YaBB SE Installation Guide
   This Installation Guide is assuming that you are not totally clueless.

Contents:
- Getting Started
- Installation Notes
  - Standard Install
  - Safe-Mode Install
  - Upgrade Install

- Conversion Notes

This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative.

 Getting Started

Is your host/server running up-to-date versions of PHP and mySQL?
- Download http://www.yabbse.org/manual/phpinfo.zip, unzip the package and upload the file phpinfo.php to your host.
  Open your browser and in your address bar type: eg. 'http://www.mysite.com/phpinfo.php'
  Your hosts PHP version is right at the top of the page, and mySQL version (if installed) is half way down.
	
Is your server's PHP running in Safe-mode?
- Check the phpinfo.php page again and scroll down to 'Configuration >> PHP Core'. Near the bottom of
  the list you will find the value for safe_mode; all your interested in is the local value, not the master.
  (If its not listed, talk to your host. Most FreeHosts have Safe-Mode enabled.)
	


Recommended Versions of PHP & MySQL to run YaBBSE
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PHP 4.0.4  -  Unix Platforms
PHP 4.1.x  -  Win32 Platforms
mySQL 3.22.x  -  Unix Platforms
mySQL 3.23.x  -  Win32 Platforms



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 Installation Notes
Standard Install
Safe-Mode Install
Upgrade Install


Standard Install



Fresh Install Instructions:
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1) Connect to your server via FTP or any other means.
2) Create a directory on your server called 'yabbse' *CHMOD to 777
     (Note: the name of the folder can be anything you wish)

3) Upload these 2 files: install.php in ASCII mode and yse150.ya in BINARY to that directory.
4) Open your browser and in the address bar type: e.g. 'http://www.mysite.com/yabbse/install.php'
5) Follow the on-screen steps, double check that you've provided correct information.
6) When you've completed the installation and your board is running, Delete the Install Files. (Refer to step 3)



Safe-Mode Install



Fresh Install Instructions:
---------------------------------

1) Connect to your server via FTP or any other means.
2) Create a directory on your server called 'yabbse'
     (Note: the name of the folder can be anything you wish)

3) Create the following folders in the directory you created in Step 2:

   /yabbse/attachments/
   /yabbse/Packages/
   /yabbse/Sources/
   /yabbse/YaBBHelp/
   /yabbse/YaBBImages/
4) Upload the files from the downloaded zip into the directories as shown below:

   /yabbse/YaBBHelp/*.*                   (All Files in ASCII)
   /yabbse/YaBBHelp/images/*.*            (All Files in BINARY)
   /yabbse/YaBBImages/*.*                 (All Files in BINARY)
   /yabbse/YaBBImages/avatars/*.*         (All Files in BINARY)


   YaBBSE Files (all files in ASCII)

   /yabbse/                               drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)
   /yabbse/index.php                      -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Printpage.php                  -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/QueryString.php                -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Reminder.php                   -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Settings.php                   -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Settings_bak.php               -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/SSI.php                        -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/News.php                       -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/news_template.php              -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/help.php                       -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/helpadmin.help                 -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/template.php                   -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/fader.js                       -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/ubbc.js                        -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/english.lng                    -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/german.lng                     -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/yabbinfo.xml                   -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/mc.vbs                         -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/gpl.txt                        -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)

   /yabbse/attachments/                   drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)

   /yabbse/Packages/                      drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)
   /yabbse/Packages/index.php             -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Packages/installed.list        -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Packages/server.list           -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)

   /yabbse/Sources/                       drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)
   /yabbse/Sources/*.*                    -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
+ Sources List



5) Upload these 2 files: install.php and yse150.sql in ASCII to the directory you created in Step 2.
6) Open your browser and in the address bar type: e.g. 'http://www.mysite.com/yabbse/install.php'
7) Follow the on-screen steps, double check that you've provided correct information.
8) When you've completed the installation and your board is running, Delete the Install Files. (Refer to step 5)



Upgrade Install



Upgrade Install Instructions:
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1) Connect to your server via FTP or any other means.
2) Open the dir you installed YaBBSE too
3) Upload the files from the downloaded zip into the directories as shown below:
     (Note: You'll want to overwrite any and all of the files.)

   /yabbse/YaBBImages/*.*                 (All Files in BINARY)


   YaBBSE Files (all files in ASCII)

   /yabbse/                               drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)
   /yabbse/index.php                      -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Reminder.php                   -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/english.lng                    -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/QueryString.php                -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)

   /yabbse/attachments/                   drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)

   /yabbse/Packages/                      drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)
   /yabbse/Packages/installed.list        -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
   /yabbse/Packages/server.list           -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)

   /yabbse/Sources/                       drwxrwxrwx (*chmod 777)
   /yabbse/Sources/*.*                    -rw-rw-rw- (*chmod 666)
+ Sources List



4) Upload upgrade.php in ASCII to your YaBBSE directory
     (Note: this will update your database with the required info for 1.5.0)

5) Open your browser and in the address bar type: e.g. 'http://www.mysite.com/yabbse/upgrade.php'
     (Note: Once the script is done loading your all done.)

6) If your upgrading from YaBBSE 1.0.0, you will have to change your time format: e.g. %B %d, %Y, %I:%M:%S %p
7) When you've completed the installation and your board is running, Delete the Upgrade Files. (Refer to step 4)




* Only Unix/Linux/BSD Type servers accept CHMOD, Win32 do not.

 Conversion Notes
An updated converter is in the works. sorry for the delay.

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