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ManualInstallation modified by Ulf Dittmer

Ulf Dittmer — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:12:12 -0000

ManualInstallation modified by Ulf Dittmer

Ulf Dittmer — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 08:57:14 -0000

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 You need to create a customed configuration file named _jforum-custom.conf_ under WEB-INF/config/ directory. Add the following key and value into it: installed=true 

+Many of these settings are also available via *Admin Control Panel -> Configurations* once the web app is up and running, but some of them take effect only after a web app restart.
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 ## Security Information and Considerations

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ManualInstallation modified by Andowson Chang

Andowson Chang — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 02:11:44 -0000

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   * Remove the line "`install = net.jforum.view.install.InstallAction`" from the file _WEB-INF/config/modulesMapping.properties_
   * JForum uses a servlet mapping to invoke the pages. This mapping is `*`.page, and is already properly configured at _WEB-INF/web.xml_. If you are running JForum on an ISPs which have Apache HTTPD in front of Tomcat, you may need to contact their Technical Support and ask them to explicity enable the mapping for you. 
-  * The directory "images", "tmp", "upload" and "WEB-INF" (and their sub-directories) should have write permission to the user who runs the web server. You'll get nasty exceptions if there is no write permission. In the same way, if you're going to use the file attachments support, the directoy you'd chosen to store the files ("uploads" by default) should also be writable. 
+  * The directory "images", "tmp", "upload" and "WEB-INF" (and their sub-directories) should have write permission to the user who runs the web server. You'll get nasty exceptions if there is no write permission. In the same way, if you're going to use the file attachments support, the directoy you'd chosen to store the files ("upload" by default) should also be writable. 
   * The administration interface is accessible via the link Admin Control Panel, located in the bottom of the main page. You will only see this link if you are logged as Administrator. See above the default password for the admin user: 

 > The username is Admin and the password is admin

ManualInstallation modified by Ulf Dittmer

Ulf Dittmer — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:25:37 -0000

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 For automated installation, check the Installation & configuration - Wizard section. 

-Note: These instructions are for the installation of JForum, release version 2.3.x. Some of the steps here described may not be valid for older versions, which are no longer supported. 
+Note: These instructions are for the installation of JForum, release version 2.3.x and later. Some of the steps here described may not be valid for older versions, which are no longer supported. 

 ## Downloading JForum

ManualInstallation modified by Ulf Dittmer

Ulf Dittmer — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:24:48 -0000

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 To get JForum, go to the [download page](https://sourceforge.net/projects/jforum2/files/) and get the latest version. 
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+If you're running on a JDK other than Oracle's, also get the jcaptcha-1.0.jar file, and use it instead of the one that comes in the war file.

 ## Unpacking

ManualInstallation modified by Ulf Dittmer

Ulf Dittmer — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:23:02 -0000

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-To get JForum, go to the [download page](http://code.google.com/p/jforum2/downloads/list) and get the latest version. 
+To get JForum, go to the [download page](https://sourceforge.net/projects/jforum2/files/) and get the latest version. 

 ## Unpacking

ManualInstallation modified by Ulf Dittmer

Ulf Dittmer — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:42:00 -0000

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 Open the file _WEB-INF/config/SystemGlobals.properties_. Now search for a key named `database.driver.name` and configure it according to the following table: 

-Database
-Key value
-
-MySQL
-mysql
-
-PostgreSQL
-postgresql
-
-HSQLDB
-hsqldb
-
-Oracle
-oracle
-
-SQL Server
-sqlserver
+Database | Key value
+- | -
+MySQL | mysql
+PostgreSQL | postgresql
+HSQLDB | hsqldb
+Oracle | oracle
+SQL Server | sqlserver

 The default value is mysql, which means JForum will try to use MySQL. Note that the value should be in lowercase. 

@@ -64,36 +54,22 @@

 By default JForum uses a connection pool, option which is specified by the key `database.connection.implementation`. The following table shows the possible values for this key: 

-Connection Storage Type 
-Key value
-
-Pooled Connections 
-_net.jforum.PooledConnection_
-
-Simple Connections 
-_net.jforum.SimpleConnection_
-
-DataSource Connections 
-_net.jforum.DataSourceConnection_
+Connection Storage Type | Key value
+- | -
+Pooled Connections | _net.jforum.PooledConnection_
+Simple Connections | _net.jforum.SimpleConnection_
+DataSource Connections | _net.jforum.DataSourceConnection_

 If you have chosen _net.jforum.DataSourceConnection_, then set the name of the datasource in key `database.datasource.name`, and ignore the table below. Otherwise, do the following steps: 

 Edit the file _WEB-INF/config/database/`<`DBNAME`>`/`<`DBNAME`>`.properties_, where _`<`DBNAME`>`_ is the database name you are using - for instance, mysql, postgresql or hsqldb. In this file there are some options you should change, according to the table below: 

-Key Name 
-Key value description
-
-database.connection.username 
-_Database username_
-
-database.connection.password 
-_Database password_
-
-database.connection.host 
-_The host where the database is located_
-
-dbname 
-_The database name. The default value is jforum. All JForum tables are preceded by "jforum`_`", so you don't need to worry about conflicting table names._
+Key Name | Key value description
+- | -
+database.connection.username | _Database username_
+database.connection.password | _Database password_
+database.connection.host | _The host where the database is located_
+dbname | _The database name. The default value is jforum. All JForum tables are preceded by "jforum`_`", so you don't need to worry about conflicting table names._

 The other properties you may leave with the default values if you don't know what to put.

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Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:52:50 -0000

Originally posted by: sguerr...@gmail.com

lastly when updating the: forum.link and homepage.link in SystemGlobals?.properties, if the site i wish to host is www.forumsnow.com, what should the entries be if the folder I have on my servers tomcat is installed under private/apache-tomcat-5.5.26/webapps/forum/ ?????

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Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:52:50 -0000

Originally posted by: sguerr...@gmail.com

Also you point this out <<JForum uses a servlet mapping to invoke the pages. This mapping is .page, and is already properly configured at WEB-INF/web.xml. If you are running JForum on an ISPs which have Apache HTTPD in front of Tomcat, you may need to contact their Technical Support and ask them to explicity enable the mapping for you. >>

How would they do so?

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Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:52:50 -0000

Originally posted by: sguerr...@gmail.com

Hello

I followed all your steps and there is still nothing that happens when I type in the web address where i am trying to host the forum. First off I downloaded the latest .war file from you download section, but when i look at the directory there are no classes or anything so i don't understand how can the site run?