How To Upload vBulletin Files Onto The Server?
 

I'm at the point of trying to install this and cannot figure out which route to go. I understand that FTP is needed or something similar to manually do it? Here's a pic on which one for me to use... this is through Hostgator for the latest version of vbulletin.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2008/07/71.jpg

public_html

Wow, I am amazed people use AOL still. Anyway, it is public_html as said.

ya i like because it's easy with email etc... been so for years, I'm old school

anyways after i put it in public_html is that it? or do I have to do anything else before i type in the whole install address in the browser

--------------- Added [DATE]1215589349[/DATE] at [TIME]1215589349[/TIME] ---------------

basically what I'm asking is that I just drag and place the upload folder into that public_html folder and don't have to do anything else besides the install link?

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/install" target="_blank">Installing vBulletin</a>

ya i've been using that... but still not all tech savy on my end

Yes you will need to upload to the 'public_html' folder.

If you will only be running a forum on your site, you could upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to directly to the public_html folder.

If you want to have your forum on a subpage of your website (ie.: www.mysite.com/forum) you should upload the 'upload' directory to the public_html folder. You should rename the 'upload' folder, either before or after FTP, to the name you want to use (if you want www.mysite.com/forum, then rename the upload folder to 'forum').

ok i downloaded and installed SmartFTP and did the whole process of dragging the "upload" folder and dropping it in public_html but it has a trasnfer queue that isn't transfering anything... so obviously I did something wrong?

Hit the blue triangle above the spot where all the files are listed to be uploaded and it will start uploading the files.

ok ya i got that to work but now once putting the install link into the browser it is giving me a "page not found/error 404, etc." so it seems that i did something wrong still. i know i changed the config.php correctly unless im supposed to use my site's I.P. address and host number for this part, or leave it default like it is....

// ****** MASTER DATABASE SERVER NAME AND PORT ******
// This is the hostname or IP address and port of the database server.
// If you are unsure of what to put here, leave the default values.
$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = 'localhost';
$config['MasterServer']['port'] = 3306;

What URL are you following?

A 404 error indicates that a file is non-existent, not that it cannot connect to the database.