at this? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /><!--content-->OK to put SMF in a sub domain<br />use cpanel to create the sub domain<br />use file manager or ftp to delete the folder<br />then in fantastico install SMF in the same folder.<br />Cpanel has already created the redirection<br />and now the forum will be in a sub domain.<!--content-->
Yes you can do that.<br />I do the same when upgrading, change just long enough to upgrade<br />then change back.<br />I put all folder at 755.<br /><br />Glad it worked for you.<br />I just tried and fantastico did not want to install to an existing folder.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=194600:date=Nov 10 2006, 09:03 PM:name=TCH-Don)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Don @ Nov 10 2006, 09:03 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=194600"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I just tried and fantastico did not want to install to an existing folder.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Very weird that it worked for me and not for you. Oh well, the site is working for me and that is all that matters. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br />Thanks for the help Don.<!--content-->No problem<br />thats what family is for <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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