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V.
Requirements:
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You will require the following for propper running of
the software:
Some notes concerning PHP: it is advised to upgrade
any existing version of PHP to the latest version when possible. In the PHP3
family that's 3.0.18, for PHP4 it's 4.0.6 (released 23 Jun 2001).
Also note that support for sending out emails has to
be enabled. Do make sure that PHP has been configured to NOT give warnings when
using uninitialised variables in scripts. By default, this is the case, so in
most cases you won't have to worry about that. (See FAQ at the bottom.)
We'd also recommend using phpMyAdmin. This is a script
which you install on your webserver, which makes managing your MySQL database
easy as pie. :) You can download it here: http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1998/11/15/911136013.html
or alternatively from here: http://phpwizard.net/projects/phpMyAdmin
There are some webspace providers on the internet that
provide both MySQL and PHP services. Some of them are free, others are not. If
you want a free one, go here: http://www.xodox.de/
(It’s german)
If you'd like to run or test the software on your own
computer, you'll have to visit the sites mentioned above and download the
required software.
You can also download a complete pre-configured suite
for Windows (including Windows 95/98/NT/2000) which contains the Apache
webserver, PHP4, MySQL and phpMyAdmin. It's available here: http://firepages.com.au/bundle.php3
Note: This bundle contains old versions of
PHP and MySQL and may give trouble when you run YapBB on these installations.
A small tip: there is an optimizer available for PHP
which allows PHP scripts to be executed faster. It's called the Zend Optimizer
and it's available for download at http://www.zend.com/download.php