Installation / Quick Start Guide

Product Release Information

Product: phpBB3 Forum Module for osCommerce 2.2
Release Number: 1.0.1
Release Date: Aug 2, 2008
Customer Support: For more information or support, please visit our website or contact us from the online form

Introduction

This document describes how to install and get started with phpBB3 Forum Module. The phpBB3 Forum Module allows customer Login and Sign Out Synchronization between osCommerce and phpBB3 Forum.

Features of the phpBB3 Forum Module:

Minimal System Requirements

System requirements are described in the release notes.

Installation


What other software must be installed first?
Before you can install this product, you must obtain access to a web server with the following:
How do I install osCommerce : phpBB3 Forum Module?
Please follow these steps:
  1. Upload all the files under catalog/ to your web site root directory.

  2. Open includes/configure.php file, before

    add

    (note: the string "f65a326a" should be replaced by others.)

  3. Open includes/filenames.php file, before

    add

  4. Open includes/application_top.php file, before

    add

  5. Open includes/functions/general.php file, before

    add

  6. Open login.php file, change

    to

  7. Open logoff.php file, after

    add

  8. Open includes/languages/english.php file, after

    add

  9. Open includes/javascript/form_check.js.php file, after

    add

  10. Open create_account.php file, before

    add

    change

    to

    before

    add

  11. Open account_edit.php file, after

    add

    after

    add

    change

    to

    change

    to

    after

    add

  12. Open account_password.php file, change

    to

  13. Install phpbb3 on to your site.
    Follow the following steps:
    1. Down phpbb3 form here.
    2. Unzip the file, and then upload all the files to forum/ directory on the webserver.
    3. Follow the direction of forum/docs/INSTALL.html file to filish your install.

  14. After phpBB3 Forum install, use admin account login, click the link "Administration Control Panel" at the forum's bottom, use the same account login again, then the page redriect to the amdin control panel, goto "general"->"Server configuration"->"Security settings", set "Allow persistent logins" option to "No", then save the option change.

  15. Use admin account login, click the link "Administration Control Panel" at the forum's bottom, use the same account login again, then the page redriect to the amdin control panel, goto "general"->"Server configuration"->"Cookie settings", set "Cookie secure" option to "Disabled", then save the option change.

  16. Open forum/includes/functions.php file, change

    to

    change

    to

    change

    to

    change

    to

  17. Open forum/ucp.php file, before

    add

  18. Open forum/index.php file, change

    add

  19. Run SQL statement in phpMyAdmin:

  20. Register an account in your store, at create account page(http://your_web_site/create_account.php), the filed "Forum Login Name" and "Password" should be same with the forum's admin's name and admin's password which are used in installing the forum. The account just your created is bound with forum's admin account.

How can I uninstall osCommerce : phpBB3 Forum Module?

    1. Delete all files that you added

    2. Change all modified files back.

    3. Drop the tables which created by phpBB.

    4. Run SQL statement in phpMyAdmin:
        

What if I encounter problems?

    Please see the troubleshooting section in the FAQ.

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