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== FAQ for Quicksilver Forums ==
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=== GENERAL ===

 Q. What is Quicksilver Forums?
 A. Quicksilver Forums is a bulletin board system written in PHP 4 and MySQL.
    http://www.quicksilverforums.com/

 Q. What is Mercuryboard?
 A. Mercuryboard is kind of like the father of Quicksilver Forums. QSF was
    created using it as a starting point. http://www.mercuryboard.com/

=== INSTALLATION ===

 Q. QuickSilver Forums keeps saying that it cannot update settings.php when I
    install it.
 A. This is because the CHMOD setting are lower than 0666 or if you're running
    a windows server the file is not writable by the webserver.

 Q. How do you change the CHMOD settings on Dreamweaver?
 A. Go to the ftp log and type in "site CHMOD 666 /myForumFolder/settings.php"
    Do not include the double quotes
    We recommend using another FTP program such as Smart FTP. Dreamweaver
    is not well suited to moving files around.

 Q. It wants details for a MySQL database. I don't know how to create one!
 A. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/database-use.html
    Also your hosting provider may have created tools to help you
    manage MySQL. Speak to your hosting provider, they are there to help you.

 Q. Does Quicksilver Forums work on databases other than MySQL?
 A. No.

 Q. I can't post! / How do you create forums?
 A. Go into "admin cp -> Create a forum" and create a CATEGORY and set the
    permissions to default. Now go to" Create a forum" again and create a forum
    using that category and using the permissions from that category.

 Q. Why do I have to create categories?
 A. Every forum must exist within a category. And forums can act as a category
    for other forums. You can make a very complex hierarchy if you wish but it
    must have at least 1 category and 1 forum.

 Q. Should I use Full permissions or No Permissions when creating forums?
 A. Generally no. They can be useful for advanced operators of live/test sites.

 Q. How do i allow guests to post?
 A. Change their permissions in "admin cp -> Edit a group's permissions" to
    allow "Create polls", "Create replies" and "Create topics" in specified
    forums.

=== OPERATION ===

 Q. The board is blank or gabled.
 A. In your Admin CP, go to Edit Board Settings and disable GZIP. 

=== ADVANCED ===

 Q. Can I look at the database?
 A. There is a tool in the admin cp to allow running SQL queries for advanced
    users. Or we can recommend using phpMyAdmin for browsing the structure /
    data.

 Q. Can I put PHP code into temmplates?
 A. Generally no. But you can get createive using the following syntax:
    <IF (php condition)>(html output)</IF>
    And there are also modlets that allow you to drop in code
    <MODLET mymodletname()>

 Q. I think I found a bug?
 A. Visit the website, search to see if someone found it already, if not then
    report what happened and how to repeat it.

 Q. Can I help the Quicksilver Forums team?
 A. Visit the website and jump right in. It's an open house party!

If you need further help please go to:
http://forums.quicksilverforums.com/index.php?a=forum&f=7