I Really Need Help

[shadyDW]

I just bought a php form building program online. After completing the download I did the unzip feature.

 

Now here's what the install text document says:

 

Upload EasyFormIt script to the root directory of your web-server.

Change file access rigths of application.php to 666

Change directory right of admin/data to 777

Create a database (using your web hosting control panel).

Go to http://domain.com/admin/install.php

Fill out the form and click "Install".

 

My question is, what the heck does the script look like? All I have in the folders are a bunch of files

 

that are in Macromedia format.

 

Does anyone here have a clue where I should start?

[TCH-Bruce]

The instructions are telling you to upload the files and folders to your public_html folder. Once uploaded you are to change the permissions of the application.php file to 666.

 

You also need to change the permissions of the data folder inside the admin folder to 777 so the server can write to that folder.

 

You also need to create a database using the MySQL function in cPanel. When you create the database you also need to create a user and add that user to the database to use it.

 

Then you are to launch the install scipt included which will set up the software for your use using the link of http://your-TCH-domain.ext/admin/install.php

 

The files are not Macromedia files they are PHP files and are the script.

[shadyDW]

So now would I have to upload every file individually or can I upload the entire folder named easyformit at once? If so how?

 

Thanks in advance...

The instructions are telling you to upload the files and folders to your public_html folder. Once uploaded you are to change the permissions of the application.php file to 666.

 

You also need to change the permissions of the data folder inside the admin folder to 777 so the server can write to that folder.

 

You also need to create a database using the MySQL function in cPanel. When you create the database you also need to create a user and add that user to the database to use it.

 

Then you are to launch the install scipt included which will set up the software for your use using the link of http://your-TCH-domain.ext/admin/install.php

 

The files are not Macromedia files they are PHP files and are the script.

[TweezerMan]

You should be able to upload an entire folder with your FTP program.

[nortk]

By the way, you said that the files are in Macromedia format. What's probably happening here is that DreamWeaver has associated itself with files having the .php extension. Double-clicking one would probably open it for editing in DreamWeaver.

 

You CAN upload files individually, as you said. But besides that being tedious, it's also not very reliable. FTPing the entire file, and using CPanel to unzip it, is far far far more reliable (not 100 percent reliable, but pretty close).

[shadyDW]

Thanks for all your help guys

By the way, you said that the files are in Macromedia format. What's probably happening here is that DreamWeaver has associated itself with files having the .php extension. Double-clicking one would probably open it for editing in DreamWeaver.

 

You CAN upload files individually, as you said. But besides that being tedious, it's also not very reliable. FTPing the entire file, and using CPanel to unzip it, is far far far more reliable (not 100 percent reliable, but pretty close).