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Integrating a Forum with DatingSiteDesigner Dating sites
The first step to forum integration is to install the forum of your choice. We recommend that you install your forum into the /forum/ folder of your dating site, preferably into a sub-folder like "phpbb" to help avoid possible file name conflicts.
Then, install the forum independently of your dating site. You should refer to the installation documentation for the particular forum that you use for installation instructions. Please note that the forum MUST be installed in the same database that your dating site is installed. You should use a different table "prefix". your dating site uses "yourwebsitename_" by default. If you're installing phpBB, you may wish to use "phpbb_" so that there is no conflict with the current tables.
After your forum has been successfully installed, login to your dating site's admin panel, and in the "Global Settings", change "Enabled Forum" to the forum of your choice, then set the "Forum path" to the path, relative to your dating site's root folder, where your forum root resides.
For example, I have phpBB in the /forum/ subfolder, so my path is "forum/phpbb" (no '/' at beginning or end!).
Finally, ensure that users of the proper membership level can access the forum by clicking "Membership Management" in the left-side admin panel, and ensuring that "Participate in forum" is checked.
Admins and users will now be able to open the forum by clicking the "Forum Management" link (for admins) or "Forum" link (for users) in the respective link panel. Please note that to correctly access the forum, the user/admin MUST access it by clicking on the link, not by directly typing in the forum URL in the browser's address bar.
Addenda
PhpBB is not bundled with your dating site. You may install any of following Forums as the forum to be used/integrated with your dating site.
PhpBB
vBulletin
myBB
Phorum
You must download and install the forum of your choice in your server. Suggested path is /forum/forumname, for example /forum/phpBB or Vbulletin or Phorum or myBB as the case may be.
It is not mandatory that you use same database of your dating site, we strongly suggest to use same database and connection for use of the Forum, unless you have a specific reason not to, like to reduce your server load.
Once you have installed the forum of your choice, you need to integrate this into your dating site. For this, please do the following:
1) Login as admin
2) Choose Site's Global Settings
3) Set the installed forum from the select list.
4) Set the directory name of installation. This should be in
relation toyour dating site's home directory. If you have installed phpBB
in /forum/phpBB directory, then give the value
"forum/phpBB". (Do not add \ or / before or after the value)
You should be through with integration and should be able to use the Forum you installed. User's must have sufficient membership permissions to use the forum, of course, or they will not see the Forum link.
Let the experts at Dating Site Designer install this feature for you for a small fee of $250. Changing the logo to your own is included with this fee.
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