How to Install phpBB on nixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing phpBB on nixOS latest. The steps are as follows:

Update your system by running the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Install the Apache web server using the following command:
```
sudo nix-env -i apache
```
Install the MySQL database server using the following command:
```
sudo nix-env -i mysql
```
Create a new MySQL database for phpBB using the following command:
```
sudo mysql -u root -p
```
Enter your root password when prompted, and then run the following commands:
```
CREATE DATABASE phpbb_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpbb_db.* TO 'phpbb_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'phpbb_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
```
Replace "phpbb_db", "phpbb_user", and "phpbb_password" with your desired database name, username, and password respectively.
Install the PHP package using the following command:
```
sudo nix-env -i php
```
Install the phpBB package using the following command:
```
sudo nix-env -i phpbb
```

Update the Apache configuration file by running the following command:

sudo vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

ServerName localhost

<Directory /var/www>
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Restart the Apache web server using the following command:
```
sudo systemctl restart apache2
```
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpBB/ to complete your phpBB installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpBB on nixOS latest.

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