I have successfully installed phpBB 2.0.21 on the Car Accessories web site. It can be found at: http://www.caraccessories.com/forum/index.php. I also documented the steps involved:
- Copy phpBB2 directory to web site root or target directory
- Create MySQL database phpbb
- Create database user phpbb
- Assign phpbb database privileges to phpbb user
- Browse to /phpBB2/install/install.php
- Select MySQL 4.x/5.x
- Download config.php file
- Replace config.php file in phpBB2 root directory
- Delete install/ and contrib/ directories
- Go to home page /phpBB2/index.php
- Log in as Administrator
Next I will learn how to customize the phpBB design and add a link back to the web site.
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