Help with a project...

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hey guys.... i'm required to do a project involving a website... part of it requires me to build a forum. what do i need n how do i go abt doing it? this is my 1st time doing it... so i haven't got a clue... :D
 
Well, I'll start:

Do you have a host? If so, does it support PHP and MySQL? If so:

1) download phpbb http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB-2.0.21.zip

2) unzip and place the contents in the directory on your server where you want them.

3) create a new database.

4) create a user and give this user full rights to the new database

5) change the permissions of config.php to 666.

6) point your browser to install/install.php and fill in the required info there. It will ask for things the hostname (usually localhost), database (what you made in 3) and username (what you did in #4).

7) the installation process should tell you to delete some thing(s), make sure you do that.

Hope that helps.
 
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