This chapter familiarized you with the phpBB solution and the problem it solves. You’ve learned about its history and development. You also saw a number of existing phpBB-powered community websites that can give you a hint about what you could achieve with the software. You’re now ready to learn about the installation, configuration, and customization of a phpBB board. Very soon, as soon as the end of the next chapter, you’ll be able to start your own community site. Let’s take the trip to the world of phpBB.
phpBB: A User Guide
phpBB: A User Guide
Overview of this book
phpBB is a free, open source Internet community application, with outstanding discussion forums and membership management. Written in the PHP scripting language, and making use of the popular MySQL database, phpBB is a standard among web hosting companies throughout the world, and is one of the most widely-used bulletin board packages in the world.
This book is an abridged version of "Building Online Forums with phpBB 2", (ISBN 1904811132), focusing on a complete set of topics to help you set up and run your own phpBB-powered online community.
This book gives you the power to use phpBB to set up and run your own online discussion forums with ease. It takes you through the whole process of setting up your phpBB site, and helps you create, customize, and manage your own online community with phpBB.
Written by experienced phpBB administrators and enthusiasts, the emphasis is on simple and practical guidance for you to get the most from phpBB. Packed with step-by-step examples, this book is your ideal guide to learning phpBB.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
phpBB:A User Guide
Credits
About the Authors
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to phpBB
Installing and Configuring phpBB
User Experience: Visitors
UserExperience: Moderators and Administrators
Customizing Your Forum
Forum Administration
Index
Customer Reviews