View Full Version : Something obvious missing from the installation manuals
Geniusjones
02-23-2008, 04:46 AM
I suggest adding a part to section 1 of the install showing exactly how to get vbAdvanced working in the same directory as your vBulletin install, including which files to edit and which to rename etc. I'm sure it's obvious to more experienced users, but to someone a little newer it's tough.
Regards,
GJ
CareyCrew
06-20-2008, 02:33 PM
http://www.vbadvanced.com/membersarea.php?do=viewusermanual&productid=4&pageid=7
Running vBa CMPS In The Same Folder as vBulletin
If you do NOT want to replace your current forum's homepage with the CMPS, please skip to the section below titled "Running vBa CMPS In Any Other Manner".
If you have uploaded your vBulletin files and folders into the root directory on your server, or you want to place the CMPS in the same folder as vBulletin, this is the section for you.
To replace your current forum's homepage with the CMPS:
Rename your vBulletin index.php file to something like forums.php, forum.php, or ANYTHING.php.
Rename your cmps_index.php file to index.php.
Login to your vBulletin Admin CP and go to vBulletin Options => Forums Home Page Options => Script Name for Forum Home Page. Change this setting to match what you just renamed your vBulletin index file to (do NOT include the .php extension though as it is not necessary) and save your settings.
Still in your Admin CP, navigate to vBa CMPS => Default Settings => Main Options => CMPS URL. Change this setting to "/index.php" (without the quotes).
Your vBadvanced CMPS file should now be the first thing your members see when they go to your forums.
Note that when upgrading vBulletin in the future, you will need to rename the index.php file before uploading the vBulletin package, otherwise you will overwrite the CMPS. If this does happen, simply rename your vBulletin index.php file back to what you named it before, find your original copy of the cmps_index.php file, rename the file to index.php, and upload the file again.
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