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$5 smf domain, or free
« on: May 20, 2007, 03:40:32 pm »
Smf should make it so you can get a www.________.smf.com or for $5 a www.__________.com/smf(1-3)
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2007, 03:42:48 pm »
He has said he has no immediate plans to do so
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2007, 03:46:03 pm »
aww. Well i really want a domain that wont reset my posts and i dont like to type smfforfree2 every time.. i would rather www._______.smf(1-3).com
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2007, 04:00:29 pm »
Quote from: MoparscapeHelp on May 20, 2007, 03:46:03 pm
aww. Well i really want a domain that wont reset my posts and i dont like to type smfforfree2 every time.. i would rather www._______.smf(1-3).com

To shorten your url so you dont have to keep typing in smfforfree2.com you can either bookmark your site (so you dont have to type it in), or you can get a redirection url. Just do a google search. There are tons of sites that offer them.

Thats all it will do though is shorten your url. If you want to be able to keep your posts, you will need to host the forum on your own server/computer. That wont help you with the current forum, but if its somthing you really want, I would recommend doing it now and geting your members converted over. It means starting your forum over again, but its easier to do that now, then later on down the road when your current forum is twice its current size. In addition to being able to save all the posts on a backup, you also will then have access to all the mods that SMFForFree does not offer.  ;)
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2007, 04:06:28 pm »
yes, thats what i want, redirection, is there any that wont reset my posts? i heard of www.freedomain.co.nr
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2007, 04:13:02 pm »
Quote from: MoparscapeHelp on May 20, 2007, 04:06:28 pm
yes, thats what i want, redirection, is there any that wont reset my posts? i heard of www.freedomain.co.nr

Unfortunately, no. As I stated already, using a redirection url with your current forum - all that does is shorten your url. SMF does not offer backups anymore so, simply put, you have no way of getting one for your current forum.
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2007, 04:15:23 pm »
so no way what so ever.. Ok then. is there any other thigns smf has? or is it just smfforfree1-3
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2007, 04:22:44 pm »
Quote from: MoparscapeHelp on May 20, 2007, 04:15:23 pm
so no way what so ever.. Ok then. is there any other thigns smf has? or is it just smfforfree1-3

he also hosts forums at mysmf.com but to my knowledge he doesnt give backups for those either.
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2007, 04:25:07 pm »
mysmf is shorter than smfforfree2... can i switch without losing posts?
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2007, 04:27:32 pm »
can we? much easier to remember.
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2007, 04:28:57 pm »
i just want a url.. ir change my url. Its cellscapedev.. but i want it to be moparscapehelp
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2007, 04:41:13 pm »
Quote from: MoparscapeHelp on May 20, 2007, 04:25:07 pm
mysmf is shorter than smfforfree2... can i switch without losing posts?

No, you would be starting over
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2007, 04:49:09 pm »
Quote from: Kimmie on May 20, 2007, 04:22:44 pm


he also hosts forums at mysmf.com but to my knowledge he doesnt give backups for those either.

Kimmie is correct about mysmf.

There are no database backups for any of the servers.

To help make this clear that includes:
smfforfree.com
smfforfree2.com
smfforfree3.com
mysmf.com
freesmfhosting.com

You can not transfer your forum from one server to another.
If you make a new forum you will start from scratch - posts, etc. cannot be transfered over.

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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2007, 05:55:05 pm »
ok, thanks guys.
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Re: $5 smf domain, or free
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2007, 04:42:50 pm »
Okay, in your administration panel you can probably find a thing that allows you to change the smfforfree part, so it would e smf4free, I found that a while ago on my old forum.
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