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a hobbit · 02-07-2007, 07:03 AM

so i want to make a forum or a website or something, and i want to use phpBB, which ive downloaded from the site. i was wondering if anyone could give me a brief rundown of it? do i need to find my own webhost to put it on? i havent opened it or checked it out yet so i have no real idea of it now. >.< also how customizable is it?

coca · 02-07-2007, 08:29 AM

Ya you need your own host, and it is very customizable, you can have custom skins and stuff!

The Senate · Nov. 11, 2007

You don't have to rent webhosting, you could just run it from your computer.

a hobbit · 02-07-2007, 12:19 PM

yah i might just host from a comp. is phpbb hard to use and make a simple website/forums from it?

~~specialsauce~~ · 02-08-2007, 12:55 AM

a hobbit,Feb 7 2007, 02:19 AM Wrote:yah i might just host from a comp. is phpbb hard to use and make a simple website/forums from it?

It's extremely easy to use.

coca · 02-08-2007, 01:21 AM

If you're going to use your own computer as the host, you'll need a server like Apache or, HEAVEN FORBID, IIS.

Sv managed to set up Apache with the PHP module I think. How he do dat?!?!

Sveach · 02-08-2007, 02:26 AM

coca,Feb 7 2007, 10:21 AM Wrote:If you're going to use your own computer as the host, you'll need a server like Apache or, HEAVEN FORBID, IIS.

Sv managed to set up Apache with the PHP module I think. How he do dat?!?!

Uh....apache with php is easy. I've also done IIS with apache as well. I've also done IIS with .net support which is easy.....and I halfway got apache working with .net support...but it was very fawked up, not usable in a production environment at all.