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ok, I gunzipped the program in a directory called Phpbb. Now that its unzipped what would be the command to install it? (ive tryied lots of ways)?
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browse to the index, it will load the installation sequencer.
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ok, i clicked on the index.htm in the install folder. I can only get it to open in konqueror. Does anybody know the code for installing phpbb for example this would be it for mozzila:

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./mozilla-installer
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you're supposed to load it via an httpd request.
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are you installing this on your local system?
you need to create a database and preferably a local user = something@localhost.

http://localhost/phpBB2/contrib/dbinformer.php

to install
http://localhost/phpBB2/install/install.php
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Neither of thoses links worked i have a directory in my home called phpbb and in that as the folder called (forum) which i named. In that it has all the files. In this tutorial i was using it said to do this to install it:
Browse to <your forum address> which we've just determined: http://<forum hostname>/<phpBB directory>

My host name is 192.168.0.105 and i replaced default phpBB2 with (forum). How would i install it now?
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did you place the files and folders in your httpd document root or alias them? If so, navigate, via your localhost to that location.
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So I take that huge folder of stuff and put it in my httpd document root?
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Ok, i got to the page on my browser were you set up your server. When i click install i get a message that says:
The PHP configuration on your server doesn't support the database type that you chose
Do you guys know how this can be fixed?

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compare what you selected to what services you have installed.
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i tried both versions of the mysql options and neither work. Should I create a database named forum? I havent created one for this forum yet.
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Cheeseboy wrote:Should I create a database named forum?
Yes, create the database. You don't have to name it forum, although it is appropriate ;)
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ok i created the database (forum) and i made a user with all privileges. I still get that same error.
The PHP configuration on your server doesn't support the database type that you chose
Is there something in the php.ini that can fix this error?
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do you have the database extension(s) needed for php to interact with it installed and set up to load in php.ini?
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