Installing the Product
This guide will help you through the installation process of phpFox.
Installation is very straight forward, only taking about 15 minutes from uploading the files to logging into your Administration Control Panel (AdminCP).
If you want to save the hassle of installing the product, you're always welcome to order the "Installation Service" and our technicians will do it for you!
We advise that you read this entire documentation to get a greater idea on how to handle the package and solve any issues should they occur.
You will need an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client, if you do not have one you can download Filezilla for Windows/Linux or InterArchy for Mac.
You do not need an in-depth knowledge of PHP programming to install phpFox, but a working knowledge of FTP functions is a plus.
This guide assumes that you have successfully downloaded the latest release from phpFox and have the ZIP file "unzipped".
Preparation & Uploading of phpFox
At this point you should have the zip archive "unzipped", which should have contents similar to those shown in this structure guide:- tools/
- upload/
- readme.html
- file/
- include/
- install/
- module/
- static/
- theme/
- favicon.ico
- htaccess.txt
- index.php
- robots.txt
include/setting/server.sett.php.new
include/setting/server.sett.php
Next, upload the files and folders within the "upload/" folder to your site using an FTP client. Be sure to overwrite any old files. Do not upload the folder or the contents of the folder "tools" and do not upload the file readme.html
Once that is completed we can move on to the next step.
CHMOD & File Permissions
With the phpFox package there are certain folders and files that need write permission in order to execute certain tasks.Below you will find the files and folders that must have full write permission and set to 0777 in order for the script to be installed:
- file/attachment/
- file/cache/
- file/css/
- file/log/
- file/music/
- file/pic/ad/
- file/pic/emoticon/
- file/pic/emoticon/default/
- file/pic/event/
- file/pic/group/
- file/pic/icon/
- file/pic/marketplace/
- file/pic/music/
- file/pic/pages/
- file/pic/photo/
- file/pic/poll/
- file/pic/app/
- file/pic/egift/
- file/pic/quiz/
- file/pic/subscribe/
- file/pic/user/
- file/pic/video/
- file/pic/watermark/
- file/static/
- file/session/
- file/video/
- file/gzip/
- include/setting/server.sett.php
Using the Web-Installer
An installer is provided to assist you in entering the information phpFox needs to connect to your SQL database.Run the installer file through your web browser by entering the URL into your browser address bar (if you have followed our example, type in http://www.domain.com/install/index.php , naturally substituting 'domain.com' for your web address.)
Then follow these steps:
Step 1: Verification
We first check if the domain you are attempting to install the product on currently has a valid product license. There are several ways you can run a licensed product. You can run it on a licensed domain, which you provide the full path to where the software will be installed. You can also run a test site only for development purposes in a folder, sub-domain or localhost. The folder or sub-domain name must be called "phpfoxdev" or "development" and must be access protected. Here are some examples:http://www.yoursite.com/phpfoxdev/ or http://www.yoursite.com/development/ (Live Development Server) http://phpfoxdev.yoursite.com/ or http://development.yoursite.com/ (Live Development Server) http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1 (Local Server) http://209.85.135.104/ (IP to Your Development Server)
Step 2: License Agreement
Abide to the License Agreement to continue to the next step.Step 3: Requirement Check
Step 3 will consist of checking your server if it meets the software requirements and all the required files/folders have the correct permissions.Step 4: Configuration
This step is where you will need to know your SQL username and password. If you do not know it, please ask your web host - in most cases it is different from the FTP log in information.The form is very straightforward, with only the following points needing closer examination. If you do not know what your "SQL Host" is, try "localhost" (without the quotes). If the SQL server is on the same server as your website (and in most cases it is) this will suffice. If you have created a new database for phpFox, or wish to use an existing database, enter the name of the database in the appropriate field.
Video Module Configuration
These settings are optional and only should be filled if you plan to use the video module. The script will attempt to find the correct paths for both FFMPEG and MENCODER, however you should verify if they are correct with your host. If at any time these settings are incorrect you can change them directly from the AdminCP at a later time.Step 5: Installer
The installer will now be automated until the final step. It will install all the required database tables and insert any data into each of the tables depending on what modules are being installed.Step 6: Administrators Account
Fill out the form to create your administrators account.Step 7: Complete
Congratulations phpFox is installed!
this is for v3? because in the new version a couple of folders where added within /file/ and I don't see them mentioned on the CHMOD section
i cant create admin account, the location select form is blank, so i cant add any place, pleaseeee helppp this is so troubleeeee
Hi , may I know how to install the tool which is location in tool folder ?
Hi, Some very basic question, do we need to upload both the below folders after the changes u mentioned in installation guid.
tools/
upload/
Or as written above (Next, upload the files and folders within the "upload/" folder to your site using an FTP client. Be sure to overwrite any old files.) do we have to only upload files and folders within the upload/ folders in root directory.
Posted October 13, 5:51 at http://www.phpfox.com/forum/troubleshooting-and-pr...
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Documentation
Our documentation can be found here. Note that the documentation for installing the product for v3 is the same as v2. The guide is missing certain files that need to have "write" permission, however the installer will guide you on those extra folders that need to be updated.”
file/gzip/:
file/pic/app/:
file/pic/egift/:
These need set permissions for v3 - maybe update the article to include this
I cant install phpfox, please help
www.mydomainname.com/install/index.php white page :S no data no entry
tested: ie, firefox, safari, opera
How did you get passed the white page when trying to use the web-installer? I cant seem to find any answers for anything!
Just set up development site using MAMP Pro for Macintosh (MacbookPro quad core i7)... it doesn't get any easier! I do second VBT's comment regarding addendum to the install instruction of the need to create a database prior installation. Also, Filezilla 3.5 is an excellent FTP client for the new Macs.
If you get a blank screen after filling the database details, you can try to add the line:
error_reporting(E_ALL);
at the top in the file located in /install/include/installer.class.php to get error information. In my case some file(s) was corrupted during upload.
Yes, I get errors.
Anybody here who can fix it?
