The �path,� as in is the physical location of a file within your web server�s directory structure.� Think of the server path in the same way you think of the directory structure on your own PC.� An absolute path refers to the entire path, as opposed to the relative portion of the path (as above).� A typical absolute path would be �/home/username.�
When the install.php script asks for the absolute path to your UBB.threads� installation, it is literally looking for the specific location of the directory on the server.� Sometimes, within your FTP client, you can see the path in the top bar.
TIP:� Running the following code in the root directory will print the path for you:
<?
$path = realpath (�./�);
print$path;
?>
A �URL� is an address that the Internet uses to reach specific resources on a server.� It allows you to easily reach information from a browser as opposed to an FTP program or server manager.� When the UBB.threads� install.php script asks for the URL to your cgi and graphics directories, it is looking for the web address of that information.� Your URLs should be complete: http://www.example.com/username/directoryname.
If you�re installing the software into http://www.example.com/ubbthreads, then set the images value to /ubbthreads/images and the stylesheets value to /ubbthreads/stylesheets.� Or, if you�re installing to http://www.example.com/forums/ubbt, then you would set them to /forums/ubbt/images and /forums/ubbt/stylesheets.� Do not set them simply to �images� and �stylesheets� because the software will malfunction.
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