Install instructions
Installer
AN INSTALLER IS AVAILABLE. If you are viewing this file through your web server (ie. not through your filesystem), you can access the installer here.
Files
Place the application files where you want the forum to appear on your system. Then follow the following instructions:
XennoBB is going to need read AND write access to the following file:
include/config.php
XennoBB is also going to need read AND write access to the following folders:
community/img/avatars/ var/files/ var/cache/ var/uploads/ var/news/html/ var/news/html/archives var/articles/html var/export/ var/files/
If you are running a *nix server and you have command line access, you can achieve these permissions by navigating to the XennoBB folder. Once you are sitting in the root XennoBB folder, run the following commands:
chmod 755 include/config.php chmod 755 community/img/avatars chmod 755 var/files chmod 755 var/cache chmod 755 var/uploads chmod 755 var/news/html chmod 755 var/news/html/archives chmod 755 var/articles/html chmod 755 var/export/ chmod 755 var/files/
There is a whole world of configuration you can do with XennoBB, and we highly recommend that you head on over to the Documentation Zone site to read the XennoBB documentation. You can do everything from changing the the banner text on your forum to completely altering the look and functionality of your forum with extensions.
If you've followed the instructions, you should be able to view your forum.
Troubleshooting
If you are having problems getting XennoBB set up, first of all be sure to check out the Documentation Zone. If the documentation doesn't do it for you, we've got a community of users who are always ready, willing, and able to help out with your requests over at our Community Forums.
Please READ and FOLLOW these guidelines when reporting bugs
- Check and ask at community.xennobb.com for fixes to your problems before emailing in bug reports.
- Email bugs to support [at] xennobb [dot] com.
- Document your bugs. Good documentation includes:
- Your system configuration: operating system & version, web server & version, mysql version, php version, etc.
- Any urls you were accessing when you encountered errors (DO NOT report a page name. Give a proper url).
- If you encountered the error when submitting a form of some kind, tell us exactly what you had put in every single input on the form.
- Screen captures of bugs can often help to rectify the problem very quickly.
The bottom line is: When it comes to debugging, the more you can provide, the easier it will be to duplicate and rectify the problem.