Install MyBB - Open Source Forum Software - on Windows
7#MyBB #Forum #Windows
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials...
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What is MyBB?
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MyBB is the free and open source forum software powering thousands of engaging, vibrant, and unique communities across the internet. - https://mybb.com/
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Installation
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01. Download XAMPP https://sourceforge.net/projects/xamp...
02. Download MyBB https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases
03. Download Microsoft Visual C++ https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redis...
04. Install Microsoft Visual C++
05. Right click the downloaded XAMPP .zip file ≫ Extract All...
06. Right click the downloaded MyBB .zip file ≫ Extract All...
07. Navigate into the extracted mybb folder structure
08. Rename the Upload directory to mybb
09. Cut the mybb folder inside the extracted XAMPP/htdocs directory
10. Copy the extracted XAMPP directory to a safe location to run from, C:\Program Files for example
11. Run XAMPP/setup_xampp.bat to update the configuration files with the new server location
12. Run XAMPP/xampp-control.exe
13. Click the Start button next to Apache and MySQL
14. Navigate to XAMPP/mysql/bin
15. Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space ≫ Open PowerShell window here...
16. Type the following in the PowerShell window to setup the MyBB database
.\mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE mybb;
GRANT ALL ON mybb.* TO 'mybb_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'My44_rw$';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
exit
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MyBB Web Installer
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01. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/mybb
02. Click Next at the Welcome screen
03. Click Next at the License Agreement
04. Click Next at the Requirements Check
05. Complete the Database Configuration as shown below
Database Engine: MySQL Improved
Database Server Hostname: localhost
Database Username: mybb_rw
Database Password: My44_rw$
Database Name: mybb
Table Prefix: mybb_
06. Click Next after the table creation completes
07. Click Next to complete the Table Population
08. Click Next at the Theme Insertion screen
09. Modify the Board Configuration form as needed ≫ Click Next
10. Create an administrator account by entering a Username, Password and Email Address ≫ Click Next
11. Click the Admin Control Panel link
12. Login with the administrator username and password created earlier
13. Welcome to MyBB
Source: https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/install/
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