How to Install Phpbb Forums on Home PC?

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Hi.. Can someone please explain to me in detial, on how to set up a Phpbb Forums on my home PC? Please can you provide me with a good in-depth guide on making forums[Including the SQL Part] if possible? Please do help me here.. Thanks a million.. you rok..

Also mention which web server[for home PCs] to use here? If possible, can you please tell me a good host which is FREE, PHP support, 1 SQL database
so i can install the forums there.. thanks a lot..

whats phpBB ??

well for Home PC... there is an all in one package available.. Apache, MySQL, PHP 4...

*www.easyphp.org/

just follow the phpBB help on how to install a phpBB... *www.phpbb.com/support/tutorials/

its very easy...

saurav_cheeta said:
well for Home PC... there is an all in one package available.. Apache, MySQL, PHP 4...

*www.easyphp.org/

just follow the phpBB help on how to install a phpBB... *www.phpbb.com/support/tutorials/

its very easy...

I saw the tutorials.. i needed to know how to install the database and all that stuff.. Can u please explain that?

This should help

*www.phpbb.com/support/guide/

i suppose u can try xampp,. Www.xampp.org

easyphp for some reason hangs wenever i try to use it with my lan working dont know why .... besides installing phpbb3 is very simple .... just go to mysql create a datbase and a user .... add tht user to the database u created ... fill in this info during insallation and if all goes well 2-3 mins and phpbb is installed