How to install phpBB (Internet forum package) on Ubuntu
Update Server:
apt update && apt upgrade -y
Set hostname:
hostnamectl set-hostname ex.example.com
Install Apache, MariaDB, and PHP:
apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-gd php-curl openssl php-imagick php-intl php-json php-ldap php-common php-mbstring php-mysql php-imap php-sqlite3 php-net-ftp php-zip unzip php-pgsql php-ssh2 php-xml wget unzip -y
systemctl start apache2
systemctl enable apache2
Create a Database:
mysql
CREATE DATABASE phpdb;
GRANT ALL ON phpdb.* to 'phpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Download phpBB:
wget https://download.phpbb.com/pub/releas...
unzip phpBB-3.3.7.zip
mv phpBB3 /var/www/html/phpbb
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/phpbb
chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/phpbb
Configure Apache for phpBB:
nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/phpbb.conf
paste
I'm replacing angled bracket with square bracket ###
[VirtualHost *:80]
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/phpbb
ServerName ex.example.com
[Directory /var/www/html/phpbb]
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
[/Directory]
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phpbb_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phpbb_access.log combined
[/VirtualHost]
a2ensite phpbb
a2enmod rewrite
systemctl restart apache2
Access phpBB Web Interface:
http://ex.example.com
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