Install phpBB 3.0.5 on FreeBSD 7.1

Install phpBB 3.0.5:

So, I've uploaded the phpBB-3.0.5.zip to my local folder on the server that hosts the site I'd like to install it on.

I could have used the ports collection to install phpBB but in this case our server hosts a couple of domains and I like the option to have each domain run they're own instance of phpBB.

Decompress the phpBB3 archive to a local directory on your system.

Upload all the files contained in this archive (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account.

Change the permissions on config.php to be writable by all (666 or -rw-rw-rw- within your FTP Client)

Change the permissions on the following directories to be writable by all (777 or -rwxrwxrwx within your FTP Client): store/, cache/, files/ and images/avatars/upload/.

prompt% tar -xvf phpBB-3.0.5.zip

prompt% cd phpBB3

prompt# chmod 666 config.php

prompt# chmod 777 store/

prompt# chmod 777 cache/

prompt# chmod 777 files/

prompt# chmod 777 images/avatars/upload/

Now surf to that site. ie. http://www."where we installed phpBB3.com/install" --more here if you trail it off the main domain..

Click the INSTALL tab, follow the steps and fill out all the requested information.

Change the permissions on config.php to be writable only by yourself (644 or -rw-r--r-- within your FTP Client) phpBB3 should now be available, please MAKE SURE you read at least Section 6 in phpBB's instructions for important, security related post-installation instructions.

All done. Good Luck. Originally all Howto's, con fig, setups, and supporting documentation was researched and compiled so we could find working solutions for our particular environment. We primarily run and develop FreeBSD 6.2, 7.1, and Mac OS X 10.4, 10.6 Clients and servers.

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