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.
I installed this many months ago with success and it has performed superbly for me - thanks for the instructions. I do have one qn though...
My localhost resides on my C: drive which is only a small laptop drive and is quite full. I have an additional drive in my Dell laptop and am wondering if there is a way to change localhost to read an alternate drive?
Okay, turns out I was using the wrong url to access it. So I go to http://localhost/forum/install/install.php and it asks for my member code/number/whatever. I enter it but the page just refreshes. What's up with that? Any ideas? I'm eager for a fix.
Error description: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) c:\apache\htdocs\forum\includes\class_core.php on line 279
The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file.
How can I use a current backup of my running production database and my production site locally? I would like to simulate my production site on my local PC so that I can test my mods and hacks first.
How can I use a current backup of my running production database and my production site locally? I would like to simulate my production site on my local PC so that I can test my mods and hacks first.
04-06-2005, 10:00 PM
01-21-2006, 08:58 PM
