Accessing the Install.php page

[Steve Machol]

That means the PHP is not installed or compiled with full MySQL support. You will need to reinstall PHP with that support.

[chapman77]

vBulletin 3.6.5 requires that the MySQL functions in PHP be available. Please ask your host to enable this.now i have this

[Interdit]

Hello,

Read the install steps, you need to rename your config.php.new to config.php and adapt it.

[chapman77]

now i have php installed and configured, but i get an error when i access it that says

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\forums/includes/config.php does not exist.

which clearly it couldn't with those switches, what is it looking at there?

[Interdit]

Sorry I'm more on the linux side for webserver. It must be an extension configuration mapping to do, try to google it, e.g. here

[chapman77]

yes that is correct. i have only installed php - how does it need to be configured to work with iis?

[Interdit]

You mean the output of the page is the php code ? If so, check your webserver and be sure Php is well configured.
Does your server meet the requirements ?

[chapman77]

when i connect to it it just gives me it in text. i am hosting the webserver and forum. and i can access it but it doesnt give me the login screen as the install instructions indicate.