MyBB is a free and open-source forum software designed to help you create an online community. You can easily install and use MyBB on your macOS. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install MyBB on macOS using MAMP.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
To download MyBB, visit https://mybb.com/download/.
Choose the latest version available, and click on the "Download MyBB" button.
Once downloaded, extract the MyBB archive to your desktop.
Launch MAMP and click on the "Preferences" button in the menu bar.
In the preferences window, navigate to the "Web Server" tab and select the document root folder.
Select the "MyBB" folder you extracted earlier.
Navigate to the phpMyAdmin interface of MAMP by clicking on the "Open WebStart page" button.
In phpMyAdmin, create a new database for your MyBB forum.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8888/MyBB/.
The MyBB installer will launch automatically.
Follow the instructions in the installer to configure your forum, including entering your database credentials.
Once the installation process is complete, navigate to http://localhost:8888/MyBB/ to launch your forum.
Congratulations! You have now successfully installed MyBB on your macOS using MAMP.
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