MyBB is a free and open-source forum software that allows users to create online message boards. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing MyBB on FreeBSD Latest, step by step.
Before we start, you will need the following:
It is important to keep your system up-to-date before installing any new software. To update and upgrade your system, run the following commands:
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg upgrade
MyBB requires a web server, PHP, and a database server to operate. We will use Apache as our web server, PHP 7.3, and MySQL as our database server.
To install these packages, run the following command:
sudo pkg install apache24 php73 php73-mysqli php73-mbstring mysql80-server
After installing MySQL, you need to create a new database and user for MyBB. You can do this by executing the following commands:
sudo sysrc mysql_enable=YES
sudo service mysql-server start
sudo mysql_secure_installation
You can then sign in to the MySQL shell by running:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then, create a new database and user using the following commands, replacing dbname, dbuser, and dbpassword with your database, user, and password respectively:
CREATE DATABASE dbname;
CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
You need to configure Apache to serve MyBB. To do this, create a new file named mybb.conf at /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/ using the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/mybb.conf
Then, paste the following lines into it:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName forum.example.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/mybb
<Directory /usr/local/www/mybb>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mybb_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mybb_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Ensure to replace forum.example.com with your domain name.
Save and exit the file.
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo service apache24 restart
Go to the MyBB website at https://mybb.com/, and download the latest version of MyBB by clicking the "Download" button.
Extract the downloaded archive to the DocumentRoot specified in the Apache configuration file:
sudo mkdir /usr/local/www/mybb
sudo tar -zxvf mybb_*.zip --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/www/mybb/
Change the permissions of the MyBB directory:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/mybb
Finally, navigate to your forum URL in a web browser, and follow the MyBB installation instructions.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install MyBB on FreeBSD Latest. By following the above steps, you should now have a running MyBB installation ready to host your forums.
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