SMF Ad Mod Installation
For those of you who know I run a forum using Simple Machines Forum software you'll know that I have been wanting to run ads on the site. For those of you that don't know, SMF is a free software package that allows you to create your own forum on your own server and customize it to the best of your abilities.
I downloaded two of the Ad Mod Zip files from the site. Being unfamiliar with the software, despite having the forum up for almost a year now, I unzipped the files and uploaded them to my server. Then I tried running the install.php. Of course it didn't work because thats not how you are supposed to do it.
So from the amount of bad information online and the number of posts requesting help I thought I would explain how to do it right.
Under the Main section there is a link called Packages. Click that to go to the Packages page. On that page click the Download Packages link in the middle of the page. scroll to the bottom to find the field called Upload a Package. Click on Browse and find the location of the zipped file you downloaded with the Ad Mod, or any other mod for that matter. Click Uplodoad and let SMF do the rest.
The good thing is if you try to upload the same zip file twice the program will let you know that that file already exists instead of overwriting the whole thing.
The problem is that I can't get the Ad Mod to work no matter how I configure it despite it being good for my current version. Look for another post on that soon as I work around it adding other Mod's and My own Banner Ads by making Template Modifications.
SMF Simple Machine Forum Forum Software
I downloaded two of the Ad Mod Zip files from the site. Being unfamiliar with the software, despite having the forum up for almost a year now, I unzipped the files and uploaded them to my server. Then I tried running the install.php. Of course it didn't work because thats not how you are supposed to do it.
So from the amount of bad information online and the number of posts requesting help I thought I would explain how to do it right.
Under the Main section there is a link called Packages. Click that to go to the Packages page. On that page click the Download Packages link in the middle of the page. scroll to the bottom to find the field called Upload a Package. Click on Browse and find the location of the zipped file you downloaded with the Ad Mod, or any other mod for that matter. Click Uplodoad and let SMF do the rest.
The good thing is if you try to upload the same zip file twice the program will let you know that that file already exists instead of overwriting the whole thing.
The problem is that I can't get the Ad Mod to work no matter how I configure it despite it being good for my current version. Look for another post on that soon as I work around it adding other Mod's and My own Banner Ads by making Template Modifications.
SMF Simple Machine Forum Forum Software
posted by Chris at 8:33 AM
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