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ok, im pretty new to creating web sites so i really dont know what im doin.

my question is

when i go to upload the forum folders into the "php_uploads" folder, do i just put in the "usebb" folder, or open it and then just copy the contents of the folder onto my site?

Then after i do that, what are the next steps? the instructions given to upload the forums arent that detailed for an extreme begginer.

Thanks for your help in advance,

Josh

btw. if it helps. my site is hosted on godaddy.com and i use dreamweaver 8 to create my site

You upload the files where you want to have your forum. Mostly, there's a public_html, httpdocs or alike directory on the FTP root folder which equals to the root of your website (http://www.example.com/). If you want to have the forum in /forum, you might want to upload the whole UseBB folder in the root and rename the folder to "forum". If you want to have the forum in the root of the website, you should only upload the contents directly.

Further installation instructions in docs/index.html.

every time i try to open the installation wizzard at install/ it wants to open it in dream weaver. it wont give me the option of opening it up in ie. and when i open it in firefox, nothing happens

Are you visiting the installation script through HTTP? Thus, you need to go via e.g. http://example.com/forum/install/.

Are you also sure your host has PHP support?

im not sure what you mean with installation script through http, or any of the other stuff you are saying. and im pretty sure that the site supports php

oh btw the link you submitting isnt working for me

ok i just called godaddy. they support php 4 , php5, custom php.ini, and php5.ini

sorry to keep posting. but i figured it out. i think the instructions should be revised, because they werent very detailed. i know my inexperience didnt help me any, but its just a thought.
thanks for your help

The link he gave you was just an example, it's not actually a working link. Most people know that scripts must be installed via their browser. Either way, this is why there is a support forum for those who have problems installing the software .

haha, yah its not that hard if u have an idea what u have to do. i just looked around in my godaddy account and eventually through trial and error, figured it out