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.
Well, what you can do is import parts of the database step by step. So basicly copy 1/10th of the database file (make sure you end the copy/paste at the end of a table inject or things will get messy ^^).
How do I do that? Can you explain as I am new to this
How about images getting corrupted on the localhost? All my images are trying to show up as my actual sites address which of course doesn't work since I am not connected to the net when working on this.
Example:
systemwars.com/forums/images/image.gif - is what it is showing up as instead of
Yeah, I cannot seem to get my SQL file loaded and mine is only 9MB. I let it run 9 hours. Someone please explain an alternate method then posting it through phpmyadmin please.
Hey i did all this allready lol but i use abyss webserver x2. nice server and they got free version to called x1. way super user friendly. of course i had to install mysql phpmyadmin and all that good stuff. and vb 3.5.4. great help here though.
Yeah, I cannot seem to get my SQL file loaded and mine is only 9MB. I let it run 9 hours. Someone please explain an alternate method then posting it through phpmyadmin please.
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