Install MyBB - Open Source Forum Software - on Linux

#MyBB #Forum #Linux

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What is MyBB?
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Installation
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   01. Log into the Linux device
   02. Run the following commands in a terminal:
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install any available software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install Apache HTTPD and MySQL
         sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client wget zip -y
         # install PHP components
         sudo apt install php php-mysql php-common php-gd php-mbstring php-xml -y
         # configure the MySQL database
         sudo su
         mysql_secure_installation
   03. Press Enter to login as root
   04. Type N and press Enter to not switch to socket authentication
   05. Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm
   06. Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users
   07. Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely
   08. Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database
   09. Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables
   10. Run the following command to login into MySQL:
         mysql -u root -p
   11. Authenticate with the root password set earlier
   12. Run the following commands to create the mybb database and database user
         CREATE DATABASE mybb DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
         GRANT ALL ON mybb.* TO 'mybb_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'My44_rw$';
         FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         EXIT;
         exit
   13. Continue with the following commands to download and extract MyBB to the webroot
         # fetch the latest download URL
         # download latest mybb version
         # extract the downloaded zip archive
         # delete the Documentation directory
         sudo rm /var/www/html/Documentation -R
         # rename mybb folder
         sudo mv /var/www/html/Upload /var/www/html/mybb
         # rename htaccess file
         # set permissions
         sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/mybb
         # create a config file
         # make some files writable
         sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html/mybb/cache/ /var/www/html/mybb/cache/themes/ /var/www/html/mybb/uploads/ /var/www/html/mybb/uploads/avatars/
   15. Click Next at the Welcome screen
   16. Click Next at the License Agreement
   17. Click Next at the Requirements Check
   18. Complete the Database Configuration as shown below
         Database Engine: MySQL Improved
         Database Server Hostname: localhost
         Database Username: mybb_rw
         Database Password: My44_rw$
         Database Name: mybb
         Table Prefix: mybb_
   19. Click Next after the table creation completes
   20. Click Next to complete the Table Population
   21. Click Next at the Theme Insertion screen
   22. Modify the Board Configuration form as needed ≫ Click Next
   23. Create an administrator account by entering a Username, Password and Email Address ≫ Click Next
   24. Back in the terminal, remove the /install directory with the following command
         # remove the install directory
         sudo rm /var/www/html/mybb/install -R
   26. Login with the administrator username and password created earlier
   27. Welcome to MyBB
 
 

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