Installing TinyPortal to RC2

[tigerclaw]

I searced on how to install it and it returns me so many topics...however, it seems that i don't even understand any of those...

Therefore, i started my own topic enabling me to well understand on how to install the TinyPortal to RC2...

Should i install it as a skin/themes or do i have to install it in the webhost....thanks in advance!

[G6Cad]

Download the TinyPortal package and install it through your package manager in your SMF admin panel in your forum

[gerrymo]

To follow on to Mrs G6 post. When doing it, make sure you change to the SMF default Theme first. Other existing themes will not work with TP. You will need to make sure you use SMF RC2/TP enabled themes. There are quite a few in the downloads area here on this site.

[G6Cad]

Thanks Gerrymo for making it clear

[tigerclaw]

Hello, i appreciate your replies and followed your instructions. However, upon installing it, the following has been returned:

Error 500: Script Execution Failure

Description: The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Most common reasons for returning this error message are:

â€Ã,¢ File Upload Mode
When you upload Perl, CGI scripts via FTP you should use always ASCII mode. If you get "Error 500: Script Execution Failure" you should check whether your FTP client uses ASCII mode when uploading your scripts, because if it uses BINARY mode to upload your scripts they won't work on the server. The problem caused by wrong upload mode is associated with the way different operating systems handle the "end of line" character. Unix system uses a "line-feed" (LF), Windows uses a "carriage-return" (CR) and "line-feed" (LF) pair. That's why it is very important that you set the uploading mode to ASCII.

â€Ã,¢ File Permissions
When you upload scripts via FTP the file permissions are set by default to 755. If you get "Error 500: Script Execution Failure" you should check whether your scripts have 755 permissions. Otherwise your scripts have lower level of permissions and does not support execution upon request. The octal representation of the 755 permission is equal to the following textual format: -rwxr-xr-x
Most FTP clients support the CHMOD command which is used for setting file permissions. In case you have set improper permissions to your scripts, use your FTP client and set "Read, Write, Execute" permissions for the owner, "Read, Execute" permissions for the group and everyone else.

â€Ã,¢ Script Errors
This is the third well known reason for getting "Error 500: Script Execution Failure" upon execution of your scripts. Check your scripts for any obvious syntax or programming errors to make sure your code is not broken.


Remember: When you get a "Error 500: Script Execution Failure", you should always check for any file uploading problems (ASCII/BINARY) and the executable permission settings. Once those are checked and verified, it looks like there is a syntax error or some other problem in the script.

[G6Cad]

That is something you have to contact your host about, they have to change your settings in your msaql database so it can accept the files and settings needed for TinyPortal to execute the database install.

[tigerclaw]

This problem has been solved...however, i found another error using this portal:

1. I registered another username in my forum....and upon login this username....the right and left bars are missing...it is only showing the center bar....

Guest can view the left & right bars but not the registered users..it might be in the settings but where....

Thanks in advance!

[G6Cad]

It's not n error, go in to your SMF adminpanel and edit the blocks, check the boxes for what membergroups you want to show the blocks for

[tigerclaw]

I found out the solution to my queries...thanks for your help...long live!