ok, so, i am starting up a forum.

i am using the phpBB system http://www.phpbb.com/

This is on ubuntu server 11.10, with the LAMP server configuration.

I have not messed with the MySQL database information or anything else mainly.

First, I need writing permissions to files/ cache/ and store/ . How do i make these WRITABLE without causing security weakness to the savvy user??

More questions to come as i further in the installation. ok. i managed to realize i did not set my permissions correctly in the first place, but now i have those corrected.

Now, its a problem with mysql, as it will not let me log into the database with the information that correctly logs into the MySQL monitor through command line. Check which IP address MySQL is binding to (LOCATE my.cnf - often in /etc).  There will usually be a line such as:

Code: [Select]bind-address=127.0.0.1
If you change that to 0.0.0.0 it will listen to queries on all network adapters.  Restart MySQL to read this change.ah. well, now, its back to my ISSUE of having a working mail system to send emails to users, and whatnot... I have the forum online, but i will be wanting this feature soon
Many forum SOFTWARE PACKAGES are able to send mail using SMTP rather than the server's own mail server.Well, i will be honest, when i tried to launch this, one of the members of the site marked the email as spam, and my ISP shut down port 25 for me from now on, and did not give an option to re-enable it. So much for email.