Installation instructions for Simple Forum

Installation Difficulty? - Laravel installation might be difficult for some users. It will be fine as long as you know how to set domain/subdomain's root path or have performed Laravel installation before.

Step 1: Preparation

Please upload all the extracted files and folders to your server.

Set correct root path - You need to set the root path for domain/subdomain's to public directory inside uploaded files. If you are installing in a folder then please update your web server to redirect all traffic to the folder to public folder.

You can access the installer by added /install at the end of your domain/subdomain i.e,

https: // yourdomain.com / install or https: // subdomain.yourdomain.com / install for domain/subdomain installation, must have set the root path set to 'public' folder.

https: // yourdomain.com / subfolder / install for sub directory/folder installation, must have set the traffic redirect to 'public' folder.

Please prepare the details (mentioned at installer page)

Step 2: Pre-Install Checklist

If there is any server config change required, you will see the details on this page. You need to resolve these before proceeding to next step. If you are not sure about any issue, search at google or bing or check with your host/server administrator. If all fine, you will be sent to next step.

Step 3: Configuration

Please fill username and license key/purchase code for license form and database, mail and account forms.

Please make sure that

  • all the details are correct
  • database is created and empty
  • database user has all the privileges on the database

Step 4: Finalize Installation

We are almost done, it's time to finalize the installation.

You must press the Finalize installation button to complete the installation.

After installation guide

  1. Please setup cron job as
* * * * * php /path/to/UploadFolder/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

It's okay to run the schedule every minute as it won't run if there is no task. But if you don't want then you can set to run once/twice an hour.

  1. Update settings

Please login to app and update setting for logo, favicon and all other to personalize the forum. You have following settings options

  1. App Settings
  2. Forum Settings
  3. Ads & Analytics Settings
  4. Social Auth & Link Settings
  5. Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

  1. Please add/edit user roles and set their permissions as you need.

  2. For any reason if you need the database and email config can be changed in the .env file.

Installation Service

We recommend that you perform installation as mentioned in this guide yourself.

In case you want to request installation service, please open support ticket for installation request. It will cost you $30

Please don't forget to provide all the details such as License Key/Purchase Code, Server Details (access to files and database) with login credentials and desired path to install the item. We will required 1 working day to complete the installation. Once done, you will be replied with all the details to get you started with your new forum.

In case we have any server configuration issue, we might need to work with your host/server admin to resolve it and this time doesn't count in the installation deadline.

If you have any question or require further information, the contact details are mention here.