[dianabol]

I am looking into building my own weight training forums website with eventually a chatroom shoutbox etc if im allowed to post a link of a website i would like it to be similar to, Would this be allowed ?and then perhaps someone could take a quick look and offer me some advice on how to go about it.I was going to buy some books the weekend but i thought id post here first.

[dianabol]

If i wanted forums like these

http://flare.solareclipse.net
http://www.scifispace.com/members/forums
http://mboard.scifi.com

But with a home page chatroom etc is this somethng a novice like myself can create ?
Is there any step by step instructions i can get?

There is a local computer whizz that has said he could do it for me but if its at all possible to do myself and learn as i go it would be more fun.

[knight_47]

All you really need for a forum is hosting, domain, database. And that's about it. You can go and download the free forum from PHPBB, and then also download a style that fits your theme. All you really need to know is how to upload files, via FTP, and that's is pretty easy.

www.phpbb.com - check out the themes, and find one that fits you.

We can work on the chat later. One step at a time..

[dianabol]

So let me see if i got you right i just download the free forum from phpbb then upload it to my host which i havent got yet ! and then i can alter it to suit afterwards?When i download the free forum i cant open it through windows on my pc to view it so i presume i can only view it when its active through my host?i think i will need a step by step guide for this.Any reccomendations for a good host?

[knight_47]

Originally Posted by dianabol

So let me see if i got you right i just download the free forum from phpbb then upload it to my host which i havent got yet ! and then i can alter it to suit afterwards?When i download the free forum i cant open it through windows on my pc to view it so i presume i can only view it when its active through my host?i think i will need a step by step guide for this.Any reccomendations for a good host?

Yup, exactly. But once you get your hosting, you will need to create a database. Also, the host needs to be able to run PHP, and MySQL. A good hosting company I use is www.ipower.com. The really neat thing about this is that it creates a forum for you within the admin panel. So it is extremely easy! Once the forum is created, we can work on the style later, and then the chat.

[dianabol]

Im gonna jump in with a friends hacked website and see if we can get it up and running.
And i will definately need some help..

The host is up and runnig showing the domain active ?
it appears to be all there but he we cant seem to get the site on the net?
The hosts have said its a simple setup ti get it going again but we cant figure it out anyone interested in helping with this problem?Maybe even taking a look for us?

[thecoalman]

[quote=dianabol]?When i download the free forum i cant open it through windows on my pc to view it so i presume i can only view it when its active through my host?QUOTE]

Phpbb uses PHP which is a server side scripting language and MySql as a database. Both are require to run it. You can install EasyPHP on a windows machine to run it locally. http://www.easyphp.org/ This basically creates a local server on your computer for testing purposes... may be bit overwhelming.

[knight_47]

Originally Posted by dianabol

Im gonna jump in with a friends hacked website and see if we can get it up and running.
And i will definately need some help..

The host is up and runnig showing the domain active ?
it appears to be all there but he we cant seem to get the site on the net?
The hosts have said its a simple setup ti get it going again but we cant figure it out anyone interested in helping with this problem?Maybe even taking a look for us?

Hacked Website? That might be why...