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Install a Phpbb Forum Organic Design procedure |
Introduction
phpBB is a popular Internet forum package written in the PHP scripting language. The name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board. Available under the GNU General Public License, phpBB is free and open source software.
Features of phpBB include support for multiple database engines (PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server), flat message structure (as opposed to threaded), hierarchical subforums, topic split/merge/lock, user groups, multiple attachments per post, full-text search, plugins and various notification options (e-mail, Jabber instant messaging, ATOM feeds).[1]
Download
The latest version is 3.0.7, it can be downloaded as a bz2 or a zip.
Installation
Follow the Quick Install in the Installation Guide as root on your Linux server. The install page has the same instructions once you have navigated to it.
Installation details can be found in the New Installation. You need to create a database, just follow the instructions.
Post Install
Follow the Post-Install Tasks section. You need to chmod the config.php file back to 644.
You should also deny access to the cache, files and store folders. This is onre way to do it (the other being .htaccess). In apache2.conf, right near <Files>, add:
<Directory /path/to/files> Order allow,deny Deny from all </Directory>
One for each directory denied.
