phpBB

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phpBB is open-source bulletin board software, an internet forum package, that runs on the PHP scripting language.

Install

Before installing phpBB, it is recommended to peruse the configuration options for Apache/nginx, MariaDB/MySQL, and PHP as well.

USE flags

USE flags for www-apps/phpBB An open-source PHP-based bulletin board package

`ftp`	Add FTP (File Transfer Protocol) support
`gd`	Add support for media-libs/gd (to generate graphics on the fly)
`mssql`	Add support for Microsoft SQL Server database
`mysqli`	Add support for the improved mySQL libraries
`postgres`	Add support for the postgresql database
`sqlite`	Add support for sqlite - embedded sql database
`vhosts`	Add support for installing web-based applications into a virtual-hosting environment
`zlib`	Add support for zlib compression

Data provided by the Gentoo Package Database · Last update: 2023-12-08 16:29 More information about USE flags

When using Apache, it is important to enable PHP support for www-servers/apache by installing dev-lang/php with the apache2 USE-flag.

For nginx, the fpm flag should be enabled on dev-lang/php.

With MariaDB/MySQL, dev-lang/php will need to have been built with the mysql and mysqli flags enabled.

Emerge

root #emerge --ask www-apps/phpBB

Configuration

Enabling Apache PHP support

Important
With >=app-eselect/eselect-php-0.8.1, the APACHE2_OPTS variable changed to -D PHP instead of -D PHP5. This allows for future major versions to flow smoothly.

FILE /etc/conf.d/apache2Enabling the PHP module

APACHE2_OPTS="... -D PHP"

Creating a database

Refer to MySQL/Startup Guide for detailed instructions.

root #/etc/init.d/mysql start

user $

mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS <database> DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
mysql> CREATE USER '<username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER ON <database>.* TO '<username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> quit

Completing the phpBB install

Browsing to the root of the install, http://localhost/phpBB for example (https for SSL installs), should now bring up the phpBB introduction web page with an overview and install tabs, which will work as a guide through the rest of the installation process.

Important
The forum will be accessible to administrators only, until the install directory is removed from the root directory of the phpBB install.

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