forum software

[homer15]

i was wondering if there was anything like vBulletin that i would be able to install on my windows 2000 professional computer. i'm on a small network, and it's not a server, but it is always on. it would be great if the other computers could access different threads and stuff like that and we could all have discussions. does anyone know of anything like vBulletin that would work for me? and if it had a demo or something, that would be great.

[jmatt]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...pt/connrem.asp

[homer15]

thanks jmatt, but i don't need to connect users to my network remotely. i was looking for something that would allow a discussion board to run on my network, but something cleaner looking than like A-Forum or something. i was trying to find something like the type of setup pcmech has.

[jmatt]

Sorry , did'nt use google to find what vBulletan was .

See if these help , lets hope the links are still current .

http://www.webweaver.nu/forum.htm
http://apps3.vantagenet.com/site/forum.asp?crt=1

Create a forum .
http://www.etplanet.net/etplanet/forum.shtm

[DrZaius]

I think the best solution would be to install PHP/MySQL on that machine and run it as a server and then just install phpBB.

[homer15]

thanks again jmatt, but i was looking for something that could be run on my home network. right now i'm using a very awful looking text based program. i'm looking for something with a little more flare. and maybe e-mail notification. right now i'm downloading some stuff for asp.net... hopefully that'll work.

[homer15]

thanks drz, i'll try that.

[jmatt]

If you go the server path homer15 , another choice here .

Turn an old comp , into a server or Internet gateway.
http://www.clarkconnect.org/

Download free version here .
http://download.clarkconnect.org/cla...onnect-1.1.exe

[homer15]

ok, so i downloaded mysql v3.23.52 and phpBB v2.0.2. i setup a database in mysql called php (it does not have any tables yet). i'm trying to configure phpBB. i'm on the very very first configuration screen, and i keep getting a critical error: could not connect to database. the database is there, and i'm pretty sure i have it configured correctly:
basic configuration
default board language: english
database type: mySQL3.x
choose your installation method: install

database configuration
database sever hostname / dsn: pc-80
your database name: php
database username: homer15
database password: *****
prefix for tables in database: phpbb_

admin configuration
admin email address: homer15@ReallyCoolGuy.com
domain name: pc-80
server port: 80
script path: /forum/
administrator username: homer15
administrator password: *****
administrator password (confirm): *****

the only thing i might question is:
does the hostname / dsn need to be like pc-80.mydomain.com?
why else does anyone think that the db could not be connected to?

[doctorgonzo]

Have you created the username "homer15" in MySQL? And have you given it permission to connect to the php database?

[homer15]

this is what my.ini shows:
|WinMySQLAdmin|
Server=C:/INETPUB/SQL/bin/mysqld-opt.exe
user=homer15
password=*****

|mysqld|
basedir=C:/INETPUB/SQL
#bind-address=192.168.1.196
datadir=C:/INETPUB/SQL/data
#language=C:/INETPUB/SQL/share/your language directory
#slow query log#=
#tmpdir#=
#port=3306
#set-variable=key_buffer=16M


other than that, is there another way to create a user? the help doesn't show anything.

[doctorgonzo]

Yep, you need to specifically create a user.

Start the MySQL shell by logging on as root. If you haven't change the password on the root account, you can simply type "mysql -u root" at the command prompt. Then, at the MySQL prompt, type "GRANT ALL ON php.* TO homer15 WITH GRANT OPTION;" This will grant the homer15 account all permissions on the php database and any objects in it.

[homer15]

thanks doc... so i logged on as root and typed the command you said but i still got the same error message when trying to connect. any other ideas? is there a way to specifically create the user in mysql?

[doctorgonzo]

That should have created the user if it didn't already exist. However, if you didn't restart the MySQL server after doing that, type "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;" at the MySQL prompt. You may have to be logged in as the root to run that command.

After that, you can type "SHOW GRANTS FOR homer15;" to see what privileges you have.

If everything there looks good, then there may be a problem with the hostname/dsn.

[homer15]

thanks doc. i was using a password still.

[doctorgonzo]

You're welcome. That phpBB looks interesting, I may have to check it out and fool around with it a bit.

[homer15]

i'll let you know what i think.