[TUT] Quick vBulletin install Guide

Hoxxy

New Member
Quick vBulletin install Guide

1.FTP all files to server
If your not using the KeyGen version skip to step 6

2.Chmod all files and folders to 777
(except keygen.php)

3.Open keygen.php in browser and hit the go button
(this will insert a key to all nessesary files)

4.Once done copy and paste the key and customer number to a text file and store somewhere safe <----Inportant and delete keygen.php

5.Now Chmod all files back to 644 and folders to 755

6.Open includes/config.php.new and edit with your details
(there are how-to guidelines in this file telling you what goes where so should be easy to work out)

7.Once this is done save and rename to config.php

8.Go to install/install.php and open in browser
you will see a page asking for your customer number
(hope you did step 4...lol) enter c/n and press ok

9.Now just follow the steps in the next few pages

10.Once all this is done delete install/install.php file and rename install folder to something else for extra security


Upgrading:
Follow steps 1 to 7 above then...
1. delete install/install.php
2. Run install/upgrade.php and just follow the steps in the next few pages

Well thats the basics, hope this has helped
 

MetalGear

New Member
i try to upgrade 3.6.9 to 3.8.1 and o got database error
MySQL Error : Unknown column 'lastprefixid' in 'field list'
...

what couse that
 

Cokaric

New Member
is this normal

Warning: require_once(./install/init.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/***/public_html/install/upgradecore.php on line 37

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './install/init.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/***/public_html/install/upgradecore.php on line 37

this was on step 5 on upgrade on the end after I renamed init.php
 

MusicMan'

New Member
Ednlesskiss have you typed this into your browser 'www.yousitename.com/keygen.php' It should bring you to a site and when you done Done Ready to go, It might give you an error, it dosent actually matter if it does or not, but its always good to have it. Now go to www.yousitename.com/install/install.php and go thorugh the 13 steps!
 

crzyvirus

New Member
hey quick question.dis is kinda noobish, but where is all the forums and like threads saved? like if i wer to upgrade will my forums still be there??
 

3F72A12

New Member
dude i dount get it.do i need to open keygen in my internet browser or what.and i dount know were to get the key&custemer number
 

Grinderhand

New Member
3F72A12 said:
dude i dount get it.do i need to open keygen in my internet browser or what.and i dount know were to get the key&custemer number

When you run the keygen, after it has inserted the license number in all the files it will provide you with license and customer numbers. As Hoxxy said, be sure to save/record both numbers because you will need the customer number when you start the install.
 

3F72A12

New Member
ok i did all that.when i open install/install.php in browser i only get to the step 2 it says
Step 2) Connect to the database

Attempting to attach to database

Error description: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'a3034184_3F72A12'@'localhost' (using password: YES) /home/a3034184/public_html/includes/class_core.php on line 311

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file.
 

Grinderhand

New Member
Did you check to see if the MySQL server was on localhost or did it have a specific address? Most free sites have a server address you have to enter into config.php.
 

dark_hunter

New Member
Grinderhand said:
Did you check to see if the MySQL server was on localhost or did it have a specific address? Most free sites have a server address you have to enter into config.php.
And a "Access denied for user" means the details for the user and pass are wrong.
 
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