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.
Your typical "newbie"' wouldn't know anything about AppServ or even SourceForge.
What I meant was: instead of telling them to edit this and that you can tell them just run a file(click next next and next..) and then http://localhost , isn't it better for newbie ? The only thing you need to guide for that 'newbie' is the link to download that file.
What I meant was: instead of telling them to edit this and that you can tell them just run a file(click next next and next..) and then http://localhost , isn't it better for newbie ? The only thing you need to guide for that 'newbie' is the link to download that file.
... but then you end up having to tell the 'newbie' where to find AppServ, how to install that, what the need to know about it, and then they can 'click next next next'. Somewhere in the chain the person needs to be flat out told what directions to take: Adding another layer to it like AppServ just strays from the KISS method.
04-06-2005, 10:00 PM
04-08-2005, 06:10 PM
