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Installation of CFForumsExpress is very straight forward.

Simply download the purchased package from your CFTagStore.com Account and unzip to a folder on your ColdFusion server.

Setting Up Your Database - MySQL

The first thing you need to do is to setup a new MySQL Database. Create a database called CFForumsExpress and run the packaged SQL file CFForumsExpress-MySQL.sql against the new database.

You will then need to create a ColdFusion datasource. The default datasource is called www-cfforumsexpress-mysql

Setting Up Your Database - MSSQL

The first thing you need to do is to setup a new MSSQL Database. Create a database called CFForumsExpress and run the packaged SQL file tableSchema.sql against the new database. This file can be found in the MSSQL folder.

Basic database data : Import the .XLS file CFForumsExpressInitialData.xls into the new MSSQL database.

You will then need to create a ColdFusion datasource. The default datasource is called www-cfforumsexpress-mssql

Editing The Configuration Files

The next thing you need to do is tell your installation of CFForumsExpress what settings to use.

Open up the locals.cfm file and change the various variables to match those of your server.

Open up the globals.cfm file and change the various variables to match those of your server.

Variables In Globals.cfm

The following variables can be set at an application level to change the configuration of your installation of the software:

<cfset APPLICATION.forums_datasource= "www-cfforumsexpress-mssql|mysql">
<cfset APPLICATION.forums_username = "myUserName">
<cfset APPLICATION.forums_password = "myPassword">
<cfset APPLICATION.forums_dbtype = "MSSQL | MYSQL | MYSQL5">

Variables In Locals.cfm

The following variables can be set at an application level to change the configuration of your installation of the software:

<cfset APPLICATION.forumsBaseHref = "http://www.myserver.com/CFForumsExpress/">
<cfset APPLICATION.forumsFilePath = "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\cfforumsexpress\">

Accessing The Administration Section

When you purchase and install CFForumsExpress you will have an example forums setup automatically. To change the Forum Groups, Forums, Categories and Topics, you will need to log in as a user with Administrator privledges.

The default Administrator login credentials are as follows:

Email Address: admin@cfforumsexpress.com
Password  : password

These credentials can be changed from the administration section by choosing Manage Users

More information can be found here : Administration Section