Total newbie needs help installing vanilla 2.5 in word press site

nitehawk

Hello
I an definitely a total newbie.. I downloaded the 2,5 vanilla to my computer, and I read somewhere to open the "readme" file in the folder and follow instructions.. Oh my.. (sigh) I did open the readme file and it asked what program I wanted to look at it in so I guessed and said "word" well it said it couldn't read it ;-(
Not sure how to proceed if I can't even open it.. How is one to install it to their website if I can't even open the readme file?..
Is there anywhere out there where I can follow step by step instructions?
Thanks/

whu606

You can open MD files in your web browser, and in the README you will find step by step instructions.

You need to create an empty database on your system.

If you can't do this, you need to speak with your hosts.

We try to be a supportive community, but there is a minimum amount of knowledge you need to have to get going, which it is not reasonable to expect us to provide.

River

@nitehawk said:
Hello
I an definitely a total newbie.. I downloaded the 2,5 vanilla to my computer, and I read somewhere to open the "readme" file in the folder and follow instructions.. Oh my.. (sigh) I did open the readme file and it asked what program I wanted to look at it in so I guessed and said "word" well it said it couldn't read it ;-(
Not sure how to proceed if I can't even open it.. How is one to install it to their website if I can't even open the readme file?..
Is there anywhere out there where I can follow step by step instructions?
Thanks/

here is a link to Readme.md

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/blob/Vanilla_2.5.1/README.md

here is a list of files that can open and read md files and what they are...

https://fileinfo.com/extension/md

recommend you download notepad++ if you are looking for a good text editor

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

3 good places for learning about vanilla....

https://docs.vanillaforums.com/developer/

this for the vanillaforums.org but many features apply https://docs.vanillaforums.com/help/

here are some good tutorials (some outdated, but some reflect current version)

https://open.vanillaforums.com/categories/tutorials

common questions (but some outdated.

https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/28420/frequently-asked-questions#latest

good luck nitehawk. sometimes you may have questions that are vanilla specific and some are general technical questions.

some people who are new to things think something is vanilla specific, so sometimes you can google the web and find answers about php, javascript, nginx, css, and html and get general answers that may prove helpful via the general web as well as vanilla.