Quicksilver Forums

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Installation

1. Upload all files, overwriting any existing files

2. If your server allows it, CHMOD the following files and directories to 755

or, if you have problems, 777.

/attachments/

/avatars/uploaded/

/databases/

/skins/

/stats/

/packages/

/settings.php

3. Go to the install directory in your browser 4. Follow the instructions 5. Delete the install directory

Upgrading

Upgrading is done in the same way as installing. Make sure you select the "upgrade" option. Before upgrading, make a note of your current MercuryBoard or Quicksilver Forums installation version: you will need it to correctly upgrade.

It is recommended you keep old settings.php. Do not overwrite it as you do with other files

Please note on upgrading the upgrade script will set the skin to default (previously known as Candy Corn) for all administrators. This is so you can still login and access Admin CP. Many templates have been added so any skins for Mercuryboard 1.1.4 or older will need significant changes. See http://quicksilverforums.com for more information

Requirements

Quicksilver Forums works with PHP 4.3.0 or higher. PHP 5 is also supported. MySQL 3.22 or higher is required. Quicksilver Forums works on any operating system and web server combination.

If you experience a problem and you meet these requirements, please report it as a bug. The latest versions of PHP and MySQL are recommended to keep Quicksilver Forums running its fastest and safest.

License

This software is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). For the terms of the license, see the file docs/license.txt included in this distribution. The license is also available in many languages at http://www.gnu.org

How You Can Help

If you know PHP and MySQL, and would like to help develop Quicksilver Forums, then feel free to modify the board and join the discussion at http://quicksilverforums.com or contact <qsfdev at lists dot berlios dot de>. If you know a language in addition to English and would like to translate, your help is also welcome.

Feature requests and bug reports are also very important to us. We have created forums at our site for this kind of information.

Support

If you're sure you've read the above information, and it simply will not work, visit http://quicksilverforums.com for support