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"Script Settings - Adding a Guestbook/Forum using Freeola Webspace"

I've been trying to design a guestbook or forum and have downloaded a few scripts but can't get any to work probably due to my confusion over $boardurl, $boarddir etc for freeola. For instance, can anyone let me know how to set these two variables.....

$boardurl = URL to your forum's containing folder (without trailing "/"), where YaBB.pl is located. This would be http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/yabb

$boarddir = Absolute path to your forum's containing folder (usually can be left as ".")

I'm currently looking at installing the YaBB script, if anyone has successfully installed it can they offer any advise as the following still baffles me

Thanks

Full Server Path To Web Space Root Directory:
This depends on your Freeola User Name. The last 2 numbers form part of the path (e.g. For 'sr0011223' the path is /freeola/users/3/2/sr0011223. For 'sr0024658' the path is /freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658.

Full Server Path To CGI Directory:
As the with the server path above to web space above, this is based on your Freeola User Name (e.g. For 'sr0011223' the path is /freeola/users/3/2/sr0011223/cgi-shl/. For 'sr0024658' the path is /freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/.

Full URL For Web Space:
Your web address as viewed by a browser (e.g. www.bob.spursfans.com or www.mydomain.com).

Full URL To CGI Script:
Your web address with '/cgi-bin/' added to the end (e.g. www.bob.spursfans.com/cgi-bin/).

Yes, your correct and thanks for all the help I've received. For any others wanting to add a YaBB Forum using Freeola webspace the following settings apply assuming you employ there default folder settings :

For obvious reasons I haven't shown my real user number. Ignore the spacing before public_html this is simply to overcome the maximum word length allowed to be posted on this forum.

$boardurl = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/cgi-bin/yabb";

$boarddir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb";
$boardsdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Boards";
$datadir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Messages";
$memberdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Members";
$sourcedir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Sources";
$vardir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Variables";
$facesdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/htdocs/ public_html/YaBBImages/avatars";

$facesurl = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/ public_html/YaBBImages/avatars";
$imagesdir = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/ public_html/YaBBImages";
$ubbcjspath = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/ public_html/ubbc.js";
$faderpath = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/ public_html/fader.js";
$helpfile = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/ public_html/YaBBHelp/index.html";

Images and links need to include the http:// within the code, so I expect you need to alter the "$boardurl" variable to include this.

From:
$boardurl = "www.healthandmedicine.net/cgi-bin/yabb";

To:
$boardurl = "http://www.healthandmedicine.net/cgi-bin/yabb";

I've progressed but have a problem with setting the correct path for images. If you take a look at my page...
 
http://www.healthandmedicine.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi
 
hover over the missing images and note the link address
 
$boardurl = "www.healthandmedicine.net/cgi-bin/yabb";
 
$boarddir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb";         # The server path to the board's folder (usually can be left as '.')
 
$boardsdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Boards";           # Directory with board data files
 
$datadir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Messages";           # Directory with messages
 
$memberdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Members";          # Directory with member files
 
$sourcedir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Sources";          # Directory with YaBB source files
 
$vardir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/cgi-shl/yabb/Variables";           # Directory with variable files
 
The following look as if they're wrong:
 
As I posted it said words, or text without spaces, more than 60 characters in length are not allowed so I've added a space in some places, just ignore that.

$facesdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/htdocs/public_html/ YaBBImages/ avatars";      # The server path to your avatars (userpics) folder
 
$facesurl = "www.healthandmedicine.net/public_html/ YaBBImages/avatars";  # URL to your avatars folder
 
$imagesdir = "/freeola/users/8/2/sr0245328/htdocs/public_html/ YaBBImages";    # URL to your images folder
 
$ubbcjspath = "www.healthandmedicine.net/public_html/ubbc.js";      # URL to your 'ubbc.js' (REQUIRED for post/modify to work properly)
 
$faderpath = "www.healthandmedicine.net/public_html/fader.js";      # URL to your 'fader.js'
 
$helpfile = "www.healthandmedicine.net/public_html/ YaBBHelp/index.html"; # URL to your help file
 
Anyone know where I've gone wrong?

Thanks for the quick response, I'll give things a go and let you know how I get on.

I think you'll need:

$boarddir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb";
$boardsdir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb/Boards";
$datadir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb/Messages";
$memberdir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb/Members";
$sourcedir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb/Sources";
$vardir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb/Variables";

Assuming your UserID is sr0024658

Yes I realise YaBB.pl has to be put in the yabb folder within the cgi-bin

The folder structure would be:

/cgi-bin/yabb/
/cgi-bin/yabb/Boards
/cgi-bin/yabb/Members
/cgi-bin/yabb/Messages
/cgi-bin/yabb/Sources
/cgi-bin/yabb/Variables

It asks for:

$boarddir = "."; # The server path to the board's folder (usually can be left as '.')
$boardsdir = "./Boards"; # Directory with board data files
$datadir = "./Messages"; # Directory with messages
$memberdir = "./Members"; # Directory with member files
$sourcedir = "./Sources"; # Directory with YaBB source files
$vardir = "./Variables"; # Directory with variable files

You might be right.

I've never used Yabb, just going on past Script rules.

Usually the Scripts gain access to files from the root, not the Web Address, which is what the whole /freeola/users/0/0/sr454000/ is all about. Its the location of the users Web Folders on the Freeola Servers, but only the htdocs and cgi-shi foldes are accessable via http:// (the Internet).

I blame Freeola for being confusing and making me talk wrongness...

I hate being wrong...

Leakest_Wink wrote:

> $boardurl = URL to your forum's containing folder (without trailing
> "/"), where YaBB.pl is located. This would be
> http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/yabb

You have to put Yabb.pl into the cgi-bin so when you link to it you should put in, 'http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/yabb'

Yabb being the folder full of the Yabb files that should be in the cgi-bin.

> $boarddir = Absolute path to your forum's containing folder (usually
> can be left as ".")

This is where the normal files are that are not put in the cgi-bin but are put into the normal Yabb folder. Just leave this as . because the files should all be in the same folder.

I believe you need to set $boarddir as:

$boarddir = "/freeola/users/8/5/sr0024658/cgi-shl/yabb";