What is MyBB?
MyBB is the free and open source forum software powering thousands of engaging, vibrant, and unique communities across the internet. - https://mybb.com/
Installation
Download Install Microsoft Visual C++ Right click the downloaded XAMPP .zip file > Extract All... Right click the downloaded MyBB .zip file > Extract All... Navigate into the extracted mybb folder structure Rename the Upload directory to mybb Cut the mybb folder inside the extracted XAMPP/htdocs directory Copy the extracted XAMPP directory to a safe location to run from, C:\Program Files for example Run XAMPP/setup_xampp.bat to update the configuration files with the new server location Run XAMPP/xampp-control.exe Click the Start button next to Apache and MySQL Navigate to XAMPP/mysql/bin Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space > Open PowerShell window here... Type the following in the PowerShell window to setup the MyBB database .\mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE mybb;
GRANT ALL ON mybb.* TO 'mybb_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'My44_rw$';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
exit
MyBB Web Installer
Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/mybb Click Next at the Welcome screen Click Next at the License Agreement Click Next at the Requirements Check Complete the Database Configuration as shown below Database Engine: MySQL Improved
Database Server Hostname: localhost
Database Username: mybb_rw
Database Password: My44_rw$
Database Name: mybb
Table Prefix: mybb_Click Next after the table creation completes Click Next to complete the Table Population Click Next at the Theme Insertion screen Modify the Board Configuration form as needed > Click Next Create an administrator account by entering a Username, Password and Email Address > Click Next Click the Admin Control Panel link Login with the administrator username and password created earlier Welcome to MyBB