MyBB is an open-source forum software that allows you to create your own discussion board for your website. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install MyBB on Void Linux.
Before proceeding with MyBB installation, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to create a MySQL database and user for MyBB.
Log in to your MySQL/MariaDB database server using the following command:
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter your password when prompted.
Create a new database for MyBB using the following command:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE mybb;
Create a new MySQL user and grant all privileges on the mybb database using the following command:
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mybb.* TO 'mybbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace mybbuser and password with your preferred username and password.
Flush the MySQL privileges using the following command:
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit out of the MySQL shell using the following command:
mysql> exit
Download the latest version of MyBB from the official website using the following command:
$ wget https://resources.mybb.com/downloads/mybb_1820.zip
Extract the downloaded MyBB package using the following command:
$ unzip mybb_1820.zip
Move the extracted MyBB directory to your web server document root directory using the following command:
$ sudo mv mybb /var/www/html/
Make sure that the mybb directory has proper file permissions using the following command:
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/mybb/
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/mybb/
Copy the inc/config.default.php file to inc/config.php using the following command:
$ cp /var/www/html/mybb/inc/config.default.php /var/www/html/mybb/inc/config.php
Edit the inc/config.php file using your favorite text editor:
$ sudo nano /var/www/html/mybb/inc/config.php
Update the following settings in the inc/config.php file:
$config['database']['type'] = 'mysqli';
$config['database']['database'] = 'mybb';
$config['database']['table_prefix'] = 'mybb_';
$config['database']['hostname'] = 'localhost';
$config['database']['username'] = 'mybbuser';
$config['database']['password'] = 'password';
Save and close the file.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip>/mybb/install/index.php to start the MyBB installation wizard.
Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary information to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, remove the install directory using the following command:
$ sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/mybb/install/
You can now access your MyBB forum by navigating to http://<your-server-ip>/mybb/.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install MyBB on Void Linux. You can now create your own discussion board and start engaging with your users.
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