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Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is an Amahi BETA application.  It's a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.  
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[http://www.amahi.org/apps/simple-machines-forum Simple Machines Forum] — SMF in short — is an Amahi BETA application.  It's a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.  
  
== TIPS ==
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== Repair Initial Settings ==
Coming Soon...
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Case you have setup a home domain (work group) then http://smf.yourhomedomain/index.php comes without formatting. You can repair this by following this simple steps :   
 
 
=== Repair initial settings ===
 
Case you have setup a home domain (workgroup) then http://smf.yourhomedomain/index.php comes without formating. You can repair this by following this simple steps :   
 
  
 
:'''Step 1'''
 
:'''Step 1'''
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::place script in proper place
 
::place script in proper place
  
::{{Code|sudo cp ~/Downloads/repair_settings.php /var/hda/web-apps/smf/html/repair_settings.php
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sudo cp ~/Downloads/repair_settings.php /var/hda/web-apps/smf/html/repair_settings.php
This is a test}}
 
  
 
:'''Step 2'''
 
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This way SMF will be again configured properly.
 
This way SMF will be again configured properly.
  
Don´t forget to remove ¨repair_settings.php¨.  
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Don´t forget to remove ¨repair_settings.php¨.
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=== Make your forum available to everybody ===
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== Make your forum available to everybody ==
  
 
Supposed you own a domain (e.g myforum.info) and you have a way to update dns servers with your IP case you are dynamic (majority of home users) then you can do also the following:
 
Supposed you own a domain (e.g myforum.info) and you have a way to update dns servers with your IP case you are dynamic (majority of home users) then you can do also the following:
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::find  
 
::find  
::{{Code|ServerAlias smf.yourhomedomain}}
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ServerAlias smf.yourhomedomain
  
 
::add this line right after
 
::add this line right after
::{{Code|ServerAlias myforum.info}}
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ServerAlias myforum.info
  
 
:'''Step 2'''
 
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::http://myforum.info/repair_settings.php
 
::http://myforum.info/repair_settings.php
  
Don´t forget to remove ¨repair_settings.php¨.  
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Don´t forget to remove ¨repair_settings.php¨.
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 23 June 2020

Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is an Amahi BETA application. It's a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.

Repair Initial Settings

Case you have setup a home domain (work group) then http://smf.yourhomedomain/index.php comes without formatting. You can repair this by following this simple steps :

Step 1
make preparation for the repair.
download repair script
http://download.simplemachines.org/index.php?thanks;filename=repair_settings.php
place script in proper place
sudo cp ~/Downloads/repair_settings.php /var/hda/web-apps/smf/html/repair_settings.php
Step 2
run the script.
http://smf.yourhomedomain/repair_settings.php

This way SMF will be again configured properly.

Don´t forget to remove ¨repair_settings.php¨.

Make your forum available to everybody

Supposed you own a domain (e.g myforum.info) and you have a way to update dns servers with your IP case you are dynamic (majority of home users) then you can do also the following:

Step 1
edit the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/####-smf.conf.
find
ServerAlias smf.yourhomedomain
add this line right after
ServerAlias myforum.info
Step 2
run the repair script.
http://myforum.info/repair_settings.php

Don´t forget to remove ¨repair_settings.php¨.