Re: What do I need to do?

Thanks Matt. I got PHP installed and I created the page for the web and viewed it. Now before I install the PHP BBS, I think that I need to have the database running. Let me expand on the MSSQL thing. I have seen this icon in the tray of some other customers. It appears like a server with a green arrow in it. When I double click in the icon it maximizes to a 4 inch by 4 inch dialog box that says SQL Server Service Manager. It has three services available. Distributed Transaction Coordinator, MSSQL Server and SQL Server Agent. I was at a training session a week ago where they had MSSQL installed and played around with it a little and it had the same options on it. Now, I agree with you. Microsoft never gives anything away. But what is it and what can I do with it? Can I get a MSSQL database running? Oh well. I have not re-installed MySQL yet, so if you can tell me anything about this and the next step, I would appreciate it. I have the phpbb ready to install, but again this is not very clear. "Matt Kynaston" <Matt.Kynaston@etbroker.com> wrote in message news:BE5DDBE9A328774A91074615783088FA07A49B@etbs2k02.etbroker.int... > > I am not running Apache. Just > > the standard > > Windows IIS5+ default web site and FrontPage. > > In IIS admin, go to the web site, right click and select properties, select > 'home directory' tab, click 'configure', click 'Add'. In the > 'extension' box > type '.php' and browse for the php.exe (often c:\php\php.exe) in Executable > box. OK your way out. > > Next create a file called phpinfo.php in the home directory: > <html><body><?php echo phpinfo(); ?></body></html> > View it through http://localhost/phpinfo.php (or whatever the > domain is). If > you see a pretty page, it's working. If you don't, or see code, consult the > docs again. > > > I think that > > I have MSSQL7.0 > > on my box. I say that I think that I have it because when I updated > > FrontPage 2002 and got the extensions intalled, something > > called Team Share > > appeared along with a MSSQL server icon residing in my tray. > > Sounds like a FrontPage extension, not the database itself. AFAIK they don't > give it away with FrontPage - do you remember spending ?6500 recently? If > not, stick with MySQL. Make sure it's running (little traffic light lower > left on screen with green light showing). If not run > \path\to\mysql\bin\winmysqladmin.exe. > > > I have tried to install PHPbb and PHP, but I must be missing > > something. > > Some step is missing somewhere. > > The rest is probably best asked on one of the PHPbb forums - got it running > on my box just fine (Win2k, MSSQL2000). It's well worth it :) > > Matt >