1)download the new version of prosper202, version 1.3.2

2)Unzip the contents of the downloaded file and save it to your hard drive, anywhere will do just remember where

3)Login into your hosting account, in this case my bluehost account

4)In the cPanel locate your "MySQL databases" area. Click on it

5)inside you will see "new database". Create a new database example - "examp_prosper202" or whatever you want to name it.

6)Next you will need to assign a username to that database, in this example i will use my forum name "examp_tchrist"

7)Once you assign a username it will take you to a "Manage User Privileges" area, Click on the "all privileges" checkbox. You are done with the Cpanel for the time being:)

8)Now the tricky part - remember where you unzipped the prosper202 file? good, open up that file from your harddrive. Locate the "202-config-sample" and double click on it. You will get something that looks like this -

<?php

// ** MySQL settings ** //

$dbname = 'putyourdbnamehere';

$dbuser = 'usernamehere';

$dbpass = 'yourpasswordhere';

$dbhost = 'localhost';

$mchost = 'localhost';

There is more info in file on the right side, I have deleted from this example. Now you will take the Database and Username that you created in steps 5&6 and insert them in this "202-config-sample" file. Once changed it should look like this -

<?php

// ** MySQL settings ** //

$dbname = 'examp_prosper202'; The data base you created

$dbuser = 'examp_tchrist'; The username you created

$dbpass = '123456'; The Password you created with the username

$dbhost = 'localhost'; Don't mess with this

$mchost = 'localhost'; Don't mess with this

Now, once you have changed the above in the Php file, Save it in the prosper202 file as "202-config". You can now delete the other 202-config-sample file if you wish to keep things neat.

Almost there!

9)You will need a dedicated domain for the rest of the install. example www.dedicateddomain.com (or .info, .org, .net, doesn't matter)

10)Open your FTP client to upload all of the files to your server, I use fileZilla!

11)connect to your server and locate the domain you just purchased (www.dedicateddomain.com) in the "public_html" section.click on it.

12)now the easy part - Locate and select all of the files INSIDE the prosper202 file that you saved to your harddrive. Highlight everything inside the file and upload those files into your domain, www.dedicateddomain.com. Make sure you select your "transfer type" to Binary. You can do this at the top of filezilla in the "transfer" tab.

13)Once all of the files have been upload simply go to your domain, www.dedicateddomain.com. Your Done!

14)to finish the install fill in the other little pieces of informaion (email, password, username etc.) and click install.

15) Start tracking with the best of them!!!

I should note that this was an install for my PC. I assume uploading with a MAC is just as easy. Doing the above with make sure you don't get those pesky "fatal errors" that so many people get when uploading. Feel free to reply with any other tips and tricks!

Best of luck

~TC

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! This worked and saved me hours of frustration I know. I'm new and nervous about this stuff so your step by step really helped. My only glitch was getting my database username right. Once I got that it was fine.

Thanks so much,

Liane

Thanks TChrist1,

You are awesome!!

I was prepared for a couple of hours of frustration. Thanks to you, 7 minutes later I was inside my self hosted Prosper202. Thanks!!

Anytime! I'm glad i could help......

~Tyler

I hope you're the man or as your username suggests...more. This is the first I've seen as far as adjusting the config file. The transfer and prsoper people don't offer much guidance on this at all.

I noticed the the index file does something if the config file is not present.

My problem is I keep getting the same error codes no matter what I do with the files...including your great suggestion that helped others.

I host on GoDaddy

I entered the DB name and username into the config along with the pw. But still get the same error. It's below and you can go to www.TheKingDavidMovie.com to witness it yourself.

Any thoughts???? or Prayers?

the errors

Warning: require_once(/home/content/s/e/e/seebrook/html/202-config/functions.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/e/e/seebrook/html/kingdavidprosper202/index.php on line 7

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/content/s/e/e/seebrook/html/202-config/functions.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /home/content/s/e/e/seebrook/html/kingdavidprosper202/index.php on line 7

Thanks for looking

Mike

Thanks for the instructions TChrist... followed them but still don't get any indication the scripts work when I go to my domain.

some clarification questions:

I thought I read somewhere that the files needed to go into the root directory.

I have tried both directories /public_html and the root directory...

other ideas?

thanks for the details you listed below... it was a good start for me...

Being patient...

Rick

Thanks but still no joy

Apparently there is a problem with the funcions.php file

do you have to configure this file as well and if so how?'

ANy suggestions before 7 hours of frustration will be highly grateful

paul

how to configure the functions.php

Warning: require_once(/home4/superpr4/public_html/202-config/functions.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home4/superpr4/public_html/prosper202/index.php on line 7

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home4/superpr4/public_html/202-config/functions.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home4/superpr4/public_html/prosper202/index.php on line 7

this error comes up apparently need to configure the functions.php file how to any suggestions?

I followed tchrist1's directions and it worked perfectly...Thanks for the step-by-step walk thru!!