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phpBB3
Add services.modules.phpbb3 to your INSTALLED_APPS list and run migrations before continuing with this guide to ensure the service is installed.
Overview
phpBB is a free php-based forum. It’s the default forum for AllianceAuth.
Dependencies
All dependencies should have been taken care of during setup.
Setup
Download Phpbb3
phpBB is available as a zip from their website. Navigate to the website’s downloads section using your PC browser and copy the URL for the latest version zip.
In the console, navigate to your user’s home directory: cd ~
Now download using wget, replacing the url with the url for the package you just retrieved
wget https://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.2.0.zip
This needs to be unpackaged. Unzip it, replacing the file name with that of the file you just downloaded
unzip phpBB-3.2.0.zip
Now we need to move this to our web directory. Usually /var/www/forums.
sudo mv phpBB3 /var/www/forums
The web server needs read/write permission to this folder
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/forums
Web Install
Navigate to http://example.com/forums where you will be presented with an installer.
Click on the Install tab.
All the requirements should be met. Press Start Install.
Under Database Settings, set the following:
- Database Type is
MySQL - Database Server Hostname is
127.0.0.1 - Database Server Port is left blank
- Database Name is
alliance_forum - Database Username is your MySQL user for AllianceAuth, usually
allianceserver - Database Password is this user’s password
You should see Succesful Connection and proceed.
Enter administrator credentials on the next page.
Everything from here should be intuitive.
phpBB will then write its own config file.
Open the Forums
Before users can see the forums, we need to remove the install directory
sudo rm -rf /var/www/forums/install
Enabling Avatars
AllianceAuth sets user avatars to their character portrait when the account is created or password reset. We need to allow external URLs for avatars for them to behave properly. Navigate to the admin control panel for phpbb3, and under the General tab, along the left navigation bar beneath Board Configuration, select Avatar Settings. Set Enable Remote Avatars to Yes and then Submit.
You can allow members to overwrite the portrait with a custom image if desired. Navigate to Users and Groups, Group Permissions, select the appropriate group (usually Member if you want everyone to have this ability), expand Advanced Permissions, under the Profile tab, set Can Change Avatars to Yes, and press Apply Permissions.
Setup Complete
You’ve finished the steps required to make AllianceAuth work with phpBB. Play around with it and make it your own.