Installing phpBB on a Fedora VPS

phpBB is a free and open-source forum software widely used by communities to discuss various topics. Installing phpBB on a Fedora virtual private server (VPS) is quite straightforward, and this article will guide you through the process.

The first step is connecting to your VPS via terminal using SSH. Enter the following command:

ssh username@your_server_ip

Replace username with your username and your_server_ip with your server’s IP address. After entering the command, you will be prompted to enter your password to connect to the server.

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Next, you need to install the necessary packages for phpBB to function. Execute the following commands:

  • sudo dnf update
  • sudo dnf install httpd mariadb mariadb-server php php-mysqlnd php-json php-gd php-xml php-mbstring

After installing the necessary packages, configure the MySQL database for phpBB:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Create a database and user for phpBB:

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE phpbb_db;

CREATE USER 'phpbb_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpbb_db.* TO 'phpbb_user'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Download the phpBB archive from the official website and extract it to the /var/www/html directory:

wget https://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.3.4.tar.bz2

tar -xvjf phpBB-3.3.4.tar.bz2

Now configure the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl enable httpd.service

sudo systemctl start httpd.service

Open your web browser and enter your server’s IP address. Follow the on-screen instructions to install phpBB.

You now have a fully configured forum on your Fedora VPS! Enjoy connecting with your community!