Building Online Communities with phpBB 2

Description

phpBB is a free, open source Internet community application, with outstanding discussion forums and membership management.

Written in the PHP scripting language, and making use of the popular MySQL database, phpBB is a standard among web hosting companies throughout the world, and is one of the most widely-used bulletin board packages in the world.

phpBB short-circuits the need for you to be a web development master in order to create and manage massive online communities.
This book gives you the power to use phpBB to set up and run your own online discussion forums with ease, and develop your own Internet community.

It takes you through the whole process of setting up your phpBB site, and helps you create, customize and manage your own online community with phpBB.

Written by experienced phpBB administrators and enthusiasts, the emphasis is on simple, and practical guidance for you to get the most from phpBB.

Introduction
Installing & configuring phpBB
A quick tour of phpBB
Customizing your forum
Forum administration
Creating a new MOD