Run the .exe, and let the installer do the job for you.
Now go to C:\apache\mysql\bin\, and run winmysqladmin.
If, and it probably will, it asks you for a password, enter root as password, and password as password.
Goto your start menu > PHPtriad > Apache Console > Stop Apache
Now go to start menu > PHPtriad > Apache Console > Start Apache
Note: Do NOT select "Restart Apache".
Now, Apache will pop up in a new window.
Simply minimize it.
Do NOT close it!
Now, open up c:\apache\htdocs\phpmyadmin\config.inc.php.
Find: $cfgServers[1]['password'] = '';
Between the '' tags, enter "password" WITHOUT the quotes
Save & Close
Now, your "webpage" is available at http://localhost!
Ok, nowthat we've installed and configured everything, we can start with the actuall vBulletin install!
Installing your vBulletin
Look at your task menu, and right click the traffic light icon.
Click "Show me"
Now, go to the databases tab.
Right click on the "Test" database
Click "Create Database".
In the window which just opened, enter the exact name which you gave to your online database. (If you're installing a new vBulletin forum on your local PC, you may call it anything you want. Do remember what you call it though).
Click "Create the Database" once you've entered a name.
Click "OK" on the error box which just poped up.
Now, press cancel, and it should bring you back to the databases tab.
Now, you have 2 options.
Follow these steps if you want to install a NEW vBULLETIN, if not, simply scroll down.
Download a new vBulletin copy from the members area.
Extract it to: c:\apache\htdocs\forum
Open up c:\apache\htdocs\forum\includes\config.php.
Set the the servername to "localhost" (without quotes)
Set NO dbusername and NO dbuserpassword!
Set the database name to the name of the database you created a couple of steps above.
Now install vBulletin, and follow vBulletin's steps.
Follow these steps if you want to install your online vBulletin Board on your PC.
It seems a little strange ! Why do not we use easyphp or xamp ???
I believe it's more easy and faster !!
Sorry, but I can't find anything new about this article ...
The post was written back in 2005, I'm not sure if those pieces of software were available then. I use xampp its quick and easy to install and even has an easy to use control panel.
I am using the following:
AppServ 2.5.4
- Apache 2.0.54
- MySQL 5.0.15
- PHP 5.0.4
- phpMyAdmin-2.6.2-pl1
I have finally got everything working with the exception of PhotoPost. The Features and Randoms seem to be working fine on the main interface of the forums, but when I click on the Gallery menu choice, I get the following errors:
Code:
Warning: main(./global.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in W:\AppServ\www\gallery\header-inc.php on line 61
Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in W:\AppServ\www\gallery\header-inc.php on line 61
I know this is a very old post, but I can't find any other references to it. How did you get PhotoPost to run off your PC?
04-06-2005, 10:00 PM
08-25-2007, 05:44 PM
