MySql forum database??

[jch216]

I'm trying to put a forum on my website, but apparently I need to have a MySql database. What the heck does this mean?

Here is the step that I am trying to accomplish:

4. Connect your web browser to http://yourfullhostlocation/phpBB2/index.php. You should see a screen asking for a bunch of configuration options. Leave the first 3 options alone (i.e. English, MySQL 3.x, Install). For the next four options, you will need the information your host has given you. The first of the four asks for the location of the database server. You will probably enter "localhost" (no quotes) unless you know for sure that your database is hosted on another server. Your database must have been created in advance by your web host, and you will enter the name in the second line. The username and password should have been given to you by your host, but I'll bet they probably will be the same as your web FTP username and password. For simplicity, leave the "Prefix for tables in database" as phpbb_

[RobRich]

phpBB2 requires a database server to store its data. MySQL is a popular database server. For example. it powers the majority of TechIMO operations.

If you do not have access to an SQL server (ask your host!), then you will probably need a flat-file forum that does not require a database.

Still, other database options are available from some hosts. Such as Access for most Windows hosts. You will need to check your host's specifications for your account.

Robert Richmond