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System Requirement Installation

System Requirement
To install BMForum, please make sure the Lowest Requirement or higher server environment.
  • PHP: PHP 4.1.0or higher
  • Web: Apache, IIS, Zeus etc.
  • MySQL: MySQL 3.23-nt or higher
  • Disk: 10MB or higher

Recommended:
  • PHP: PHP 5.2.1
  • Web: Apache
  • MySQL: MySQL 4.0.23
  • Disk: 100 MB

Installation
  1. Open the compress file, extrac the bmb dir to the server.
  2. Set permission, please choose server type.
    1. Unix/Linux/FreeBSD etc:
      • DIR datafile
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
      • DIR tmp
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
      • DIR upload
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
      • DIR upload/usravatars
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
      • DIR datafile/cache
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
      • DIR datafile/cache/levels
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
      • DIR datafile/cache/themes
        Files and folders CHMOD 777
    2. Windows Servers(IIS), need not set the permission normal. If you can't use, please modify the NTFS permission.

  3. Visit install.php in your browser. (e.g: http://www.yourdomain.com/bmb/install.php) and following the setup wizard.
  4. Enter the Administration Center
  5. Set General Options
  6. Set Usergroup
  7. All Done! Visit index.php to see your forum! :D
Please check if the install.php file is existed again! If yes, please REMOVE it!