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What you would use this for: To provide an organized online discussion area for registered users of your site.
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What you need:
An FTP client (Transmit - external link)
A text editor (TextWrangler - external link)
A MySQL database (if you don't already have one setup for your site, please request one)
1. Go to http://www.phpbb.com/ (external link) and download the latest phpBB installation package from the downloads section. In this example, we're using the .tar.gz download. The file will download as phpbb followed by a version number and ending with a .tar.gz extension. We'll refer to this as the phpBB.tar.gz file.
2. If the installation package doesn't expand automatically, double click the phpBB.tar.gz file. This should force the compressed phpBB.tar.gz to expand into a folder that begins with the letters "phpBB", followed by a version number. We'll refer to this folder as the phpBB folder from now on.
3. Upload the entire phpBB folder into your public_html folder.
4. Set the permissions on the file config.php to 666. To do this using Transmit, highlight config.php and press command + i. In the window that pops up, you can either type 666 into the bottom field or make sure all read and write check boxes are checked.
5. Using your web browser visit the location you placed phpBB with the addition of install/install.php, e.g. http://www.examplesite.com/phpBB2/install/install.php
6. For further infromation we recommend you refer to the install document that is included with you phpBB installation. phpBB\docs\install.html
7. Prevent Spam. View the phpbb "Anti-Spam" topic on their message board here (external link) for tips and plug-ins to help prevent spam on your boards.
For further support, review the included documentation in the Wordpress folder or visit their support site here. (external link)
| IMPORTANT SECURITY WARNING: Adding scripts to your site is a security risk no matter where it is hosted. Hackers frequently exploit security holes in blogs and Content Management System (CMS), regardless of who you host your site with. This could mean severe damage to your website and other websites on the server. MacHighway recommends that you frequently check phpbb.com (external link) for updates to your blog system. |
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