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This tutorial will be mainly useful for webmasters and forum admins who want to test new features, themes or plugins before they are added, and mybb developers can code new plugins and test it before releasing it.
Advantages:
Ok... lets start...
STEP 1: In order to run a website you need a server to host it. There are various web server softwares available and i prefer WAMP and XAMPP. Download one of the software by clicking on their name. I chose WAMP.
STEP 2: Install the WAMP server. By default it get installed at C:/wamp but you can change the installation directory if you want. I installed it at D:/wamp
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STEP 3: At the end of the installation, you will be asked to choose the default browser. I chose Chrome.
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STEP 4: Jut Accept the PHP mail parameters as it is.
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STEP 5: Now you will find this icon on the task bar. Click on it >> Start all Services, Put the server Online and then click on phpMyAdmin (second option from top)
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STEP 6: Once you Click on phpMyAdmin, You will see the phpMyadmin database page. Create a new database with any name. I named it mybb
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STEP 7: Download mybb software and extract its contents.
STEP 8: Open the installation directory, in this case D:/wamp and you will have a folder named www. Open the folder and create a new folder with any name (i named it mybb) and copy the extracted mybb files here.
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STEP 9: Launch your browser and open localhost/mybb/install. You will get the mybb installation screen. Proceed with the installation.
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STEP 10: Enter the Database username as root and password blank. Database Name will the name of the database you created at phpMyAdmin (in this case mybb)
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STEP 11: Enter a Admin username and password. Admin email will be admin@localhost
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STEP 12: Once the installation is complete. Launch your browser and open localhost/mybb and your test forum is ready.
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Advantages:
- No internet needed. You can test any feature/ plugin offline without any internet connection.
- No FTP needed. No hassle of uploading files to your server in order to test it.
Ok... lets start...
STEP 1: In order to run a website you need a server to host it. There are various web server softwares available and i prefer WAMP and XAMPP. Download one of the software by clicking on their name. I chose WAMP.
STEP 2: Install the WAMP server. By default it get installed at C:/wamp but you can change the installation directory if you want. I installed it at D:/wamp
.
.
STEP 3: At the end of the installation, you will be asked to choose the default browser. I chose Chrome.
.
STEP 4: Jut Accept the PHP mail parameters as it is.
.
STEP 5: Now you will find this icon on the task bar. Click on it >> Start all Services, Put the server Online and then click on phpMyAdmin (second option from top)
.
.
STEP 6: Once you Click on phpMyAdmin, You will see the phpMyadmin database page. Create a new database with any name. I named it mybb
.
.
STEP 7: Download mybb software and extract its contents.
STEP 8: Open the installation directory, in this case D:/wamp and you will have a folder named www. Open the folder and create a new folder with any name (i named it mybb) and copy the extracted mybb files here.
.
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STEP 9: Launch your browser and open localhost/mybb/install. You will get the mybb installation screen. Proceed with the installation.
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STEP 10: Enter the Database username as root and password blank. Database Name will the name of the database you created at phpMyAdmin (in this case mybb)
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STEP 11: Enter a Admin username and password. Admin email will be admin@localhost
.
STEP 12: Once the installation is complete. Launch your browser and open localhost/mybb and your test forum is ready.
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