OK i am a real noob so sorry....... but all i wanna do is put skins on my site like this site and this site Beast
and other like it


I know nothing so start from begging

well i know how to use a pc but nothing about making site and all that good stuff

i guess i cant spell either

Thanks

Well, they are using Invision Board as a backbone for the site.

Firstly, you would need to purchase an Invision Board license from http://invisionboard.com. After you do, you can download the software, and follow the included instructions to install it on your host (you will also need a host that supports php and mysql).

Afterwards, you look for skins and mods you want to install. I usually use invisionize.com, but there are a few other sites also.

Each one will have instructions to install the items. Just follow the instructions included.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Thats a option but is there also the option to do it for FREE?
Basically that was my idea....... did you look at the link i posted because it uses iBF portal thingy ???
Thanks man

To use IPB for free, you'd need to install and run IPB 1.3.0 (not 1.3.1 as that falls under their new license agreement).

You'd have to find it first....IPS no longer offers it obviously.

do u have the file on your site
Ok so lets say i found it what do i do after that......???
And how do i install it remmember i am a begginner?

Thanks

Unfortunately, no, I don't have IPB 1.3 install zip anymore. But even if I did, I couldn't redistribute it or I'd risk getting shut down by IPS myself.

If you do find it, what you'd do is unzip it and read the instructions html file. It's pretty thorough and step by step. You upload all the files in the "upload" folder, preserving directory structures. Then you chmod the files how it says to in the chart. Then you run the installer, and that's it. Lastly, you will configure your new site in the ACP.

You'll need to create a database and have the username/password before starting the installation.

And you'll likely want to go to invisionize afterwards and find the mods and skins you like and install them.

Not to dis IPB, but there are a lot of other free BBS packages out there that are template driven and pretty easy to modify if you do not want to spend any money on software.

Like bfarber stated, good luck finding the older version of IPB. I would be a bit leary of running that anyway because of security issues that obviously would have been addressed in later version of IPB.

Heh you're 2 years too late . (look at the date of last post)

So I am.... well paint me red and call me apple....

Oh well....

Well we all make mistakes, and you wanted to help that person so your intentions were nice.