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Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #158106]

Sat, 31 January 2009 11:15

naudefj

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It is extremely easy to install FUDforum on any Windows or Linux PC. This quick installation procedure can be followed to get FUDforum up-and-running for testing or development purposes.

1. Install Apache, MySQL and PHP on your system. If it's not already installed, we recommend XAMPP (just the basic package) or BitNami's LAMPstack. Both provide a unified installation with all the required components that you can simply download, extract and start.

2. Create a database for FUDforum by navigating to http://127.0.0.1/ (may be on a different port, like :8080), click on "phpMyAdmin", and "Databases". Enter your database name (say, fuddb) and click "Create".

3. Download and extract FUDform's installer and put it in the 'htdocs' directory (c:\xampp\htdocs or /opt/lamp/htdocs).

5. Start the installation wizard by navigating to http://127.0.0.1/FUDforum2/install.php

6. Select the installation directories (or just accept the defaults) and click "Next". Enter database details (user=root; DBname=fuddb; DBPassword if required or leave empty; leave the rest empty) and click "Next" until FUDforum is completely installed.

7. Stop the clock and let us know how long it took you to get it running.

Enjoy!

Frank

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #159440 is a reply to message #158106]

Wed, 03 June 2009 12:52

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Thank you for these easy instructions!

When I get to the step of navigating to the 127.0.0.1/install.php page, I get an "object not found" error message. What am I doing wrong??

[Updated on: Wed, 03 June 2009 12:53]

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #159441 is a reply to message #159440]

Wed, 03 June 2009 13:04

naudefj

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Did you copy install.php to the "htdocs" directory? If it's in a sub-folder like htdocs/FUDforum2 you need to change the url to 127.0.0.1/FUDforum2/install.php

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #159444 is a reply to message #159441]

Wed, 03 June 2009 13:21

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That was the problem! Everything worked perfectly. Took me a little over 15 minutes, but that was only due to my ignorance. Smile

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Thank you!!

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #159445 is a reply to message #159444]

Wed, 03 June 2009 14:08

naudefj

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That is great news. Welcome to the club!

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #161574 is a reply to message #159445]

Mon, 11 January 2010 05:03

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12 minutes under vista ... Linux, well ....

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #161575 is a reply to message #161574]

Mon, 11 January 2010 05:22

naudefj

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Well done! Twelve minutes is an excellent result!

Please let us know if you are having problems installing it on Linux.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #161585 is a reply to message #161575]

Tue, 12 January 2010 04:24

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I now realise the installation of Fud was actually FudForum2Go. This works, but is on IExplorer, and SQLite. However, I'll keep trying.

I'll leave Linux for the moment, til I get Vista sorted.

Thanks, Hilary.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #161591 is a reply to message #161585]

Tue, 12 January 2010 17:08

Hilary

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OK - I started again.

12 minutes in Vista, the full FUD 3 package, rather than the Fud2Go.

naudefj, thank you.

Hilary

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163418 is a reply to message #158106]

Fri, 29 October 2010 04:27

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OK, what I'm getting to the request for the reference to /127.0.0.1/ is 'invalid DSN'. Has the location been changed? Where do I go from here? Thanks for any help you can give in my being able to get started on this project.

~ jbm

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163486 is a reply to message #163418]

Wed, 03 November 2010 17:11

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jbmoss wrote:

OK, what I'm getting to the request for the reference to /127.0.0.1/ is 'invalid DSN'. Has the location been changed? Where do I go from here? Thanks for any help you can give in my being able to get started on this project.

As noted above, it may be on a different port depending on the stack you've installed (XAMPP or BitNami or ...?).

For example, the URL may be http://127.0.0.1:8080/

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163582 is a reply to message #158106]

Wed, 10 November 2010 10:55

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10 minutes so far and when chosing the database I get

'pgsql' is not a valid database type or is not supported.

Fail!

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163591 is a reply to message #163582]

Wed, 10 November 2010 15:05

naudefj

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nimbusgb wrote:

10 minutes so far and when choosing the database I get:
'pgsql' is not a valid database type or is not supported.

The instructions clearly states: "Install Apache, MySQL and PHP." So, why did you decide to rather go with PgSQL? Please follow the instructions.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163593 is a reply to message #163591]

Wed, 10 November 2010 16:25

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Because FUDforum is Posgres compatible which is why we chose it!
Because I have a large installed and maintained postgres database and choose not to run a second database just for forum software.

Subsequently fixing my PHP installation resulted in the app installing fine. So perhaps the Instructions should read "Install Apache, PHP and either MySQL or PosgreSQL." Smile

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163753 is a reply to message #163593]

Mon, 29 November 2010 17:20

Ernesto

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I didn't know pgsql was the same as postgresql

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163772 is a reply to message #163753]

Tue, 30 November 2010 07:33

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Hi! No I don't think the 15 min is realistic. Be careful with the following:
Your Apache must be set up properly.
The PHP engine must be enabled and properly set up.
The mySQL database, or compatible equivalent, must work properly, and you also need the ID, password and database name in the database for the install. (These are typically the tasks of the server-owner.)

The FUDForum use a special trick with the table names, so it can be installed into the same database as some other application. (My server-owner charge by the database !)

The e-mail settings will also be needed.

Unpacking the FUDForum don't take many minutes. You then need to set up the basic structure of the forum, and that can take a while. An hour or so would be completely realistic.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #163855 is a reply to message #163772]

Sun, 05 December 2010 15:07

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Atomicrun wrote:

Your Apache must be set up properly.
The PHP engine must be enabled and properly set up.
The mySQL database, or compatible equivalent, must work properly, and you also need the ID, password and database name in the database for the install. (These are typically the tasks of the server-owner.)

I don't think you've read the first message of this topic.
The steps you've listed is a quick under 1 minute install with XAMPP or LAMPstack (first step of the procedure).

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #164699 is a reply to message #163855]

Wed, 02 March 2011 05:08

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I am a china user ,I selected Language chinese,however the Current Time is 'Wed Mar 2 09:31:05 ÖÐ¹ú±ê×¼Ê±¼ä 2011

' and Last message is '¬P´Á¤T, 02 ¤T¤ë 2011'，would you like help me,thank you!

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #164709 is a reply to message #164699]

Wed, 02 March 2011 10:59

naudefj

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liuxibin wrote:

I am a china user ,I selected Language chinese,however the Current Time is 'Wed Mar 2 09:31:05 ÖÐ¹ú±ê×¼Ê±¼ä 2011

' and Last message is '¬P´Á¤T, 02 ¤T¤ë 2011'，would you like help me,thank you!

Check that you use a valid locale in the Theme Manager ACP.
Also ensure that the locale is installed on you system.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #165327 is a reply to message #164709]

Fri, 27 May 2011 02:41

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Thanks for this site very helpful.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #165441 is a reply to message #165327]

Sat, 18 June 2011 08:26

Ransaap

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Hi all,
I'm trying this for the first time, and I wonder if the status is allright since 2 components aren't activated. Will that be a problem or is it normal?
Greets,
Paul

Component
Status
Hint
MySQL database ACTIVATED
PHP ACTIVATED
HTTPS (SSL) ACTIVATED
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) ACTIVATED
Server Side Includes (SSI) ACTIVATED
SMTP Service DEACTIVATED
FTP Service ACTIVATED
Tomcat Service DEACTIVATED

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #165444 is a reply to message #165441]

Sat, 18 June 2011 08:42

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Ransaap wrote:

I'm trying this for the first time, and I wonder if the status is allright since 2 components aren't activated. Will that be a problem or is it normal?

It looks normal. If you use XAMPP or BitNami's LAMPstack, the default settings are sufficient. You don't need to enable anything extra.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #166413 is a reply to message #158106]

Thu, 01 December 2011 19:44

theupsetter

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I enter 127.0.0.1 into IE8 and then I just get "It Works!"

I had FudForum2Go installed, but I made a mistake and had to start over. I deleted the folder it was in, but maybe there's something still lingering?

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #166414 is a reply to message #158106]

Thu, 01 December 2011 21:04

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I had previously installed FUDforum2Go, but I made a change and didn't know how to reverse it so I decided to start over with FUDforum 3.0.3. I deleted the FUDforum2Go folder and then started the install process for FUDforum. I installed XAMPP with no problems. I get to the point where you go to 127.0.0.1, but it always comes up with "It Works!" It seems as though something is still lingering from the previous installation. Any ideas?

(Sorry for the semi-duplicate question. I posted the other over an hour ago and never saw it appear in here)

[Updated on: Thu, 01 December 2011 21:07]

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #166855 is a reply to message #158106]

Thu, 08 March 2012 12:24

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When I get to the step of navigating to the 127.0.0.1/install.php page, I get an "object not found" error message. What am I doing wrong??

hira 2

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #187205 is a reply to message #158106]

Sat, 01 October 2016 07:05

mavrokley

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I just lost a day trying to transfer a FUD forum.

The database is in FYI/FYD format.

I moved all the files in the new server and edited globals.php file.

Now what ?

I read that the database should be imported through the admin panel but I assume the admin panel cannot load while the database is totally empty.

One option is to ask the previous owner to provide the database in *.SQL format but only god knows if it will be compatible with the new server's mysql version.

What else can i do ?

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #188025 is a reply to message #158106]

Wed, 27 January 2021 22:53

The Witcher

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Back in the fray after a long sabbatical, 1st thing was a fudforum2go pkg but that failed it appears to no longer be supported, and limited to PHP 5.0.
So I turned to XAMPP, initial install went well and it worked, but while exploring the admin panel (appears you all been very busy these past few years) I encountered many errors mostly curly braces? After logout, was unable to log back in (see below).

I will wipe and reinstall, as usual I assume its something I did wrong just want to be sure if it's a user, fudforum or XAMPP issue.

Quote:

Fatal error: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is no longer supported in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\theme\default\login.php on line 755
Fatal error: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is no longer supported in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\theme\default\search.php on line 373

any insight?

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #188026 is a reply to message #188025]

Thu, 28 January 2021 18:53

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What version of PHP and FUDforum are you using?
The latest code from https://github.com/fudforum/FUDforum was tested with PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.1, but should work with any recent PHP release.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #188027 is a reply to message #188026]

Fri, 29 January 2021 01:01

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Version 8.0.1 / PHP 8.0.1 & 7.3.26 / PHP 7.3.26 From apache friends using FUDforum_3.1.0 attempting to install fudforum to portable 16gb flashdrive.

most recent error
Quote:

Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 321
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 324
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 327
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 330
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 333
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 336
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 339

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #188028 is a reply to message #188027]

Fri, 29 January 2021 06:57

naudefj

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These were are all fixed a while ago on GitHUB.
I'll make a FUDforum 3.1.1 release soon.
In the meantime, you can download 'install.php'/'upgrade.php' and 'fudforum_archive' from GitHub.

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #188029 is a reply to message #188028]

Sun, 31 January 2021 00:12

The Witcher

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Alrighty then: be patient I've only been back at this for a few days after being away for 6 yrs, and to be perfectly honest I didn't know that much to begin with. so I am having to relearn as well as catch up with many changes.

No joy in downloading the fudforum installer from the github link you provided, I'll get back to it later but for now what I have done by the numbers:

1. uninstalled fudforum and xampp from drive f:, formatted drive f: and renamed it xamppserver and added an empty xampp folder. 2. Downloaded xammp Version 7.3.26 / PHP 7.3.26 (xampp-windows-x64-7.3.26-1-VC15-installer) from https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html, and FUDforum_3.1.0 from (https://sourceforge.net/projects/fudforum/files/).

3. extracted xampp files to f:/xampp (unselecting filezilla,mercury,tomcat,perl,webalizer, and fake mail from the menu), extracted Forum pkg. (Note: I took a peek at the code in F:\xampp\install install php file, and it appears to me to look for or create a partition on the drive so I assume that it requires the installer to function, so you can't simply copy the files and make it work?)

5. clicked on xampp-control to start server, start apatche, start mysql (ports displayed are 80,443 for apatche and 3306 for sql), open http://127.0.0.1/ in firefox select phpmyadmin, databases, enter fuddb as db name and click create! and minimize screen.

copy fudforum file from downloads to f:\xampp\htdocs, expand browser and enter http://127.0.0.1/FUDforum/install.php, and it shows The version of PHP on webserver as 7.3.26, start the installer, (Web Directory= F:/xampp/htdocs/fudforum/ Data Directory= F:/xampp/htdocs/FUDforum/ Forum URL= http://127.0.0.1/FUDforum/) Click next, (Database Type=mysqlimproved, Host=127.0.0.1, User=root, enter fuddb as database name), Click next, (Cookie Domain=127.0.0.1), Click next, select forest green and English, Click next, enter passwords, (Admin Email=computername(at)127(dot)0(dot)0(dot)1), Click next, Finnished, so far so good no errors! click finished and get admin login!

These are the same steps I went through before following your instructions, except the Php version and that I properly uninstalled Xampp before beginning.

Admin Control Panel: click delete to remove install files, and up pops the devil! same error as before (Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in F:\xampp\htdocs\fudforum\adm\admbrowse.php on line 321 etc)each attempt to delete the install files from Admin Control Panel Simply opens a small window with the forum in it (it briefly showed the error codes then went to forums front page..

Expanding that window the forum appears to operate normally, all links open with errors only in admin panel, Went back and deleted fudforum installation files manually, reopens the second forum window, ran constancy check etc, it appears to work as advertised with the error only popping up in the files link upper left of admin panel, logout and close window.

open xampp from tray icon and close sql and Apatche, and quit. Eject and move flash drive to another port, (it still identifies as drive F: even after move to port E:) Restart of computer claims Xampp is still open as well!

However reopening drive and starting server clicking https://127.0.0.1/FUDforum/index.php brings it all back with only the same file error above! that's good enough for now and will allow me to explore what all change you've made in the past few years. Now off to github!

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[Updated on: Sun, 31 January 2021 16:32]

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Re: Install FUDforum on your PC in under 15 minutes [message #188031 is a reply to message #188028]

Sun, 31 January 2021 06:27

The Witcher

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Success!!! I had completely missed the code download link, had to remove (-master) from the file name, and on step one of the installer had to remove (:443) so the directories matched.

but so far It looks beautiful!

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