Doteasy Tutorials - Scripting
Setting up phpBB
phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable discussion
forum, bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple administration
panel, and helpful FAQ information. Based on the powerful PHP server language
and MySQL database server, phpBB is the ideal free community solution for all
websites.
Doteasy Demo: http://forum.samplesite.org/
This tutorial will guide you through the phpBB setup and installation process on our servers. It is assumed that your account has support for PHP and MySQL database and that you have already created your database.
Part A - Downloading the Script
The
script can be downloaded from here.
The
file that you will download is saved in .zip format; this is a compressed bundle
containing the files in the phpBB distribution. Unzip this archive in a temporary
directory on your computer using a decompression software.
Part B - Uploading Files to Server
Start
your FTP software and after connecting to your web server, create a new sub
folder on your server named /forum in the /var/www/html/ folder
for your phpBB files. Upload the entire contents of phpBB to your server in
the /forum folder.
Part C - Software Configuration
Before
you begin Part C, please ensure that you have created your MySQL database on
your web server via your Site Administration Panel. View the database
creation tutorial.
Access
the phpBB installation script with your web browser: http://www.yourdomain.com/forum/install/install.php
(Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name.)
Under
Basic Configuration, use the default settings.
Under
the Database Configuration, enter your database info as follows:
Database Server Hostname/DNS: 127.0.0.1
Your Database Name: Your database name, e.g. yourdomain_com_-_db
Database Username: Your Doteasy memberID
Database Password: Your database password
Database Table Prefix: phpbb_
Under
the Admin Configuration, enter your Admin Email Address, Username, and Password.
Click Start Install..
Click
Finish Installation.
Part D - Security
Using
your FTP software, delete the folders /contrib and /install located
on your server within the /var/www/html/forum directory to avoid unauthorized
persons from re-configuring your forum. The folders and contents within are
no longer needed.
Installation of phpBB is complete. Please refresh your browser to see phpBB run correctly.
For further information on the use of phpBB please visit http://www.phpbb.com/support/.
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