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.
can somebody please advise,ive installed everything and all is working the only thing i am having trouble with is installing vbulletin.ive just downloaded vb 3.0.7 unzipped it to my documents,then i cut and pasted the upload folder to C:\apache\htdocs then i renamed the upload folder to forum,i then went into the forums folder and opened the includes folder,then renamed config.php.new to config.php and i also done the edits in your instructions and saved,to do the install i typed http:/localhost/forum/install/install.php,and this is what it comes up with:::::
Please make sure you have entered the values in to config.php.new and renamed the file to config.php.
i have been at this for a while now and have checked and re checked everything what am i doing wrong,i also noticed when i highlight my mouse over the config.php file it saying type NEW file and config.php under it,any help or advise appreciated,i really want to get this working great for testing some of the hacks/and codes
04-06-2005, 10:00 PM
04-09-2005, 07:10 PM
