phpBB is a popular open-source forum software that is written in PHP. This tutorial aims to provide a step-by-step guide to install phpBB on Manjaro.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, open your web browser and navigate to the phpBB download page. Download the latest stable version of phpBB by clicking on the "Download" button.
After downloading the zip file, extract the contents to your web server's directory. For example, if you want to install phpBB on your Manjaro system, you can extract the zip file to /var/www/html/.
Next, you need to create a MySQL database and user for phpBB. To do this, open a terminal and run the following commands:
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
> CREATE DATABASE phpbb;
> CREATE USER 'phpbbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpbb.* TO 'phpbbuser'@'localhost';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> EXIT;
Make sure to replace password with a strong password for the phpbbuser account.
Now that you have extracted the phpBB files and created a MySQL database and user, you can start the installation process. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpbb/.
Follow the installation wizard by providing the necessary information such as database information, admin account details, and board settings.
At the end of the installation process, make sure to delete the install directory from your web server.
After completing the installation process, you can access phpBB by navigating to http://localhost/phpbb/ in your web browser. Log in to the admin panel with your admin account credentials to start customizing your forum.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpBB on your Manjaro system.
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