How to install CFMBB 1.24

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In the instructions below, <cfmbb_root> refers to the base install folder on your server, such as C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfmbb\ or /home/mydomain/public_html/cfmbb/. <cfmbb_web_root> refers to the URL used to access the files in that folder.

1. Create your database and set up a datasource in the coldfusion administratior:
   
   You need to store the username and password in your datasource settings, or you will have to modify all of the queries to add the username and password attributes.
   
   
2. Load the appropriate SQL installation script to set up the database.
   
   The SQL scripts can be found in the <cfmbb_root>/installation/ directory. They are named "mysql.sql", "pgsql.sql", and "sqlserver.sql".
   
   
3. Edit the <cfmbb_root>/cfcs/settings.ini (rename it from settings.ini.distrib)
   1. be sure to set the appropriate database type mysql, pgsql, mssql.
      If you're going to try using access, you should set the database type to "mssql"
   2. If you're going to use encrypted passwords, set it here.
      DO NOT CHANGE THIS VALUE AFTER SETTING UP YOUR DATABASE!
   3. If you add any installed themes, make sure to add them here as well.
4. Browse to <cfmbb_web_root>/installation/index.cfm
   
   This step creates your admin user, a default conference, and a default forum.

File Permissions and CFMBB

Several folders must be writable by the coldfusion account. On Windows, if CF is running as SYSTEM, you usually don't need to worry about this. On Linux/UNIX, you'll need to either make these directories world writable, or make them owned by the coldfusion user (often "nobody").

These directories are:

• <cfmbb_root>/custom/
• <cfmbb_root>/attachments/
• <cfmbb_root>/captcha/temp/  (only if you are NOT using Adobe Coldfusion 8 or later)

If your captcha directory isn't writeable, you won't be able to generate captcha images, and nobody will be able to log in! If the attachments folder isn't writable, nobody will be able to attach files to messages. And the "custom" directory is the default location for file uploads from the integrated file manager in the admin.

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