How to Install AsmBB on Windows 11

AsmBB is a forum software designed for use with assembly language. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install AsmBB on your Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

Before installing AsmBB, make sure that you have the following software installed on your computer:

• XAMPP
• Git

Step 1: Download AsmBB

1. Open Command Prompt on your Windows 11 computer.
2. Type the following command to navigate to your XAMPP installation directory:

cd C:\xampp\htdocs

3. Clone the AsmBB repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/eternal-sunshine/asmBB.git asmBB

Step 2: Install AsmBB

1. Open XAMPP Control Panel and start Apache and MySQL.
2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin.
3. Click on the New button in the left menu and create a new database with a name of your choice.
4. Select the newly created database and click on the Import tab in the top menu.
5. Click on Choose File and select the file asmBB.sql located in the sql directory of the AsmBB installation.
6. Click on Go to import the database schema.
7. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/asmBB.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed AsmBB on your Windows 11 computer. You can now use this forum software to create a forum for your assembly language projects.

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