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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.