phpBB: A User Guide (Paperback)

by Stoyan Stefanov (Author), Jeremy Rogers (Author)

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Product Description

Set up and run your own discussion forum

• Simple, practical steps to create and manage your own phpBB-powered online community
• Learn from experienced phpBB administrators and enthusiasts to get the most from phpBB

In Detail

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 is an abridged version of "Building Online Forums with phpBB 2", (ISBN 1904811132), focusing on a complete set of topics to help you set up and run your own phpBB-powered online community. This book gives you the power to use phpBB to set up and run your own online discussion forums with ease. It takes you through the whole process of setting up your phpBB site, and helps you create, customize, and manage your own online community with phpBB.

Written by experienced phpBB administrators and enthusiasts, the emphasis is on simple and practical guidance for you to get the most from phpBB. Packed with step-by-step examples, this book is your ideal guide to learning phpBB.

What you will learn from this book?

This book will give you the skills to set up your own phpBB-powered discussion forum and online community:

• Install and configure phpBB
• Manage topics, postings, smilies, and users
• Understand phpBB themes and styles
• Customize the look of your phpBB site
• Master forum permissions

Approach

This book takes a practical, hands-on approach to phpBB. Packed with sections stepping you through tasks, this book is the ideal guide to learning phpBB.

Who this book is written for?

This book is ideal if you are just starting with online communities and want a powerful and free tool. No experience of web programming is required.

From the Publisher
This book takes a practical, hands-on approach to phpBB. Packed with sections stepping you through tasks, this book is the ideal guide to learning phpBB. It is ideal if you are just starting with online communities and want a powerful and free tool. No experience of web programming is required.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Packt Publishing (February 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904811914
• ISBN-13: 978-1904811916
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #813,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)