Guide: How to Install phpBB2

vbgunz · 2003-02-10T16:47:27+00:00

Introduction phpBB2 is a superb forum application which is extremely powerful and very popular... You can find out more about phpBB2 by going to the following address http://www.phpbb.com Requirements 1. Abyss Web Server 2. phpBB2 3. WinZIP 4. PHP 4.3.X 5. MySQL 6. phpMyAdmin Post Installation 1. Make sure Abyss is running without problems. 2. Make sure php is configured correctly otherwise go here: http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/php.html 3. Make sure MySQL is installed and running. If you do not have it go here: http://www.aprelium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1070 4. phpMyAdmin is not really needed but its definitely worth its wieght in gold. This little gem will help you administrate your databases using a GUI, otherwise its all commandline and is not supported in this guide. You can quickly install it following this link to the guide: http://www.aprelium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1071 Installation Steps 1. Using phpMyAdmin create a database and name it phpbb2data 2. Unzip phpBB-2.0.4 and go one level deep... Drag, copy or move the phpBB2 directory into your htdocs directory Please Note: You have to make sure the public can access your server. You have to know your IP address. It has to be static and not dynamic. If you have a dynamic address you can try http://www.dyndns.org for a solution. In the end the phpBB setup needs a static address to work. If you use a port you will have to add it to the end of your address. Please keep this note in mind. 3. Depending on where you located your phpbb2 files depends on how you access it. If you did as according to this guide then you would access the install page like this: http://yourIP/phpbb2/install/install.php 4. Database Type: = Do you have MySQl 3 or 4? Choose here. 5. Database Configuration a.) Database Server Hostname / DSN: = localhost b.) Your Database Name: = phpbb2data c.) Database Username: = Did you change the name of any users in MySQL? If not input "root" without the quotes... d.) Database Password: = Did you password protect your root user? If you did input that password here... e.) Prefix for tables in database: = Do not touch this - It should be "phpbb_" and it is correct... Admin Configuration a.) Domain Name: = Enter your static address. Dynamic IPs cause problems. b.) Server Port: = If you're using one it should automaticaly display, other wise input it here. Everything else is pretty self explanatory, finish your installation, was it successful? Congratulations 🙂

andrewhkm

successfully installed all parts required on the page you teach me, I encountered a issue that occured at the page of "start INstall phphbb2"
before the installation, we need to insert or type some information like user name and password. after the step, then pressed the "start install" buttom, there's an error message shown up, it said :"phpBB : Critical Error Could not connect to the database "
I dunno what wrong is over there
and when after I stalled the version of myphp4.0, there's another error message "Warning: mysql_error(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\phpbb2\db\mysql4.php on line 330
Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\phpbb2\db\mysql4.php on line 331
phpBB : Critical Error
Could not connect to the database "
Please could u answer this question asap?????

shadowkiller2k4

When i add a user it says user has been taken ??
what do i do
also i need to edit the emailer.php file what do i have to edit
this is what i get when i register a new user

Failed sending email :: PHP ::
DEBUG MODE
Line : 234
File : C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\phpbb2\includes\emailer.php

freedoomuser

Yah i got one small problem, when people creat a acount for my forum they get an error msg..even thow the user they have made will work.

x19

i got one small problem, when people creat a acount for my forum they get an error msg..
Failed sending email :: PHP ::
DEBUG MODE
Line : 234
File : C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\phpbb2\includes\emailer.php
even thow the user they have made will work..
other problem is.. when people want to login to they account page, the account page are not found...
( like when u want to go to some website but u can't because some problem..)
so they must close the page and click forum button from my webpage again to go to they account...
this problem also occur when u want to logout... close the forum page open it again to make sure they logout..
why... pleaseee... i need some solution for this problemm...pleasee... :cry:

os17fan

You guy's should really check out my Tutorials , i built a site just for the people who want MySQL and that other good stuff running with their PHP
My turtorial: Improved MySQL Tutorial
Web Site: http://os17fan.cjb.net 8)

x19

d' installation guide's veeerrryyy2 good...
i have no error and my phpbb2 working fine...
but..., d' phpbb will have a little problem when i run it on other pc...
i test run d' phpbb on my internal web on abyss web server...
so, end user must click d' forum button to enter d' forum site..
it's all goes fine and d' forum site open..
d' problem is... when end user form other pc(after register) want to login..
the login page goes error:
"the page can't be displayed"
actualy d' login was successful, but only i know it when i close d' page(the error page) and
open d' forum page again by clicking d' forum button... ( the page with "loguot [ user-name ]" d' user account page )
d' problem also happen when the end user want to logout... they must do the same thing like when they
want to login the user account page...
can someone helppppp..!!! meeeee...... pleeeaaaassseeeee.... :? :!: :?: :idea:

ndrupert

what do i put for table name and its fields? I just started making a server 8O

Achmed

I have mysql, phpbb2, php, and everything required, i also have phpadmin and have created my database with it, the database is picked up by the mysql server, but i can not find it anywhere on the computer. Even when I search for phpbb2data.* it cant find it anywhere. Becausec of this i have no idea where to point the forum to in the installation. any help with this will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

ndrupert

when i create my database what do i put for the values and stuff like the table...

Karasu Kami

nothing, move to the next step

DarkArchonDan

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! YOU SAVED ME COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK!!!

J☼E

well all of my php files when i unzip them turn into little cameras for microsoft picture it... i dont think there php files...and when i install all this stuff on my site it turns into a screen with names on it like "install" and when i click on that it opens up a download screen and when i click open it wants to open them with adobe photo shop *HELP*

WNA

How do i create a database for PHPbb2? Because i do not have M$ Access

TRUSTAbyss

http://os17fan.cjb.net , read those tutorials

vbgunz

Hello,
TRUSTpunk, you have great tutorials on your site *but* the software you've graciously provided a mirror to, need to be updated 🙁
Update the software on your mirror and you'll save the world. Good luck!

TRUSTAbyss

I try checking the links every now and then , I will do that ASAP !
Edit: The links to MySQL I have provided are still up to date
MySQL version 5.0 is not recommended for commercial use
yet but just for testing , they recommend version 4.X as stated
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/index.html 8)

nunya

could some1 please make a guide like this for Invision? What steps are the same.. I seem some help here with Invsion, but not enough.. and it surely wasn't as straight forward as this guide.. one much like it for IPB would be very helpful.

gymboy689

when i click install on phpbb2, i get this

Warning: mysql_error(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\phpbb2\db\mysql4.php on line 330

Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\phpbb2\db\mysql4.php on line 331
phpBB : Critical Error 

Could not connect to the database

what does it mean and how do i fix it?
does it have anything to do with this:

Server localhost 
db_create.php: Missing db

which showed up when i tried to add the database in phpmyadmin? how do i fix that also
sorry...i'm a n00b

TRUSTAbyss

You have to install MySQL and phpMyAdmin to
get this working than you have to browse to the
phpbb2 directory and fill out a small install form.
Read my MySQL -> phpMyAdmin -> phpBB Tutorials
and then try reinstalling phpBB , Hope this helps!
http://os17fan.cjb.net

gymboy689

i did all that

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