Validate Permissions
YetAnotherForum.NET Installation is easier when YAF has write access to your .config
files. Click below to test is permissions are correct. If they are not, you can
still use the installation wizard.
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Create Config Password
Since this is the first time you install or upgrade this version of the forum, you
need to create a configuration password for security. This password is stored with
your appSettings in the
app.config
file.
Config Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Config Password
Enter the configuration password to upgrade or manually install the forum.
If this is an upgrade, please enter the configuration password you created when
the forum was first installed, not the admin user password.
Password:
No Write Access to App Settings
Unable to modify your config file to write the installation password due to permission.
Please open the web.config
file in the application root directory and add/update the following key in the <AppSettings>
section:
<add key="YAF.ConfigPassword" value="YourPassword" />
See this Topic in the YAF Wiki for more Information
Click "Next" when you are ready.
YAF Database Connection
Select Existing
Select SQL Server Database Connection String:
Create New Connection String
Note: Connection String will be saved as " runat="server" Text="yafnet" />".
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User ID:
Password:
Test Database Connection
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Connection Details
No Write Access to Settings
Unable to modify your config file to set Database Connection due to no write permission.
Please open the web.config
file in the application root directory and add/update the following key in the <AppSettings>
section:
<add key="YAF.ConnectionStringName" value="" />
No Write Access to Database Connection Strings
Unable to modify your config file to set Database Connection string due to no write
permission.
Please open the db.config
file
in the application root directory and add/update the following key in the <connectionStrings>
section:
<add name="" connectionString=" runat="server" ID="lblDBConnStringValue" />" />
See this Topic in the YAF Wiki for more Information
Click "Next" when you are ready.
You may want to test your YAF configuration settings here before proceeding.
Database Connection Test
Click the Previous button to edit the database configuration.
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Connection Details
Mail (SMTP) Sending Test
Send From Email Address:
Send To Email Address:
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SMTP Test Details
Initialize/Upgrade Database
Clicking next will initalize/upgrade your database to the latest version.
Create Board
Board Name:
The name of your board.
Guest User Time Zone:
Guest User & Board Culture:
Forum Email:
The official forum email address.
Existing User Name:
The name of the existing user to make the admin.
Admin User Name:
The name of the admin user.
Admin E-mail:
The administrators email address.
Admin Password:
The password of the admin user.
Confirm Password:
Verify the password.
Security Question:
The question you will be asked when you need to retrieve your lost password.
Security Answer:
The answer to the security question.
Migrate Roles and Users
user(s) in your forum database.
Click "Next" to start the upgrade (migration) of all roles and users from your old
Yet Another Forum.NET database to the .NET Provider Model. The migration task can
take a very long time depending on how many users are in your forum.
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Migrating Users...
Please do not navigate away from this page while the migration is in progress. It
can take a very long time to perform the migration.
Migrating Roles and Users...
Setup/Upgrade Finished
Your forum has now been setup or upgraded to the latest version.