Webserver?

[stickman373]

Can someone help me with how to setup and which server to setup as a webserver so that I can host a UBB or vbulletin type board?

I have been trying but I am not very good at such things

[Gimlin]

You need Apache MYSQL and PHP to run a Vbulliten (Not really Apache but its the best)

[stickman373]

anyone else can provide further info on how to setup an apache?

[stickman373]

I have the apache setup and have cgi and perl working and mysql but not php files

it downloads php files not runs them

[Beacon]

Jump accross to www.turtletips.com we just finsihed helping Jethro set up Apache and PHP!

He had the same problem there are 2 lines that filburt over at TT gave him and voila it worked.

Post in the PHP section!

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[stickman373]

ok i have php and apache running and working now


question is now, i have a board already the sam version of vbulletin and everything. How do i transfer all the board and posts to my own server?

[Gandalf_Grey_]

just copy the entire htdocs section of apache and the database from MySQL

[stickman373]

well it's from free webspace to my own computer

so I can download all the stuff off ftp

and then make a backup of the mysql server called vbulletin.sql

but how do I import this .sql file into the new board/mysql server?

[stickman373]

and one more thing: how do i chmod files so that they can be executed? i get internal server errors when i try to execute cgi files?

[Muk108]

if you want a good web server pack download phptriad221 it has php mysql and apache and it does all the installing for you

[stickman373]

did u have to do any extra configuration to get a board running on it?

[zmerlinz]

Originally posted by stickman373
and one more thing: how do i chmod files so that they can be executed? i get internal server errors when i try to execute cgi files?

to make a file executable type chmod -x and then the name of the file,

and then to run it type ./thenameofthefile

[stickman373]

where do i type the command?

[zmerlinz]

Originally posted by stickman373
where do i type the command?

you need to run the telnet program you can do this by first running a command prompt and then by typing telnet then the name of the server, i.e. webserver.webhoster.co.uk then it will ask you for the user name and your password enter these in and you should be running in a unix environment then you can type in the chmod commands