installing phpBB 2.0.20
installing phpBB will be enough proof to show that php, apache, mysql are all working together.
Download phpBB 2.0.20
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phpBB Version :: 2.0.20 -- ~686K
Create Database
-Click Start->Run
-Type cmd or command
-Browse to C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin
-Or just use mysql from where you are since its in the path
-mysql -u root -p;
-enter password
mysql>CREATE DATABASE phpbb;
mysql>GRANT CREATE, ALTER, INSERT, UPDATE, SELECT, DELETE on phpbb.* TO phpbb_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'somepassword';
install phpBB
-Unzip phpBB into the web folder. (preferably phpBB2)
-Run this in the browser -- http://localhost/phpBB2/
*** make sure you change your password ***
Database Type: Mysql 4.x/5.x
Your Database Name: phpbb
Database Username: phpbb_user
Database Password: somepassword
*** Fill In Admin Section ***
-Click Install
-Click Finish Installation
-Remove folders, install and contrib
-Click the logo at top left to go home.
phpBB installation filled the database 'phpbb' with tables and data.
A config.php file was placed inside phpbb2 folder and we deleted
the following folders: install/ and contrib/
questions/suggestions/comments -:- epaetenus_2000 aT y4h00 d0t c0m
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