chilly_bee Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 hey guys,sorry, youll have to bare with me as i dont have a clue!Ive just installed Xampp to turn my computer into a server, so i can install the phpbb forum. I got to the install screen of forum after copying all the phpbb files into a xampp directory and running it - but the install screen is asking me about some database thingy! i have no idea what its asking me for? does anyone have a clue?thankschilly Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 it wants to know the connection info for a database. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-144905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly_bee Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 yeah, but i dunno what that is!do i already have a database? do i need to make one? come to think of it - what is a database? im guessing its where the forum stores the post info etc? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-144906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 you need to make a database with the Mysql command line client. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-144907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly_bee Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 im really sorry, im so new to this (i only wanna try my new forum css out for a friend!)can u explain it like your talkin to your nan? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-144908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 [code]CREATE DATABASE db_name;[/code]type that into the mysql command line client and run it that will create a database Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-144909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly_bee Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 your a super legend mate! ill get right on it! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-144910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronister Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 XAMPP has mysql built in. once installed, open the XAMPP control panel and make sure you start mysql (if you did not install as a service), once its all running go to http://localhostthis should redirect you to the xampp start page, find the link on the left that says PHPMYADMIN,this is a nice interface for creating databases and tables and such. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31315-database-confusion/#findComment-145021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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