Product Description
by S. Stefanov (Author), J. Rogers (Author)
This book gives you the power to use phpBB to set up and run your own online discussion forums with ease. The emphasis is on simple, and practical guidance for you to get the most from phpBB. phpBB is a free, open source Internet community application, with outstanding discussion forums and membership management. Written in the PHP scripting language, and making use of the popular MySQL database, phpBB is a standard among web hosting companies throughout the world, and is one of the most widely-used bulletin board packages in the world. This book covers how to: Install and configure phpBB;Manage topics, postings, smilies, and users; Understand phpBB themes and styles. It takes a practical, hands-on approach to phpBB. Packed with sections stepping you through tasks, this book is the ideal guide to learning phpBB if you are just starting with online communities and want a powerful and free tool. No experience of web programming is required.
