should i pay to get my host to install?

[l@z]

i have read peoples threads and posts on how to install new arcade games,
and still i just cant follow how todo it.

should i pay to get my host to install?

or could someone give a step by step that is fully
understanded.

this would be very helpfull thanks.

[peterska2]

I'm assuming that you have the arcade installed already and just need instructions on how to install games.

Or do you need further instruction on installing the arcade also?

[l@z]

no i allready have ibProArcade installed i just need to upload some more games to it.

[peterska2]

Ok, nice and easy then :)

Your games will either be in tar or zip format.

Upload these to the appropriate directory arcade/tar/ or arcade/zip/ depending on the file extension. Do not unpack these files.

Once the files have finished uploading go to your admincp > Arcade > Add New Game.

Scroll down this page until you find the list of games that you have just uploaded.

At the end of the list there is a link that says install all games. Click that and wait.

It can take a while depending on the number of games that you have uploaded for installation and your connection speed, so just be patient until it finishes.

Once it has finished, delete the tar or zip files again from your server.

Your games will be installed and ready for use. The only thing that you need to do is sort them into categories if you use them.

[l@z]

Upload these to the appropriate directory arcade/tar/ or arcade/zip/ depending on the file extension. Do not unpack these files.

sorry i am not very good at this were is this located?

[peterska2]

Log into the FTP for your site and locate the directory that your forums are in. There you will see a folder called arcade (after admincp in the list). Enter this folder and there you will find the tar and zip folders.

Also, make sure that the entire arcade directory is CHmod to 777

[l@z]

Arcade
Arcade Main Settings
Games List
Categories
Add Game
Tournaments
Group Permissions
Member Manage
IP Banning
Score Tools
Custom Game Sorting

is this the right place sorry i no i sound dumb .
like to find tar and zip folders

[peterska2]

No, that is in your admin control panel.

You need to log into your server via FTP like you did when you were first installing vBulletin.

Once you have logged into your server via FTP then you need to locate the folder that contains your forums. In this folder you will find your arcade folder.

[l@z]

ok im with ya now, my forum is ran through a hosted server,
in this case i am going to have to e-mail them right.

[peterska2]

If you have access to it, then no. Otherwise yes.

[l@z]

ok i think i found it, is this it?

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[peterska2]

Contact your host and ask them how you go about uploading files via FTP to your site.

[l@z]

i have can accoss this Table: games_settings

Import
File to import
Location of the text file (Max: 51,200KB)
Character set of the file:
Imported file compression will be automatically detected from: None, gzip, zip
Partial import
Allow interrupt of import in case script detects it is close to time limit. This might be good way to import large files, however it can break transactions.
Number of records(queries) to skip from start
Format of imported file
CSV

CSV using LOAD DATA

SQL

maybe this is it but i will find out thanks for all your support

[SaintDog]

You need to contact your web host and ask them how to go about uploading files via FTP. What you first posted were links from within CPanel, the second was with phpMyAdmin (a MySQL management tool).

If you are on a CPanel based server, your FTP login information should be the same as your CPanel login information. So what you login to CPanel with, you should be able to login to FTP with.

The hostname should be your domain name, your username would be the CPanel username and the password your CPanel password.

[l@z]

i asked my host like you said and they just gave me this link and said look.
Host says:

Hello

Please take a look to our tutorials section at http://downtownhost.com/tutorials.html
Near to the end of the page, you'll see some tutorials of how to upload files and add files to some popular FTP clients, through there you should be able to upload the files and also find out where the arcades should be installed.

and it did not help me one bit, the only other way is to pay them $70 to install my games and i think thats a little to much to pay.

[MrZeropage]

you need to download and install an FTP-Client. This is a tool that gives you access to your webspace, then you can upload files to it.

It seems you are very new to all this, read through the tutorials...

[JimmyN]

$70 thats a joke really, i mean it take only a few seconds to do.

U need to read some tutorials on FTP and how to upload, then follow the instructions of the games. It is quite easy to do, just read up first

[l@z]

ok, i have uploaded 20 games to my forum public_html/ and still i cannot find
my games on my forum. what is going on now?????????

[Jorge]

$70 thats a joke really, i mean it take only a few seconds to do.

U need to read some tutorials on FTP and how to upload, then follow the instructions of the games. It is quite easy to do, just read up first

I would like to clarify that we charge $70 per any software installation work, however, we installed Vbulletin, styles and some hacks for free, however, we can't troubleshoot any script or add-on or hack for free. Nor install games, I just found out (trying to help to this client) this thread, and apparently its pretty easy, but the arcade that he sent us, seems to be incompatible with this.

[l@z]

i was also going to add that you ended up helping me more than i thought im sorry for underestamatting you.

none of this means that you are a bad host in anyway or form,

my forum is quick and you did install for nothing where another host was going to charch $75 to install plus $170 a year.

where link removed
installed for free and charged a lot less.
very happy with my choice in hosts.

And are you following me lol
cheers