phpBB is a popular open-source forum software that is widely used by website owners to create online communities. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install phpBB on Fedora Server.
Before setting up phpBB on your server, you should ensure that you have the following:
To create a new database for phpBB, first, you need to log in to your MySQL or MariaDB server using the following command:
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password to log in as the MySQL administrator. Once logged in, create a new database, user, and assign privileges to the user with the following commands:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE phpbb_db;
mysql> CREATE USER 'phpbb_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpbb_db.* TO 'phpbb_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace "phpbb_db", "phpbb_user", and "password" with your desired values.
Next, we'll install phpBB on Fedora Server, which is open-source software compatible with Apache, PHP, and MySQL.
To install phpBB, first, you need to update the package list and install the required packages using the following command:
$ sudo dnf update
$ sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-xml php-mbstring
After updating your system, download the latest version of phpBB from the official website using the following command:
$ sudo wget https://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.3.5.zip
Now, extract the downloaded file and move it to the web server's root directory using the following commands:
$ sudo unzip phpBB-3.3.5.zip
$ sudo mv phpBB3 /var/www/html/phpbb
Next, set the appropriate permissions for the phpBB folder and files with the following command:
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/phpbb
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/phpbb
Replace "www-data" with the appropriate username for your web server user.
Now, let's configure phpBB to connect to the database by editing the config.php file using the following command:
$ sudo cp /var/www/html/phpbb/config.php.bak /var/www/html/phpbb/config.php
$ sudo nano /var/www/html/phpbb/config.php
Change the following parameters in the config.php file:
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbport = ''; // Leave blank for the default MySQL port
$dbname = 'phpbb_db'; // The name of the database you created earlier
$dbuser = 'phpbb_user'; // The username you created earlier
$dbpasswd = 'password'; // The password you created earlier
// Change the table prefix if desired
$table_prefix = 'phpbb_';
Save the changes and exit the editor.
Now, you can access the phpBB installation via your web browser by entering your server's IP address or domain name followed by /phpbb in the address bar.
For example, if your IP address is 192.168.1.2, enter http://192.168.1.2/phpbb in your web browser.
You should see the phpBB installation wizard, where you can configure the forum settings and create the administrator account.
In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install phpBB on a Fedora Server, which is an excellent choice for anyone who needs to create an online community. With a few simple steps, you can set up a fully functional phpBB forum on your server.
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