Run down on setup

[crucify]

If you guys could link me to the Docs section I probably wouldnt have to bother you.
As you should know Ichbin that link is worthless, it's been down for I dont know how long.

Let me ask you this, why cant I just upload the files via FTP as I have done and then run the install.php?
I want to know the reasoning behind it.

In the Docs section there was a place in it that told you what EXACT files and folders that need to be 777, can someone just tell me that?

This shouldnt be such a mess to install, but because my package manager always says session invalid, please log out and back in again, I cant use it.

You know what? I think it's time to beg one of you guys to install this for me. PLEASE!!!
I'll PM you the info you need if someone here were to be so kind!

[IchBin]

The docs board is working fine for me. I don't have the docs memorized, so I'm not going to make an attempt to type it out again. No offense. Installing a mod is not a difficult thing. I think you are making more out of it than necessary. These are the basic steps you need to do, and CHMOD has NOTHING to do with manually installing a mod (unless you are unable to edit your files because of permissions).

1. BACKUP all files and databases.
2. Put forum in maintenance mode.
3. Upload all the files that the mod requires.
4. Run the database script (manual_tp_install.php).
5. Make the edits to your files that the mod requires.
    If you can't get to the Docs board, you can look at the .mod files for your version of install to see the files that get updated during the install. These are the same instructions that I linked you to.
6. Take forum out of maintenance mode.

Right now, I don't have the time to do this for you as I'm inbetween getting ready for a Thanksgiving trip, and working on a script.

[crucify]

Wow, now all of a sudden the Docs links work:)

I deleted everything off the server, tried one more time via package manager and discovered that it now works in SMF 1.1.7
Except, for some reason it tells me that my forum folder does not exist LOL. It sure does exist. This is absolutely nuts.

Thanks for the help, I simply give up at this point.