We need help with our website

[LBK Rules]

If this is not the right place to post this, may you please move it.

Ok, my team has an incomplete website, www.raptar.org, but we need more space on our webserver to do video. I also want to put a forum up. We don't want to pay hundreds for a larger server and vBulletin.

Should we just put Apache on one of our computers? Should we get phpBB? If we do get phpBB, then how do we install it on the server?

We need some help.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally posted by LBK Rules
If this is not the right place to post this, may you please move it.

This is the place....

Should we just put Apache on one of our computers? Should we get phpBB? If we do get phpBB, then how do we install it on the server?

We need some help.

What are you running right now? I don't think that apache is necessary to run phPBB, but you do need mysql. And as for installing it -- its pretty easy, just follow the README and installation scripts. The hardest part will be setting up mysql if you don't have it up already.

[LBK Rules]

Well, we need a new server for video, and we might put a webserver on a PC with broadband.

[AJ Quick]

Originally posted by LBK Rules
Should we just put Apache on one of our computers? Should we get phpBB? If we do get phpBB, then how do we install it on the server?

We need some help.

If you don't want to pay for hosting, set it up on a deticated system in your school. Just find an ok system, and install Apache, MySQL, and PHP on it.. then get phpBB uploaded and install it.

For some help with phpBB, check this site out: http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/

[Rickertsen2]

If you aren't too fixed on PHPbb i would check out OpenBB
http://www.prolixmedia.com/

[LBK Rules]

I have a ME box at home I can put it on. The problem is I can't get PHP to work with PWS.

[HFWang]

just a quick comment, the header up top seems to be a BMP...

i hope it isn't supposed to be like that. :-P

[Chris P]

What sort of problem are you having with PWS? Is it installed properly? Have you set the proper folder to be shared?

Chris

[Rickertsen2]

Aww cmon install Apache not PWS

[Funny]

Originally posted by Rickertsen2
If you aren't too fixed on PHPbb i would check out OpenBB
http://www.prolixmedia.com/

Here's another vote for OpenBB.

As far as hosting it, you might want to check with your ISP to see if you can. I doubt they'd care with a low-volume show though.

[LBK Rules]

I have setup a remote-based (I hope it is the right term) MB.

It is still in the works, and I will have the URL posted when ready.

I still need a server for video.

[AJ Quick]

Use Apache, not PWS.

Here are my settings:

Apache 1.3.23
PHP 4.1.2
MySQL 3.23.51

With Windows XP.

[HFWang]

Most forum software distros tend to be fairly idiot proof. (For me that meant I had to read some instructions, but it could have been worse)

So generally speaking, the hardest part would seem to be setting up PHP/MySQL (as it seems to be the defacto standard for most forum scripts/whatever)

So I would sincerely suggest Apache like everyone else has been saying, but if its on a personal computer, that could keep you from being able to use your own computer...

[Jeremy_Mc]

get the phpTriad for windows...it's apache + php + mysql. all pre-configured and everything.

easy stuff...it's not what we use, but if you're stuck with windows i guess it's better than nothing.

*jeremy

[HFWang]

Or could we convince you to use Linux instead of dirty windows?



Has anyone ever made their computer a webserver? Any suggestions?