Install MyBB – Open Source Forum Software – on Windows

#MyBB #Forum #Windows

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0933.html

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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/xampp/files/XAMPP%20Windows/
   02. Download MyBB  https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases
   03. Download Microsoft Visual C++  https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
   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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