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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