How to host and install a phpbb forum with My SQL server on windows server 2003?

Question

I am running my website on IIS 6.0 and have already installed MySQL server 5.0 on the system

Answer 1

Hi KSulli,

To host your website you need to have web sever running php.
So do one thing download XAMPP from the below given link and then just follow simple steps to install xampp on your windows machine.

http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-win32-1.5.5-installer.exe

Yes but before that please uninstall your mysql server installation as XAMPP is collection of PHP+Apache+MySQL.

After that for example if you have installed your xampp on the path like this....
H:\Program Files\xampp\
then goto
H:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\
and copy your phpbb forum files here.

Before all that you need to start Apache and MySQL services from XAMPP control panel.
So first do that.
Once you install and start xampp and start all services.
open your browser and type http://localhost/
you will see xampp panel.
Now goto http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
and create one database named phpbb or whatever you like.

now copy phpbb unzipped folder to H:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\
like
H:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\phpbb

and type http://localhost/phpbb

Now follow easy steps to install phpbb
when it ask for database name give name of the database you have created in the above step.

So it is easy.

You can get more help from:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-windows.html

Good Luck.
don't hesitate to ask me again.

somehow I was unable to reply you in mail it denied to send you mail so answering your question here.

I can help you in hosting and developing websites as well.
As I am freelance web-developer.

Don't forget to disable IIS before you install xampp as both will fight for your machine's port 80.


Thanks and Regards,
Dharmavirsinh Jhala

Answer 2

did you install the php module?.

Once you have both working, place your phpbb forum software into a directory on your webroot and follow the instructions.