Installing Mambo-SMF Forum Component

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Written by Editor (cowboy)

Thursday, 07 April 2005

For Joomla-SMF Forum, please refer to this new article.

Here is a quick how-to for installing Mambo-SMF:

1. Download SMF from simplemachines.org.
2. Install SMF forum on the same database as Mambo. Use a different prefix such as "smf_".
3. Download Mambo-SMF Forum component
4. Install using SMF Package Manager.
5. Install component from Mambo admin.
6. If you use the optional login module, publish it from Mambo admin. Then unpublish the default Mambo Login module.

NOTE: Configuration of the component is easy. Just follow the installation checklist on the admin page.

Comments (7)

Site blank... : waarsenburg

Ah well, if it is so easy, why do I have a blank site after following all the instructions? I upgraded Mambo 4.6.1 to Joomla 1.0.11, but implementing SMF just does not work. Any ideas?

November 23, 2006

... : djunges

hi waarsenburg,
i have installed the com_smf module and have the sasme problem, i got a blank site when clicking on forum.

January 17, 2007

Same problem as you guys... : nblavoie : http://www.flexfr.net

Any suggestion? I'm also getting the blank screen....

March 20, 2007

... : gegit

Ok... so this seems to be an issue, guess it's not as good as suggested. images/undecided.gif

August 7, 2007

blank screen : dannyd : http://www.lazioclubcanada.com

Im got it as well is there a fix ?

September 8, 2007

Check : sebastyne : http://www.sebastyne.net

Check that your forum path is correctly set in Components -> Joomla-SMF > Installation. That's what was wrong with mine... Simplest of things sometimes.