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1. Unzip the package in an empty directory.

Done.

2. Open b2config.php in a text editor, and modify the variables as explained in the comments. Comments are lines that start with # or /* or //

Done, except kind of confused on a few parts.

3. Upload everything. This release is designed to sit in your root folder, IE the folder where your b2-powered page will reside.

Uploaded every single thing into home/public_html/b2

4. a. This isn't necessary but ensures your security: With your FTP program, do a CHMOD 644 on the file b2config.php, so no-one can overwrite it except you. If your server is on Windows NT, then set the file on "read-only" mode.
b. if you want to use the spellchecker, do a CHMOD 755 on sproxy.pl

I don't know about this.

5. Launch b2install.php in your browser. This should setup the MySQL database for your blog. If there is an error, double check your b2config.php file, and try again. If it fails again, please go to the support forums there: http://tidakada.com/board, and make a post with all the information about the failure (error messages, etc), and your setup (the PHP and MySQL versions on your server, and the browser you were using).

I clicked on the file, and it opened itself. At the bottom, it gave me a login name, but no password.

6. Delete b2install.php - this is not necessary since v0.5, because there's no "drop table" instructions in the install script anymore, but it's better to delete it anyway (or rename it to a random name in case you need it again in the future).

I didn't delete it.

7. Go to b2login.php and log in with the login "admin" and the pass "admin". Then click on the menu 'My Profile', and change the password. Note: you need javascript enabled to launch the profile popup window.

I can't log in. When I tried logging in with Admin, it took me to a cannot find file page. I uploaded the files twice, and still can't seem to log in.

8. Do this if you don't want to blog as "admin": log out, create an user account on b2register.php, then re-log in as "admin", and update the level of the new user to 5 or more, so that you have all the admin rights. Logout, then log in as the new user.

Didn't do this since step 7 wasn't completed.

I just started on blogging, used xanga before, but it's different. Can someone help this clueless person?


<?php

/* *
* b2's config file *
* */


# Reminder: everything that starts with #, /* or // is a comment

/* Start editing */

# $siteurl is your blog's URL: for example, 'http://mydomain.com' (no trailing slash !)
# $blogfilename is the name of the default file for your blog
# $blogname is the name of your blog

$siteurl = 'http://xuling.net';
$blogfilename = 'index.php';
$blogname = "Xu Ling";
$blogdescription = "Blogging !";


# fill these only if you have a Cafelog ID,
# this enables your blog to be in the Recently Updated b2 blogs list.
# to obtain this ID, e-mail [email protected] with these details:
# name of the weblog, weblog's URL, your e-mail address, and a password
# in the future, the password will allow you to change these details online

$cafelogID = '';
$use_cafelogping = 0; # set this to 1 if you do have a Cafelog ID


# $pathserver is where you have uploaded b2: for example, 'http://xuling.net' (no ending slash !)
# by default b2 is set to run in the folder your blog resides, same as $siteurl

$pathserver = 'http://xuling.net';


# your email (obvious uh ?)
$admin_email = '[email protected]';


# set this to 0 or 1, whether you want new users to be able to post entries once they registered
$new_users_can_blog = 1;


# set this to 0 or 1, whether you want to allow users to register on your blog.
$users_can_register = 1;


# day at the start of the week: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, etc
$start_of_week = 1;



// ** MySQL settings **

# fill with your database details
$dbname = 'b2'; // the name of the database
$dbhost = 'localhost'; // 99% chances you won't need to change this value
$dbusername = 'user'; // your MySQL username
$dbpassword = 'pass'; // ...and password

# database tables' names (change them if you want to have multiple b2's in a single database)
$tableposts = 'b2posts';
$tableusers = 'b2users';
$tablesettings = 'b2settings';
$tablecategories = 'b2categories';
$tablecomments = 'b2comments';


// ** Post preview function **

# set this to 1 if you want to use the 'preview' function
$use_preview = 1;



// ** Spell Checker functions **


# set this to 0 to disable the spell checker, or 1 to enable it
$use_spellchecker = 1;



// ** Text formatting options **

# these options can help you format your text without using too much html
$use_bbcode = 0; // use BBCode, like bold
$use_gmcode = 0; // use GreyMatter-styles: **bold** \italic\ __underline__
$use_quicktags = 1; // buttons for HTML tags (they won't work on IE Mac yet)

# IMPORTANT! set this to 0 if you are using Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
# or other double-bytes languages
$use_htmltrans = 1;

# this could help balance your HTML code. if it gives bad results, set it to 0
$use_balanceTags = 1;

# this would convert quotes into smart/curly quotes, set it to 1 to enable it
$use_smartquotes = 0;


// ** Image upload **


# set this to 0 to disable file upload, or 1 to enable it
$use_fileupload = 0;

# enter the real path of the directory where you'll upload the pictures
# if you're unsure about what your real path is, please ask your host's support staff
# note that the directory must be writable by the webserver (ChMod 766)
# note for windows-servers users: use forwardslashes instead of backslashes
#$fileupload_realpath = '/home/xuling.net/b2/images';
$fileupload_realpath = '/home/public_html/images';

# enter the URL of that directory (it's used to generate the links to the pictures)
$fileupload_url = 'http://xuling.net/images';

# accepted file types, you can add to that list if you want
# note: add a space before and after each file type
# example: $fileupload_allowedtypes = ' jpg gif png ';
$fileupload_allowedtypes = ' jpg gif png ';

# by default, most servers limit the size of uploads to 2048 KB
# if you want to set it to a lower value, here it is (you cannot set a higher value)
$fileupload_maxk = '96';

# you may not want all users to upload pictures/files, so you can set a minimum level for this
$fileupload_minlevel = '1';

# ...or you may authorize only some users. enter their logins here, separated by spaces
# if you leave that variable blank, all users who have the minimum level are authorized to upload
# note: add a space before and after each login name
# example: $fileupload_allowedusers = ' barbara anne ';
$fileupload_allowedusers = '';



// ** RSS syndication options **

# these options are used by b2rdf.php (1.0), b2rss.php (0.92), and b2rss2.php (2.0)
# note: if you don't want to syndicate your news, you can delete these files

# number of last posts to syndicate
$posts_per_rss = 10;

# the language of your blog ( see this: http://backend.userland.com/stories/storyReader$16 )
$rss_language = 'en';

# for b2rss.php: allow encoded HTML in <description> tag? 1=yes, 0=no
$rss_encoded_html = 0;

# length (in words) of excerpts in the RSS feed? 0=unlimited
# note: in b2rss.php, this will be set to 0 if you use encoded HTML
$rss_excerpt_length = 50;



// ** Weblogs.com ping **

# set this to 1 if you want your site to be listed on http://weblogs.com when you add a new post
$use_weblogsping = 0;


// ** Blo.gs ping **

# set this to 1 if you want your site to be listed on http://blo.gs when you add a new post
$use_blodotgsping = 0;

# if you ping blo.gs, this is the URL that will be sent to it (enter your blog's URL):
$blodotgsping_url = 'http://xuling.net';



// ** Trackback / PingBack **

# set this to 0 or 1, whether you want to allow your posts to be trackback'able or not
# note: setting it to zero would also disable sending trackbacks
$use_trackback = 0;

# set this to 0 or 1, whether you want to allow your posts to be pingback'able or not
# note: setting it to zero would also disable sending pingbacks
$use_pingback = 0;



// ** Comments options **

# set this to 1 to require e-mail and name, or 0 to allow comments without e-mail/name
$require_name_email = 0;

# here is a list of the tags that are allowed in the comments.
# you can add tags to the list, just add them in the string,
# add only the opening tag: for example, only '<a>' instead of '<a href=""></a>'

$comment_allowed_tags = '<b><i><u><strong><em><code><blockquote><p><br><strike><a>';

# set this to 1 to let every author be notified about comments on their posts
$comments_notify = 0;



// ** Smilies options **

# set this to 1 to enable smiley conversion in posts
# (note: this makes smiley conversion in ALL posts)
$use_smilies = 0;

# the directory where your smilies are (no trailing slash)
$smilies_directory = 'http://example.com/b2-img/smilies';

# here's the conversion table, you can modify it if you know what you're doing
$b2smiliestrans = array(
'' => 'icon_smile.gif',
'' => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
'' => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
'' => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
'' => 'icon_smile.gif',
'' => 'icon_smile.gif',
'' => 'icon_smile.gif',
'' => 'icon_sad.gif',
'' => 'icon_sad.gif',
'' => 'icon_sad.gif',
'' => 'icon_surprised.gif',
'' => 'icon_surprised.gif',
'' => 'icon_surprised.gif',
'' => 'icon_eek.gif',
'' => 'icon_eek.gif',
'' => 'icon_eek.gif',
'' => 'icon_confused.gif',
'' => 'icon_confused.gif',
'' => 'icon_confused.gif',
'' => 'icon_cool.gif',
'' => 'icon_cool.gif',
'' => 'icon_cool.gif',
'' => 'icon_lol.gif',
'' => 'icon_mad.gif',
'' => 'icon_mad.gif',
'' => 'icon_mad.gif',
'' => 'icon_razz.gif',
'' => 'icon_razz.gif',
'' => 'icon_razz.gif',
'' => 'icon_redface.gif',
'' => 'icon_cry.gif',
'' => 'icon_evil.gif',
'' => 'icon_twisted.gif',
'' => 'icon_rolleyes.gif',
'' => 'icon_wink.gif',
'' => 'icon_wink.gif',
'' => 'icon_wink.gif',
'' => 'icon_exclaim.gif',
'' => 'icon_question.gif',
'' => 'icon_idea.gif',
'' => 'icon_arrow.gif',
'' => 'icon_neutral.gif',
'' => 'icon_neutral.gif',
'' => 'icon_neutral.gif',
'' => 'icon_mrgreen.gif',
);


# the weekdays and the months.. translate them if necessary

$weekday[0]='Sunday';
$weekday[1]='Monday';
$weekday[2]='Tuesday';
$weekday[3]='Wednesday';
$weekday[4]='Thursday';
$weekday[5]='Friday';
$weekday[6]='Saturday';


# the months, translate them if necessary - note: this isn't active everywhere yet
$month['01']='January';
$month['02']='February';
$month['03']='March';
$month['04']='April';
$month['05']='May';
$month['06']='June';
$month['07']='July';
$month['08']='August';
$month['09']='September';
$month['10']='October';
$month['11']='November';
$month['12']='December';



# $b2inc is where the included b2 files are: that's generally the directory b2-include,
# so you shouldn't have to change that setting
$b2inc = './b2-include';


// ** Querystring Configuration ** (don't change if you don't know what you're doing)

$querystring_start = '?';
$querystring_equal = '=';
$querystring_separator = '&';




// ** Configuration for b2mail.php ** (skip this if you don't intend to blog via email)

# mailserver settings
$mailserver_url = 'mail.xuling.net';
$mailserver_login = '[email protected]';
$mailserver_pass = 'password';
$mailserver_port = 110;

# by default posts will have this category
$default_category = 1;

# subject prefix
$subjectprefix = 'blog:';

# body terminator string (starting from this string, everything will be ignored, including this string)
$bodyterminator = "___";

# set this to 1 to run in test mode
$thisisforfunonly = 0;


### Special Configuration for some phone email services

# some mobile phone email services will send identical subject & content on the same line
# if you use such a service, set $use_phoneemail to 1, and indicate a separator string
# when you compose your message, you'll type your subject then the separator string
# then you type your login:password, then the separator, then content

$use_phoneemail = 0;
$phoneemail_separator = ':::';





/* Stop editing */


$HTTP_HOST=getenv('HTTP_HOST'); /* domain name */
$REMOTE_ADDR=getenv('REMOTE_ADDR'); /* visitor's IP */
$HTTP_USER_AGENT=getenv('HTTP_USER_AGENT'); /* visitor's browser */

$server = $dbhost;
$loginsql = $dbusername;
$passsql = $dbpassword;
$path = $pathserver;
$base = $dbname;

?>

That's what my b2config.php looks like. Are there mistakes?

[xRachelx]

You have to create a MySQL database...and for that, you either have to have your own domain or be hosted by someone who owns a domain and they can probably help you =) I hope that helps!
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