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 VIII. Basic Administration:

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Now it's time to create some Categories ('boards') and Forums (which are part of those boards).

 

Open the file 'controlPanel.php' in your webbrowser. You are required to be logged in as an administrator first to be able to administer the forum. The standard administrator's login data are:

 

  Nickname: Admin23

  Password: 11111111

 

It is advised that you change the login data as soon as possible to prevent malicious visitors from abusing that account! You can do this by clicking on the 'Profile' link which is located on nearly every page. You have to be logged in for this link to be visible.

 

Next, in the control panel, click on 'Add a new category' and enter the description. You may also specify a 'position' for each category. By default every position is 0, which means that newly created categories appear on the main page in the order they were created. By specifying a higher number, the position will be lower in the list. Initially the number of positions you can choose from will be limited, but it will grow as you add new categories.

 

Your category will be created when you press 'Create'. Next, click on the 'View forums' link to the right of the newly created category's name. The list of forums will be empty, but you can add new ones with the 'Add new forum' link. All the properties of the new forum should be straigtforward. As with the categories, here also is a 'position' list which works in a similar manner as the one with the categories.

 

Repeat this process of creating categories and forums as you see fit.

 

You are urged to rename the file 'controlPanel.php' to something else (while retaining the .php extension). Though this file is password-protected (only super users are allowed to browse this page), all precautions should be taken to prevent abuse. Don't forget to afterwards set the variable $cfgAdminPage in the file 'config.inc.php' as well.

 

Note that you HAVE to have a cookie-enabled browser in order to administer your forum! When you log in, a cookie is placed containing a special identifaction. Later, when you access the admin pages, that identification is validated, so that no unauthorized users can access the admin pages.