PHPBB

[phil_monk]

Hi everyone i downloaded PHPBB (the new version) and try to install it on some free webspace i have with tripod.co.uk. eveerything works well but when ever someone logs into the system after clicking "login" after entering there details it comes up with page can't be found???????

I think this may have something to do with the install page were it says DSN i just but the website URL also there is another filed i fill in with the site name i can't rember what that is????

Can someone help????

[ScottW]

You probably entered the wrong URL to your phpbb installation, so phpbb is redirecting the user to an invalid URL.

[crouse]

try looking in the config.php file for the settings for your database.

Are you refering to the Portal system of phpBB2 or just the forum version?

[shotokan]

I had a simillar problem when using YaBB, go through the config file and find something like /Members="www.my-site.com". Im not too familliar with phpbb but there should be something along that lines in the config file, if all else fails the comment line will tell you which line it is. More than likely you either missed this and didnt change it or you mispelled something when you did change it.

I forgot to change the location of the images and it was all coming up a big blank until I was like doh!

Hope that helps.


[edit]

I just took a look on the admin page of the YaBB forum that I run under Forum prefrences and settings, and it actually has a section for the directory settings in it. Im not sure like I sad if phpbb is anything like this, but if you don't feel like searching through your config file for the settings try looking to see if phpbb has something similar to this.

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[BlindSpy]

i was just wondering if you need an sql database or access to one to run phpbb or if i can just upload it like a normal html doc.

[nochay]

you need a mysql database. http://diving.dyndns.org is a copy of one I installed. Everything works great on it. Are you sure that tripod supports php?

Dane

[BlindSpy]

how much is a my sql database?

[krohnjw]

You need to be on a host that allows you to use mysql in order to use the database.

[BlindSpy]

Originally posted by krohnjw
You need to be on a host that allows you to use mysql in order to use the database.

lets say i was a host that allowed my to use sql. how much is it to get mysql. or do all i have to do is download the mysql and isntall it on my server?

[krohnjw]

The mysql server would already installed if you were on a server that allowed you to use it. You just enter the mysql command and then create a databse.

If you are running a server and want to download the mysql server, it is open source, aka free.

http://www.mysql.com/