need a guide for deploying a phpBB forum.

[amintha1992]

im a total noob when it comes to linux and php and my sql.

 

i have a business idea to present to someone but i want to know how to actually do it.

 

so any help?

 

please leave me links.  

[GoodBytes]

phpBB has a lot of documentation on how to get started.

https://www.phpbb.com/downloads/

Extract the zip files on your system, and upload it to your web hosting server that you are renting in the folder where you want it say: "forum", so you have <domain>/forum, to access it. Or put it on the root, and then you just have the forum (note that you can't move the forum afterwards, so carefully make your decision.. ok you CAN move it, but it really not easy). The web host that you use should have MySQL, PHP, Apache, and so on, all setup for you and ready to go.

Then visit your website where the forum is, and the setup will show. Just follow it, and you'll be all setup.

[Master Disaster]

phpBB has a lot of documentation on how to get started.

https://www.phpbb.com/downloads/

Extract the zip files on your system, and upload it to your web hosting server that you are renting in the folder where you want it say: "forum", so you have <domain>/forum, to access it. Or put it on the root, and then you just have the forum (note that you can't move the forum afterwards, so carefully make your decision.. ok you CAN move it, but it really not easy). The web host that you use should have MySQL, PHP, Apache, and so on, all setup for you and ready to go.

Then visit your website where the forum is, and the setup will show. Just follow it, and you'll be all setup.

Typical Good Bytes, makes it sound so easy

 

Before you can finish the install you must have an SQL database set up somewhere with an admin user added to it with a root password and you'll need the sql server ip, port, db username and password during the setup process.

 

But yeah, with a decent host its really not that hard.

[amintha1992]

 The web host that you use should have MySQL, PHP, Apache, and so on, all setup for you and ready to go.

 

 

 

this is the part i need help with

[Peter_Ellis]

If you just have a Linux box these two tutorials will get you going. All the dependencies you need are in the first one, and the second one is for phpMyAdmin which allows you to have nice GUI for the MySql database

 

(I assume you're using Ubuntu or Debian but it should work on most distros)

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-secure-phpmyadmin-on-ubuntu-14-04

 

For the phpBB it is very simple just type in these commands.

cd /var/wwwwget https://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.1.3.zipapt-get updateapt-get install unzipunzip phpBB-3.1.3.zip

Then on your computer go to http://YourServer/phpBB3 and then follow the instructions there, the most difficult thing to do it creating the database but that is simple using phpMyAdmin.

[amintha1992]

If you just have a Linux box these two tutorials will get you going. All the dependencies you need are in the first one, and the second one is for phpMyAdmin which allows you to have nice GUI for the MySql database

 

(I assume you're using Ubuntu or Debian but it should work on most distros)

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-secure-phpmyadmin-on-ubuntu-14-04

 

For the phpBB it is very simple just type in these commands.

cd /var/wwwwget https://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.1.3.zipapt-get updateapt-get install unzipunzip phpBB-3.1.3.zip

Then on your computer go to http://YourServer/phpBB3 and then follow the instructions there, the most difficult thing to do it creating the database but that is simple using phpMyAdmin.

thank you. ill follow this first. 

[amintha1992]

You can run this premade Docker container on any Linux distro - https://github.com/dell-cloud-marketplace/docker-phpbb

can you give me a little bit more information on what this is?

[amintha1992]

https://www.youtube.com/user/dockerrun/videos

thanks..

 

ill take a look at that after i finish my school paper. now back to writing. 

[amintha1992]

If you just have a Linux box these two tutorials will get you going. All the dependencies you need are in the first one, and the second one is for phpMyAdmin which allows you to have nice GUI for the MySql database

 

(I assume you're using Ubuntu or Debian but it should work on most distros)

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-secure-phpmyadmin-on-ubuntu-14-04

 

For the phpBB it is very simple just type in these commands.

cd /var/wwwwget https://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.1.3.zipapt-get updateapt-get install unzipunzip phpBB-3.1.3.zip

Then on your computer go to http://YourServer/phpBB3 and then follow the instructions there, the most difficult thing to do it creating the database but that is simple using phpMyAdmin.

you are the man dude.

 

i got it running. now just have to figure out a good and cheap VPS hosting solution.