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IPB 3.4.2 Patch is just a patch for earlier copies of IPB. IP.Board.v3.4.2.UPDATED.PHP.NULL-DGT already has the patch applied so is the only one you need to download.

How to install Invision Power Board 3.4 - A Step-by-Step tutorial by Phun from WebFlake.net - Things we need: A webhost that supports PHP A webhost that allows Databases A webhost that is offshore The latest package of Invision Power Board An FTP client (Like FileZilla) A brain and the will to learn Note: This works on pretty much every version of IP.Board. They all install in similar fashion. 1. Finding a webhost For the installation of Invision Power Board (and any other forum board software) we need a webhost. Finding a webhost is the hard part of this, as webhosting and domains are not for free. For people that first want to try the software out, you can get a subdomain and free hosting, for this i recommend you sign up at http://000webhost.com/ as they are a well known free hosting company. Alright, now when you've set your hosting account up we can go to step 2. 2. File Transfer Protocol & FileZillaFrom your webhost you will receive log-in details to your control panel, and login details for FTP. FTP stands for File-Transfer-Protocol and is used to upload files to your webspace. Programmers already have made a nice tool for this called 'FileZilla' it is free and easy to download: Click Here Just follow the installation steps for FileZilla and start it up, once you're done, launch the program. Click the icon you see on the top left (not the arrow) Click "New Site" and fill in your site's name Change the type to "Normal" and fill in the details you got from your hosting company Click the Connect button Now you should see the home directory, double click the folder called "public_html" You're done for now, keep FileZilla open because we are going to use it later on in this tutorial! 3. Creating a database To store usernames and data, Invision Power Board needs a database. Creating a database is very simple. Your host most likely has cPanel, which is what i'm going to show you. If your host doesn't have cPanel and uses a different control panel, search for things that are similar to those shown on screenshots. 1. Log in to your website's cpanel, which can be accessed by putting /cpanel at the end of your domain 2. Click the "MySQL Databases" button (shown above) We want to create a new database, so we will fill in the name, in our case "demo". We also need to add a user, so fill this area in and click "Create User" After that, add the user to the database, select the two and click "ADD". We should give the user full permissions, click "All Priviliges" and Click "Make Changes". We are now done with this part, our database has been set up. Copy the details somewhere because you will need the at the installation! So far it's going great. 4. Downloading & Transferring IPBIf you are a license holder, download the latest package of Invision Power Board from your clients area's download center and unRAR it somewhere you want. If not, visit the DL system over at WebFlake.net to download the latest version from the internet. Go to the "upload" folder of the downloaded package and select all files (CTRL+A) and drag them into the 'public_html' of your filezilla screen, it should start uploading the files. Once everything is uploaded, navigate to your website and proceed to Step 5. 5. Installing Invision Power Board Once all your files are uploaded, navigate to your domain. The installer should pop up! Click next on the first page you see. If there's any errors, contact your host about it! 1. Accept the EULA on the next page. 2. Select the applications you want installed and click "Next" 3. Make sure the addresses are OK and click "Next" (they should be OK by default) 4. Enter your License key (optional) Now we have to fill in the details we got from creating the database, the host should be localhost by default, if this doesn't work: Contact your host for the details. Fill in the database details like above, you don't need to fill in the table prefix. After that, fill in your admin account and let the isntallation finish! This is a fully automated process and should take about 5 to 10 minutes. When it's ready you should see this: Your forum is installed! When you go to your domain, you should see the default IPB data and skin. Just click the "Sign in" button to sign in and start configuring your installation by clicking the "Login to your Admin CP" link above your little profile when logged in. Just click the link and fill in your details hxxp://yourdomain.com/admin/ and configure everything. Make sure you go to FileZilla and delete the admin->install folder completely! Installation Complete! © Phun - WebFlake.net

I edited my post above, I had forgotten that you renamed your admin directory

It doesn't sound like you've actually got to upgrading yet then. What happens when you go to http://yoursite.com/admin ? edit: did you rename the admin folder in the files you downloaded before you uploaded to your ftp? Also you would have to try to go to http://yoursite.com/youradmindirectoryand not what I said above.

If your upgrade completed the database should have converted.

Look in initdata.php and make sure define( 'CP_DIRECTORY', 'admin' );is set to what you renamed your admin directory to.

Marked. Thanks guys

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Did you just convert from phpBB? If so theres a thread and fix here http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/342992-template-error-during-conversion/ If not have you tried rebuilding and recaching your skins?

You can use IP.Board.v3.4.2.UPDATED.PHP.NULL-DGT for either a fresh installation or an upgrade.Is that what you are asking?

Yes, the DGT release IS a full installation / upgrade package. The patch is not.

Just to clarify too, ONLY the DGT release is verified to have the 3.4.2 and under patches applied. I don't believe the 3.4.1 version does. You'll still need to apply any patches released in the future, however.

No you wont lose anything, it will just update the forum software. Make sure you take a database backup first anyway.

Retail is better I suppose because its the latest version. Its just preference otherwise really, some people feel safer using nulled.

It doesn't matter what your forum is now. Nulled just means its had all callbacks to IPS removed. If you are using an offshore host it probably doesn't matter whether you used nulled or retail.

You upload everything then go to your forum and follow the onscreen instructions. You will have to rename the admin folder to 'adminmyforum' before you upload it (and any other folders you renamed).