Installation

[tonester]

Your Portal Version: 1.0.6.
Your phpBB Type: Standard phpBB3
MODs installed: No
Your knowledge: Beginner
Boardlink: http://greyspace.ca

What have you done before the problem was there?
I've read the Knowledge base here and some of the stuff over @ phpbb.

What have you already tryed to solve the problem?
No problem yet.

Description and Message
I need to get the installation process clear. When I upload the contents of the root folder into my phpbb root, my ftp client asks if I want to overwrite a bunch of files such as in adm, includes etc. Is this okay? And if so then I point my browser to install/index.php? I'm assuming that I then make all the required edits afterwards.

Sorry, newb here.

[Marc]

Board3 Portal does not add any files that will overwrite phpBB's files. If the files are already there, then you probably had a different version of this or another portal MOD installed. Overwriting those files shouldn't cause any problems. Still, always make a complete backup of your files and database to be sure.

You have to edit your files before running the installer.

[tonester]

Okay, great. So then I could make all the required edits first (on my computer) then upload the edited files to the root of phpbb (to their correct places) on my server and then run install/index.php? That I can wrap my head around.

Thanks again for your time.

[Marc]

Correct.

[tonester]

It is with great pride and joy that I announce the successful installation of the Board3 Portal.

Thanks Marc for your help.