Binding: Paperback
List price: $24.99 USD
Amazon price: $30.65 USD

A complete guide to setting up and running your own forums using phpBB. Contains everything you need to know plus some things even you who have been running a phpBB forum for years maybe didn't know! I guess one can say that all this is public knowledge, can be learnt by scouring the major phpBB sites around but finding it online it won't come in such a handy compact format.

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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 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. 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