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how to install xmb 1.6 magic lantern


Thank you for choosing XMB 1.6 Magic Lantern created by Aventure Media & The XMB Group.
To install XMB 1.6 you need to make several changes to a file config.php, these changes
include you're website username and password, a detailed explanation is found below.

Open config.php you will see

<?
/*

XMB 1.6 Magic Lantern
 2001 - 2002 Aventure Media & The XMB Development Team
http://www.aventure-media.co.uk
http://www.xmbforum.com

For license information, please read the license file which came with this edition of XMB

*/
$dbname = "";
$dbuser = "";
$dbpw = "";
$dbhost = "localhost";
$tablepre = "xmb_";
$pconnect = 0;
$cookiepath = ""; // "" if you're installing locally
$cookiedomain = ""; // "" if you're installing locally
$database = "mysql";
?>


$dbname = "";
This is you're SQL database name, if you're using a control panel such as Cpanel you
need to go to SQL Databases,
and select to add a new database.

$dbuser = "";
This is you're SQL database username that you connect to; each database can have different
users and passwords

$dbpw = "";
This is you're SQL database password which is needed to make a successful connection

$dbhost = "localhost";
The location of you're database, normally localhost or you'redomain.com

$tablepre = "xmb_";
All tables in you're database will start with xmb_  such as xmb_members etc


$pconnect = 0;
Ignore this option

$cookiepath = ""; // "" if you're installing locally
This option can normally be left out, but if you're forum is at /mysite/forum you can change the
cookiepath to /mysite/forum

$cookiedomain = ""; // "" if you're installing locally
You must enter the information for this option, if you're site is domain.com enter .domain.com if its yahoo.com
enter .yahoo.com

If you do not enter the information, you will not be able to login or logout.


$database = "mysql";
This is the type of database to use, this option is standard.


Example of a completed configuration file

<?
/*

XMB 1.6 Magic Lantern
 2001 - 2002 Aventure Media & The XMB Development Team
http://www.aventure-media.co.uk
http://www.xmbforum.com

For license information, please read the license file which came with this edition of XMB

*/
$dbname = "richard_database1";
$dbuser = "richard";
$dbpw = "xmbrichard00112s";
$dbhost = "localhost";
$tablepre = "xmb_";
$pconnect = 0;
$cookiepath = ""; // "" if you're installing locally
$cookiedomain = ".xmbforum.com"; // "" if you're installing locally
$database = "mysql";
?>



How to install

To install you're board run the file install.html from you're website
http://www.site.com/forum/install.html and follow the onscreen instructions.



Last updated: 19th April 2002
By Richard / Aventure Media / XMB
Richard@xmbforum.com
www.aventure-media.co.uk
www.xmbforum.com
