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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:25 pm
by Cheeseboy
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)?

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:28 pm
by feyd
browse to the index, it will load the installation sequencer.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:42 pm
by Cheeseboy
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:

Code: Select all

./mozilla-installer

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:47 pm
by feyd
you're supposed to load it via an httpd request.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:52 pm
by jrd
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

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:09 pm
by Cheeseboy
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?

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:16 pm
by feyd
did you place the files and folders in your httpd document root or alias them? If so, navigate, via your localhost to that location.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:17 pm
by John Cartwright

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:18 pm
by Cheeseboy
So I take that huge folder of stuff and put it in my httpd document root?

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:06 pm
by Cheeseboy
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?

Thx

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:09 pm
by feyd
compare what you selected to what services you have installed.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:12 pm
by Cheeseboy
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.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:18 pm
by John Cartwright
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 ;)

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:38 pm
by Cheeseboy
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?

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:41 pm
by feyd
do you have the database extension(s) needed for php to interact with it installed and set up to load in php.ini?