Newbee- Need help with manual installation PLEASE!

[edsistrunk]

No ----I installed the one you put in the link for the SMF package-deleted the the whole domain and  installed the manual one for the manuel install.
Ed

[tick]

Ok so did you re download it and try again with everything fresh?  If you did and that didnt fix it I dont know what to do next.  Maybe Ichbin will see this topic and be able to help.  Sorry I wasn't more helpful but that is all I know to do.  And since you can start over if it messes up will it allow you to go ahead with the install via package manager in spite of the errors

[edsistrunk]

Tick, thanks so much for your help!
Ed

[tick]

sure thing.  I just hope you can get it working.  Good luck

[terryk]

{edit} a bit late in the thread..but posted anyway.

Ed, you are now becoming scary

Tick was suggesting that you may have been trying to install tp with an incorrect file from the beginning.

Thus he gave you the correct link to the current TP installation files. This is what should install via the SMF package manager.

You seem to be taking a bit of advice and then running off on your own. I no longer have any idea what you have on your host and where you may be having problems.

Again, I suggest you take one step at a time.
Confirm that you get a working SMF.
Confirm that your working SMF has a working package manager by installing a mod of your choice. Upon successful install of mod, uninstall / Remove said mod via the package manager.
Use tick's link and download to your desktop TP.
Upload TP with your FTP program....watch the ftp upload....is it going smooth or lots of retrys of file uploads.
Attempt to install this TP via the SMF package manager.
If you get the same error....do a search on "parse error" you will find a lot of advice.

btw, the problem may be with your host....who are you using...you might want to search using the host name as search phrase...never know what you might find.

terry

[IchBin]

No ----I installed the one you put in the link for the SMF package-deleted the the whole domain and  installed the manual one for the manuel install.
Ed

I don't quite get what the problem is that you're having with your package manager. Please open the package folder inside your forum folder and delete any TinyPortal file you have in there. Then download this file, try to install it. If it doesn't install, please report back with the error. Please do not try anything else after you have done this as its too hard to keep track of what you have done.
http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item745

If you're getting a modification parse error you may have to go the manual install route. You will need to follow the instructions at the following link if so.
http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?topic=14230

[edsistrunk]

IchBin,

Thanks so much for your help!

I have done what you suggested 3 times already. First I downloaded the correct file for the package. I got the modification parse error. Then I erased those files and downloaded the manuel package, fixed the files suggested and got to the last step. I put http://hottopicsforum.com/manual_tp_install.php into my browser and it gave me
    * Upshrink table exists
    * Settings table exists
          o Updated version to 098
    * Blocks table exists
          o Changed pos in blocks table
          o Changed pos in blocks table
    * Variables table exists
          o Changed value5 in variables table
    * Articles table exists
          o Updated body in articles table
    * DL manager table exists
    * Shoutbox table exists

TinyPortalÃ,´s table structure is now installed/updated.
Thank you for trying out TinyPortal.

I then deleted the manual_tp_install.php file and refreshed the site and it appeared blank/white page

Thanks Ed

[tick]

One thing you didnt mention I wanted to see if you did .  Did you make the edits to the files that you were supposed to make.  Meaning adding the tp code to the smf files

[edsistrunk]

Yes

[tick]

This topic is solved.  The problem was in the editing of the smf files.   Moderator please mark this topic as solved.