Trying to install phpBB 2.0.xx on Windows XP
I have seemingly successfully installed MySQL 5.0, php 5.25, and Apache.
I have the phpbb files at the root of the htdocs folder in the Apache path. I have tried to run one of the install php files and it just doesn't do anything.
php is installed at c:\program files\php .. The only thing I modified in the php.ini file is to change paths that originally were "c:\php" to "c:\program files\php" as that is the path where it is installed.
I do not have a database created with MySQL as I'm not sure how to do that.
I've installed phpBB before on a web server, but that was when php was already existing and I had a MySQL database already set up (easy to do there). I've also got phpmyadmin at the root of htdocs (I remember that being a good thing to have and was intending on installing it).
Not sure where to go next. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have the phpbb files at the root of the htdocs folder in the Apache path. I have tried to run one of the install php files and it just doesn't do anything.
php is installed at c:\program files\php .. The only thing I modified in the php.ini file is to change paths that originally were "c:\php" to "c:\program files\php" as that is the path where it is installed.
I do not have a database created with MySQL as I'm not sure how to do that.
I've installed phpBB before on a web server, but that was when php was already existing and I had a MySQL database already set up (easy to do there). I've also got phpmyadmin at the root of htdocs (I remember that being a good thing to have and was intending on installing it).
Not sure where to go next. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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I started from scratch and used wampserver to install mysql, php, and apache.
I have put the phpbb files in both c:\wamp\www\ and C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2
Any .php file still will not execute and I cannot install anything. I have restarted the services and wamp is online.
I have put the phpbb files in both c:\wamp\www\ and C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2
Any .php file still will not execute and I cannot install anything. I have restarted the services and wamp is online.
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did you get the installation success message from WAMP server?
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Typing localhost brought me to the installation page. I then intuitively went to phpmyadmin to create the database, then followed the installation process through.
I even put a new skin on it.
Wamp really made it easy. Thanks for the help.
I even put a new skin on it.
Wamp really made it easy. Thanks for the help.
Glad to help :) Yep agreed, WAMP is very cool :)
Try reinstalling PHP in the path where there are no spaces, program files is known to have problems in terms of spaces in directory.
I suggest installing PHP, Apache, MySQL and phpmyadmin using WAMP:
http://www.wampserver.com/
Very easy to use installer, you should be up and running with all of the above without much configuration (auto configuration using the installer) within minutes.
Hope this helps.