Installation Help Required!

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Hi, I am totally new to BB2, and any message bord installations!

I have a web site that is running on a Windows 2000 server, I have installes MySQL, started the service, and it seems to be working

C:\>C:\mysql\bin\mysqlshow
+-----------+
| Databases |
+-----------+
| mysql |
| test |
+-----------+

I then tried to install the phpbb2, but am not getting very far with it

I have uploaded all the files from the Zip file to the site, in a directory called phpbb2, i have made the config.php to be writeable by all.

The documentetion then tells be to go to the folder I put all the files in on my site - in my case it is http://www.badgirlsweb.co.uk/phpBB2

I then get "You are not authorized to view this page"

So i thought maybe it is trying to list the directory content, so I went to http://www.badgirlsweb.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php - but then i just get tat file writen out as text!

I am guessing i need to assosiate the .php extention with MySQL somehow?

Can anyone help!

Thanks Very Happy

Sparks...

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Okay, I have now realised I needed to install PHP - i have done this, and it now seems to come up with the install screen!

I am at a bit of a loss of what i need to put in the following

Database Server Hostname / DSN:
Your Database Name:
Database Username:
Database Password:
Prefix for tables in database:

I guess i need to somehow create a database first, then fill this in?
Not quite sure how though!

I would appreciate any help anyone can offer!

Thanks

Sparks...

You've installed PHP - u also have installed MySQL and had create a Datebase yet ? If not, install MySQL ( www.MySQL.com ) and create a Database, then u'r Forum should be running.

Greetings.

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Yep, I have PHP and mySQL installed, but i am unsure on how to create the database

I have installed the mysql as a service under windows 2000, and have started it.

All i need to know is how I create the database!

Many thanks!

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Hi again.

U could configure u'r Databases with phpMyAdmin comfortably. Install it to u'r root directory - but don't forget to configuring the config.inc.php

Greetings.

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Okay, I have now got the phpMyAdmin-2.3.1

It seems to list the database I created (badgirlswebbb)

Now what do I need to do! - create some tables I guess - if so, what do i need to create Confused

Sorry to sound thick, it's just I have never used MySQL, PHP, or simalar before, so any help would be appreciated! Wink

Thanks!
Sparks...

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Success!

I have now managed to get my board up and running!

Thanks to all who helped! Very Happy

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Hello again.

I am now in the process of changing from a Windows 2000 server to a SuSE Linux 8.1 server.

I have installe Apache, and that seems to be working correctly
I have installed PHP, that also seems ok
I have installed MySQL (3.23.52) and that seems ok
I have downloaded phpMyAdmin, and created a new database sucessfully

I then downloaded PHPBB2 and put it in a new directory on the web server (/phpbb2)

now i am presented with the install screen, I filled in all the details, but when I hit submit, it tells me

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phpBB : Critical Error

Could not connect to the database
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I know MySQL is working, as I can confugure it with phpMyAdmin

Here is what i filled in in the install.php form

Default board language - English
Database Type - MySQL 3.x
Choose your installation method - Install

Database Server Hostname / DSN - localhost
Your Database Name - badgirlswebBB
Database Username - badgirlswebbb
Database Password - [the password i set in phpMyAdmin for the user badgirlswebbb]
Prefix for tables in database - phpbb_

Admin Email Address - [my email address]
Domain Name - www.badgirlsweb.co.uk
Server Port - 80
Script path - /phpBB2/
Administrator Username - Sparks
Administrator Password - [my password]
Administrator Password [ Confirm ] - [my password]

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong!?

Thanks Very Happy

phpBB2.de User Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Location: UK

SOLVED!

I have now sorted the problem, I deleted the MySQL users and database, then re created them, and now they work!

magic Very Happy

phpBB2.de User Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Posts: 12

that's good news!

phpBB2.de User Joined: 12 Nov 2002 Posts: 7

Yeah good for you but i still have a problem. Whats that about installing phpBB2 i know all my database info and have uploaded my files to my site but never realised you need to install them Confused

it might explain why nothing works Rolling Eyes

phpBB2.de User Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Posts: 12

yeah you have to go to the location you installed it to and it should go to the instal screen! e.g. go to your site www..................../the directory where you placed it!

phpBB2.de User Joined: 12 Nov 2002 Posts: 7

i uploaded my files and went to the url where i put them but there is an error and it says the owner has not loaded his index.html file.
i havent loaded a html file but it should work with a .php shouldent it?

www.coolfreepages.com is where i created a site it said it was compatible with .php but obviously not Sad

has anyone else had this problem?

phpBB2.de User Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Posts: 12

I used www.coolfreepages.com and it uploaded fine, except i get a message which says table already exists! Anyway you need to upload all the files in that folder!! Including the html files!