Tiny Portal install Fatal error..!!

[IchBin]

Bah... windows! Sorry, I don't know how to configure windows mate. You might want to find a site that has some windows server guru's to help you with this problem.

[EasyRider]

"Bah... windows! " 

My friend IchBin, yes.. that exactly i say too  when i see what server i gone admin.. 

[EasyRider]

Hey guys.. what about .. the "new" v1.0 beta 3..  if.. i try.. what you thing.. 

[EasyRider]

Hi EasyRider,
It's actually not that uncommon to have install issues with Mods for SMF.

It's true that most of the time Mods will install OK, but there are lots of things that can throw the process off and server file permission issues is one that happens for some folks... it happens about 1-2 times a month on my site and each time I must contact my host so that he can run a code that returns file ownership to me.

In any case... the manual install process for TinyPortal is easy to do, it just takes a little time and careful attention to detail, plus it's a great way to learn more about how the file system for SMF/TP works.

Give it a try.
How do I manually install TinyPortal



Here is little how-to that you may find useful:
Doing a manual install of TinyPortal is easy to do, you just need to follow the directions found in the Manual Install File Modifications Guide.
Take your time and read carefully as you go and it will work well.


Here's how to safely do file edits:
FileZilla
One of the better ftp utilities and it's free.
It's the only one I use.

And you'll need a good editor, here is a nice free one:
Notepad++

Any time you do anything to your forum there is one thing that you should make part of your routine, like:

Backup... Backup... Backup!

When editing a file I generally do this;

• Make a temp folder on my desktop...
• Open the site with the FileZilla FTP utility...
• Download a copy of the file in question and place it in the temp folder...
• Then download a fresh copy into my editor and edit away...
• Go back to the site and rename the existing online copy of the file to something else, like, old_filename.php...
• Then upload the edited version of the file.

When doing several files I wait until all of them have been edited so that they can all be uploaded at the same time.

If everything is OK then I'm finished.
If its all messed up I just delete the bad file that was uploaded, rename the good one to the correct file name and the forum is back to normal.

Hey Ken.. i start to manual install the TP in a copy to my forum offline (XAMPP) and :

I make the folders  TPmanual-install > SMF > TP and i copy ( double time 1 in SMF and 1 in TP folder;) from the forum the files/folders who the guide said..

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5.| Download a copy of the following files from your forum and place them in SMF - and - TP folders. These are the files that Tiny Portal modifies:
Sources Directory: Admin.php
Sources Directory: BoardIndex.php
Sources Directory: Errors.php
Sources Directory: Load.php
Sources Directory: ManagePermissions.php
Sources Directory: Profile.php
Sources Directory: QueryString.php
Sources Directory: Security.php
Sources Directory: Subs.php
Sources Directory: Subs-Post.php
Themes Directory/default: index.template.php
Themes Directory/default: style.css
Themes Directory/default: Help.template.php
Forum Directory: SSI.php
Forum Directory: index.php


6.| After you have a copy of your SMF files downloaded to both the SMF and TP folders, follow these instructions to manually make the code changes necessary to the files in the TP folder.
http://docs.tinyportal.co.uk/index.php/topic,140.html


But in Mod Instructions for SMF 1.1.* and TP V1.0.*

say :  OPEN FILE:
$boarddir/Themes/babylon/index.template.php

I dont have any babylon theme folder in my "TPmanual-install" ..!!!

maybe somthing wrong  with this guide..?

[Ken.]

There's nothing wrong with the guide.

If you have SMF installed then you should have Babylon installed as well... here's how it breaks down:
$boarddir/Themes/babylon/index.template.php

$boarddir = the folder where you have your SMF forum installed.
/Themes = the themes folder inside that SMF folder.
/babylon = the Babylon theme folder.
/index.template.php = the file that the edit instruction is pointing you to.

[EasyRider]

Yes, sure i have this theme in smf (is in the install packet anyway)  but i am talking  about
the copys in the  "TPmanual-install" folder,  i dont see and i dont copy any file named "babylon" in the guide:

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5.| Download a copy of the following files from your forum and place them in SMF - and - TP folders. These are the files that Tiny Portal modifies:

Sources Directory: Admin.php
Sources Directory: BoardIndex.php
Sources Directory: Errors.php
Sources Directory: Load.php
Sources Directory: ManagePermissions.php
Sources Directory: Profile.php
Sources Directory: QueryString.php
Sources Directory: Security.php
Sources Directory: Subs.php
Sources Directory: Subs-Post.php
Themes Directory/default: index.template.php
Themes Directory/default: style.css
Themes Directory/default: Help.template.php
Forum Directory: SSI.php
Forum Directory: index.php


6.| After you have a copy of your SMF files downloaded to both the SMF and TP folders, follow these instructions to manually make the code changes necessary to the files in the TP folder.
http://docs.tinyportal.co.uk/index.php/topic,140.html



Or, ÃŽâ,,¢ do something wrong..?     

[EasyRider]

So, is quiet late in my country.. see you tomorrow guys..   



Stay Tuned,
Demetris

[ZarPrime]

EasyRider,

This is not as difficult as you are trying to make it appear to be.  If you look at Ken's previous message ...

Backup... Backup... Backup!

When editing a file I generally do this;

• Make a temp folder on my desktop...
• Open the site with the FileZilla FTP utility...
• Download a copy of the file in question and place it in the temp folder...
• Then download a fresh copy into my editor and edit away...
• Go back to the site and rename the existing online copy of the file to something else, like, old_filename.php...
• Then upload the edited version of the file.

When doing several files I wait until all of them have been edited so that they can all be uploaded at the same time.

If everything is OK then I'm finished.
If its all messed up I just delete the bad file that was uploaded, rename the good one to the correct file name and the forum is back to normal.

When it says ...

OPEN FILE:
$boarddir/Themes/babylon/index.template.php

That means to ...

1.  Download the index.template.php file from the babylon folder on your site and place it in the temp folder on your computer.  It might make it easier to understand if you have created a babylon folder inside a Themes folder in the temp folder on your computer so that you know exactly what file you're working on.  For instance, YourComputerDrive/tempfolder/Themes/babylon/index.template.php is the file you are working on in this case.
2.  Open it in your editor and make the specified edits and save the file.
3.  Go to your site and rename the index.template.php file in the babylon folder to index.template.php.old, or something like that.
4.  Upload the edited index.template.php file from the .../tempfolder/Themes/babylon/ folder on your computer to the .../ForumFolder/Themes/babylon/ folder on your site.
5.  Done with that file, repeat for other files.

ZarPrime

[G6Cad]

And if you DONT have babylon theme, skip that part of the instructions, the default Core theme is whats important...

[EasyRider]

And if you DONT have babylon theme, skip that part of the instructions, the default Core theme is whats important...

The forum have babylon theme, but this directory($boarddir/Themes/babylon/index.template.php) is NOT in guide.. that i say..

Or, i cant see it..

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5.| Download a copy of the following files from your forum
and place them in SMF - and - TP folders.
These are the files that Tiny Portal modifies:


Sources Directory: Admin.php
Sources Directory: BoardIndex.php
Sources Directory: Errors.php
Sources Directory: Load.php
Sources Directory: ManagePermissions.php
Sources Directory: Profile.php
Sources Directory: QueryString.php
Sources Directory: Security.php
Sources Directory: Subs.php
Sources Directory: Subs-Post.php
Themes Directory/default: index.template.php
Themes Directory/default: style.css
Themes Directory/default: Help.template.php
Forum Directory: SSI.php
Forum Directory: index.php