I want to upgrade my forum, and it says I must pload something to my forums root directory, and this is simple enough, but... what's a root directory. I just need to know how I get files into a directory, for example:
The upload folder in the myBB 1.6 folder must be uploaded to the forum's root directory.
OR
The upload folder in a theme folder must be uploaded to the forum's root image directory.
So my question is: how do I upload something into the root directory?
Thanks for any help.

Okay the Root directory is where your MyBB Files are located at.

But where exactly is that? I'm a newbie at myBB...

its in your FTP. where do you host your mybb files?

I use the very simple myBBnew forum hoster, I don't know what an FTP us or where I keep my forum files...

You can't upgrade your forum yourself on MyBBnew but I believe they plan to upgrade all their forums to 1.6 on Monday.

Thanks, I saw in my ACP they were doing some changes come Monday, which hopefully includes them adding an Upload Theme button, so I can finally make a unique forum.

Well Let's See, did they upgrade?

Hello friend,i want to ask a question how many types of root files are there?Actually i know only Dropbox root file..Can you help me..

antonio,

root files??? if you are referring to directories, I can comment.

we will call it a path to a file. Ex. ever notice the little "x" where a graphic should be. That is because the file either doesnot exist by the name it was called in the code, or it is not where the "path" says it will be.

Think of a map. While we interpret the map as to our realtive postion to our destination, we analyze the route. We also preceive alternate routes. Computers dont have that perception. There is simply a beginning point and a destination through directiories. However we will go from a to b, then b to c, then c to d. So we decide to go to e, so we go a,b,c, or to e. The the computer will always start at a, because the path to b is always from a.

There are 2 paths, absolute and relative. Relative the most recognizable, employs naming conventions. "Red", "Fruit", "Apple". alternatively "Red", "Fruit", "Plum".

NOW HOLD ON! A DANG MINUTE!!! I have a GREEN APPLE.

"Green", "Fruit", "Apple" so this interpretation of the path is called a relative disipline.

The absolute is a static discipline that tells the operating system where you will define the tools you work with, such as .php. usually called in the first line of a script. Your absolute path ex. /!/usr/mydomain/mytools/myshelves/mytoys/--->.php

once defined /!/usr/mydomain/mytools/myshelves/mytoys/---> is truncated to /php

The point here being to verify the path through your directories and the file name. The more complex your task the closer attention you must pay to convention and disipline.

hope this helps.