Hi,

I have recently tried to get cutenews running on my website, however i have un ziped the files but im confused on how to CHOMD the files can someone explain this too me?

thanks:)

You would use an FTP program to upload all the files and then, depending on which FTP you use, right click on the file once it's been uploaded and choose properties. Then you can set the CHMOD value there. =)

i have got smartFTP up but im still a little confused on what to do i have loaded on the files?

with smartFTP you right clikc the file you want to change the permissions of then select properties and type in what you want it to be chmodded to!

ok, i have gone onto proterties then theres two boxes that say source and destination which one is it?

Im kind of a newbie from php stuff

Seriously you dont need to CHMOD the cutenews

i do dont i?
most websites say i do.

can someone please explain to me what box i put 777 in after i have gone to properties?

Seriously you dont need to CHMOD the cutenews

Yes you do... It says so in the readme file...

can someone please explain to me what box i put 777 in after i have gone to properties?

There should be a box called "permissions." I'm not entirely sure though because i use CuteFTP instead of SmartFTP. If you want, you can take a screen shot of what you get when you go to Properties and show it to us. Then we can tell you exactly where to put it. Unless of course someone who uses SmartFTP sees this first LOL!

Lol when i couldnt CHMOD it i just uploaded and it worked..

ok i have cuteftp on, but what do i sign on as?
the instructions say they give me a username and password.

Thanks everyone for being so patent with me.

well, you have to know your FTP username and password. that's what you use

i have not been given a username and password, what shall i do?

i have not been given a username and password, what shall i do?

you said that you were using SmartFTP first... how did you log on to that if you didn't have a username and password?

i havent a clue, i dont even think i have logged on :S

shall i make a screenie of what i see when i open it so you can help me?

Your host should give you a username and password. Ask them first what it is and then log on with that.

host?
what do you mean host?
do you mean like geocities?

Is geocities your host? You can't use CuteNews on Geocities because it requires PHP and you don't get that with them. I also don't believe you can use FTP with Geocities either.

There is a very good tutorial on how to do it on Swimchick.net

Im new to it as well.

Yeah, Also Geocities doesn't support php i believe and neither does freewebs. Both dont support php which is what you need to use cutenews.. :(