How to Install phpBB on EndeavourOS

phpBB is a popular open-source forum software used by many people for building online communities. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to install phpBB on EndeavourOS operating system.

Prerequisites

• EndeavourOS installed on your system
• LAMP stack (Apache, MySQL, PHP) already installed and configured
• Sudo access

Step 1: Download the Latest Version of phpBB

1. Go to the official website of phpBB from https://www.phpbb.com/ and click on the "Download" button.

2. Choose the latest stable version of phpBB and click on "Download Latest Stable Release".

3. Save the downloaded file somewhere on your system.

Step 2: Extract the phpBB Package

1. Open terminal on your system and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the phpBB package.

2. Run the following command to extract the package:

tar xvf phpBB-*.tar.bz2

3. After extracting the package, you should have a folder named "phpBB3".

Step 3: Move the phpBB Package to Apache Web Root Directory

1. Navigate to the Apache web root directory using the following command:

cd /srv/http

2. Now move the extracted phpBB folder to the Apache web root directory using the following command:

sudo mv ~/Downloads/phpBB3 /srv/http/

3. Set the ownership of the phpBB folder to the Apache user using the following command:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/phpBB3

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database and User for phpBB

1. Log in to your MySQL database as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

2. Once you are logged in, create a new database and user for phpBB:

CREATE DATABASE phpbb;
CREATE USER 'phpbbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpbb.* TO 'phpbbuser'@'localhost';

3. Replace "phpbbuser" and "password" with your own database and user credentials.

Step 5: Configure phpBB

1. Open your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpBB3/.

2. You should be redirected to the phpBB installation page. Fill in the details required, including the database and user credentials you created in Step 4.

3. Once you've filled in all the necessary details, click on "Install" to start the installation process.

4. After the installation is complete, you can access the phpBB forum from http://localhost/phpBB3/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpBB on EndeavourOS operating system.

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