new to phpBB and need help FAST....

nikaian · 11-21-2005, 06:46 PM

I am trying to get things going along on my site and am new to php completely, in fact someone else has set it up for me on my site and now I am STUCK not knowing how to get my forum categories to show up on the site. I can get to the phpBB admin panel and I can add categories and such from there, but I do not know how to get the "added" categories to go or upload to the site. Can anyone tell me how to do this?...and fast, lol.
I can go to the admin panel but from that point, under management options, I am LOST as to what to do after adding categories,etc...to get everything up and going on the actual site.
Any and all help is GREATLY appreciated,
Thanks,
Nikki

kjmz · 11-21-2005, 07:18 PM

Okay, follow these steps:

1. Go in to the admin panel.
2. Then under "Forum Admin" click "Management."
3. Add your categories and forums.

Good luck!

srijit · 11-21-2005, 11:35 PM

may i suggest u ditch phpbb and try smf? www.simplemachines.org
one reason is that phpbb does not have sub-forums. smf has it out of the box.

bentong · 11-22-2005, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by kjmz

3. Add your categories and forums.

and dont forget to set the permissions after adding categories & forums...

nikaian · 11-22-2005, 07:45 AM

Thanks for the reply. I had finally figured it out and how stupid was it...???!!! All I had to do was create a forum, then add the categories, whereas I had been just going directly to categories first before creating a forum...I am so blonde to be a brunette...lol. Thanks for the input and I'll definitely check out the permissions and make sure I set it up right.
Thanks again,
nikki

Host47 · 11-22-2005, 08:00 AM

good luck with your forums nikki

kjmz · 11-22-2005, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by bentong

and dont forget to set the permissions after adding categories & forums...

Yeah, that is very important. I left one forum open one day and it didn't turn out well.

LeetPCUser · 11-22-2005, 10:44 AM

Nikki if you ever have PHPBB problems pm me. I used it for a long time and know how to do a lot on it.

Good luck.

11-21-2005, 06:46 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
nikaian NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 98	new to phpBB and need help FAST.... I am trying to get things going along on my site and am new to php completely, in fact someone else has set it up for me on my site and now I am STUCK not knowing how to get my forum categories to show up on the site. I can get to the phpBB admin panel and I can add categories and such from there, but I do not know how to get the "added" categories to go or upload to the site. Can anyone tell me how to do this?...and fast, lol. I can go to the admin panel but from that point, under management options, I am LOST as to what to do after adding categories,etc...to get everything up and going on the actual site. Any and all help is GREATLY appreciated, Thanks, Nikki __________________ !!!Happy 2006 to ALL!!! May this be the year of many wonderful Blessings!!! "Blessed are the flexible, for they shall Not Break!" Keep MS in your prayers, R&R going Strong, MS is getting back in BIZ (2 casinos+few hotels+restaurants now up & going! WooHoo!!! NIKKI RacerXMoto

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11-22-2005, 07:45 AM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
nikaian NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 98	Thanks... Thanks for the reply. I had finally figured it out and how stupid was it...???!!! All I had to do was create a forum, then add the categories, whereas I had been just going directly to categories first before creating a forum...I am so blonde to be a brunette...lol. Thanks for the input and I'll definitely check out the permissions and make sure I set it up right. Thanks again, nikki __________________ !!!Happy 2006 to ALL!!! May this be the year of many wonderful Blessings!!! "Blessed are the flexible, for they shall Not Break!" Keep MS in your prayers, R&R going Strong, MS is getting back in BIZ (2 casinos+few hotels+restaurants now up & going! WooHoo!!! NIKKI RacerXMoto

11-21-2005, 07:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
kjmz Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: .ca Posts: 1,277	Okay, follow these steps: 1. Go in to the admin panel. 2. Then under "Forum Admin" click "Management." 3. Add your categories and forums. Good luck!

11-22-2005, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Host47 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,196	good luck with your forums nikki

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LeetPCUser Account Closed Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	Nikki if you ever have PHPBB problems pm me. I used it for a long time and know how to do a lot on it. Good luck.

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