Hello please can you elaborate on this, I'm quite new and would like to learn how to do this. Do I install both things then put the files in the YAF installation ?

Hi,
The attached zip file contains only the modified version of the web.config and db.config for YAF. Note that this is a very old post and I didn't check YAF since than since we introduced our own forum system, so you will have to manually modify your version. The procedure is simple - you just have to download both MonoX and YAF, install MonoX, than install YAF in a virtual folder below MonoX installation. At this point the two packages will work independently - web.config modifications allow YAF to start using MonoX users and roles. 

As for the config files in YAF, the files attached can still serve as a blueprint. Just add MonoX DB connection string to YAF db.config (just as it was done in the attached file) so it can access MonoX database. You will have to comment out some of the config sections in the YAF web.config since they are already declared in MonoX. After that, make sure that a validation key and a decryption key for the machineKey are copied from MonoX web.config. Name attribute of the forms node should also be the same in both apps so YAF could pick MonoX' authentication cookie. Add MonoX role and membership provider, remove the httpHandlers and httmModules that are not needed in YAF, and that should be it.

Your forum system is very nice, but is there any way to re-order the forums and sticky some threads ? If that would be possible I wouldn't need to use any other forum system. Because the monoX forum does look very nice.

Also thank your or the in-depth reply, will be very helpful if/when I decide to go ahead and try do it.

Not at this time, but both features are planned for the next major release.

Okay, really love the MonoX package and will continue to use it, after trying out, almost all other CMS systems, this one just looked like the best, and after setting up my website to an OK basic level in a couple of days, it's far better than I could do with other CMS systems. Very well done !

Thank you very much. Do not hesitate to contact us if you need any help with the customization process.

Hi Denis,

i just installed with MonoX v4.1.2742.40 and YAF 1.9.5 RC1
try to replace the config files attached, but not working

YAF is store into subfolder of MonoX.
error message on Webconfig when accessing YAF contents.

<machineKey validationKey="432F2F845871EE74036D6FA75A7994EE77E2236634DC2C16AE71FC1EC5E482E80E9D0F2ACC281C7EE90BC5427F9FEBB1EE1E1E6B7AD05D2D2FB5FC6EA95843E4" decryptionKey="011D8C69D3102FE12A4AD59D79F6F976706553F1CD9D069A" validation="SHA1"/>

What is the exact error message?Can you open a separate thread for your questions, this one is rather old.