• Open forum/admin/db_connection.asp file with any text editor
• Un-comment line 39 to specify that the database you are using is Access. (remove ' from the beginning of the line will un-comment it )
  strDatabaseType = "Access"
• Enter the physical path to your access database.
  example: strDbPathAndName = "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\myportal\forum\admin\database\soop_150.mdb"
  it is recommended that you change your database name and if possible store it in a directory that is not accessible from the web.
• Enter your LCID on line 59. If you don't know what LCID your web server uses then run test_server.asp located in the root directory of your portal files. This script will give you some information that you might find useful for your setup. This script will give you 2 values for the LCID. One is for your local setup and one for your web server. You should always use the one for your web server.
  example http://www.yourportalinstall.com/test_server.asp and then change your LCID
  example LCID =1033 if you are in the united states.
• Enter the path of your portal Web_Root = ""'web_root is the path to your soop installation. if for example you installed soop in the root of the site then Web_root value would be "" if you installed in a different directory like http://www.yourwebsite/soop150_release then the Web_root = "/soop150_release/"
• Note. There are other values you can change in this file, there are comments concerning each of these variables. Some can not be changed after you have set them. So read the comments carefully.
• Visubox Mod is disabled by default. If you wish to use it then you have to set the LCID again in the file that calls it. This is due to Visubox using LCID set to italy. Open forum/functions/soop/functions_visubox.asp and enter your LCID. on line 30 the same value as you entered in the previous step .
• Upload your files to your web site. Call test_server.asp from your browser. This file will display what components are installed on your host's server that you can use for emailing and uploading.
• browse to forum/admin in your browser. http://www.yoursite.com/forum/admin. Login using the following username: Administrator and password: letmein . Enter the security code displayed.
• Click change the Admin Username and Password. This will allow you to change the Admin username & password. We recommend that you do this immitigably.
• Under General Admin on the left hand frame click forum configuration
• Enter the proper information for your site in here. Make sure that the web address to your site and your forum address ends with "/"
• Click Email configuration on the left hand frame set and enter the proper information.
• Click file and image on the left hand frame upload setup and enter the proper information.
• Your setup should be completed now and you can browse to your portal default page.

• Open forum/admin/SQL_server_connection.asp with any text editor. Enter your mssql server name, username, password, database.
• Create your mssql database using your ISP's Control Panel or Enterprise Manage if you have access to one.
• Un-comment line 40 to specify that the database you are using is Access. (remove ' from the begriming of the line will un-comment it )
  strDatabaseType = "SQLServer"
• Enter your LCID on line 59. If you don't know what LCID your web server uses then run test_server.asp located in the root directory of your portal files. This script will give you some information that you might find useful for your setup. This script will give you 2 values for the LCID. One is for your local setup and one for your web server. You should always use the one for your web server.
  example http://www.yourportalinstall.com/test_server.asp and then change your LCID
  example LCID =1033 if you are in the united states.
• Enter the path of your portal Web_Root = ""'web_root is the path to your soop installation. if for example you installed soop in the root of the site then Web_root value would be "" if you installed in a different directory like http://www.yourwebsite/soop150_release then the Web_root = "/soop150_release/"
• Note. There are other values you can change in this file, there are comments concerning each of these variables. Some can not be changed after you have set them. So read the comments carefully.
• Visubox Mod is disabled by default. If you wish to use it then you have to set the LCID again in the file that calls it. This is due to Visubox using LCID set to italy. Open forum/functions/soop/functions_visubox.asp and enter your LCID. on line 30 the same value as you entered in the previous step .
• Upload your files to your web site. Call test_server.asp from your browser. This file will display what components are installed on your host's server that you can use for emailing and uploading.
• Browse to forum/msSQL_server_setup.asp (http://www.yourinstall.com/forum/msSQL_server_setup.asp)
  Enter your MSSQL username and password. and submit. This will create all the necessary tables and initial values. If you encounter errors, then please write them down or take a screen shot. To use for support.
• browse to forum/admin in your browser. http://www.yoursite.com/forum/admin. Login using the following username: Administrator and password: letmein . Enter the security code displayed.
• Click change the Admin Username and Password. This will allow you to change the Admin username & password. We recommend that you do this immitigably.
• Under General Admin on the left hand frame click forum configuration
• Enter the proper information for your site in here. Make sure that the web address to your site and your forum address ends with "/"
• Click Email configuration on the left hand frame set and enter the proper information.
• Click file and image upload setup on the left hand frame and enter the proper information.
• Your setup should be completed now and you can browse to your portal default page.

1. migrate140-150.asp This file is for access database migration of Soop Versions 1.36+ to Soop 1.50
2. migratewwf77a-150.asp This file is for access database migration of WWF7.7+ Forum to SOOP 1.50
3. migrate_default_data.asp This file contains default settings and is used by both of the above files.

WWF Migration (Access Version):
If you are upgrading from wwf make a copy of your database and name it wwforum.mdb as the migration script expects it to be that name. Place the migration scripts and your database that you just renamed in a directory that you can call from the web. and run the wwf migration script. If you get errors and the migration fails, you will need a fresh copy of the database to try again. If the migration of the database is successfull then follow the installation procedure outlined above for access version. Backup your existing files and remove any scripts from you current site and upload the new files. Note if you have had any modifications to WWF code, you will loose them with SOOP 1.50.

SOOP 1.36+ Migration (Access Version):
If you are upgrading from earlier SOOP versions make a copy of your database and name it soop.mdb as the migration script expects it to be that name. Place the migration scripts and your database that you just renamed in a directory that you can call from the web. and run the soop migration script. If you get errors and the migration fails, you will need a fresh copy of the database to try again. If the migration of the database is successfull then follow the installation procedure outlined above for access version. Backup your existing files and remove any scripts from you current site and upload the new files. If you had any thrid party applications configured to run with your previous version of SOOP, more then likely you will have to reconfigure them to run with SOOP 1.50.

• After downloading and unzipping, Follow the steps noted above and included as Readme.html.
• Make sure you got all the latest SPs for your Windows version and IIS
• Make sure you have the latest Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC 2.6 or higher)
• Install the latest Windows Script version 5.6
• Delete all your cookies
• Flush your browsercache
• Install SOOP 1.50
• After installation make sure IUSR_yourmachinename has read and write permissions on the database folder, the database and your temp folder