Recently we wrote a tutorial on how to install Dolphin, the community builder script on your own web host. It was for version 6.0.0002.

Patch #3 for Dolphin 6.0 has been released recently which effectively closes 75 tickets. Below you can find the instructions (both text and video) we followed to upgrade our Dolphin installation from version 6.0.0002 to version 6.0.0003.

1. Download Dolphin 6 Patch 0003 Free Version

2. Upload the contents over existing contents. An intelligent FTP client like FlashFXP will automatically take care of switching the directories and replacing the files. All you need to do is just drag everything and drop on the remote server contents.

3. Upgrade the database by going to http://<Dolphin Site>/upgrade.php.

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Dolphin Smart Community Builder is a universal, free, open source software that allows you to build any kind of online community. With a huge variety of features & options, you can quickly develop your very unique and successful website. Create dating sites, social networks, content sharing portals - you name it. Dolphin includes all the features of dating scripts and adds more. You just build the site of your dreams and deploy it instantly with the ease and elegance that only Dolphin can provide. For Free.

The script is a big one compared to many others and has way too many features to list here. To summarize, your Dolphin powered site contains Blogs, Photos, Music, Videos, Groups, Classifieds, Events, Polls, Forums, Articles, and Chat out of the box.

Home Page | Official Demo | Support Forum 1 | Support Forum 2

What is below is a detailed tutorial (incl. screencasts) on how to install Dolphin community builder, a PHP/MySQL script on your shared hosting account. I installed it at http://telug.us (hosted at DreamHost) as part of this tutorial. This is the kind of material I wished were present when I wanted to install it for the first time myself.

1. Download.

Dolphin comes in two versions:

a) Free version w/ ads
b) Ad-Free version that costs $39/year or a one-time $99 for unlimited ad-free usage

There’s no difference in the way both are installed. In this tutorial, I am going to guide you through the installation of free version w/ ads.

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