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Date:      Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:56:00 -0700
From:      "Chris St Denis" <chris@aebc.com>
To:        "'Vizion'" <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Cc:        'Brooks Davis' <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, 'Johann Visagie' <wjv@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query
Message-ID:  <200509091057671.SM00812@chris>
In-Reply-To: <200509082051.13636.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>

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I've used phpBB with php5 just fine. 

If you want alternative forums software, take a look at http://fudforum.org

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Vizion
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 8:51 PM
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc: Brooks Davis; Johann Visagie
Subject: Re: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query

On Thursday 08 September 2005 19:48,  the author Brooks Davis contributed to

the dialogue on-
 Re: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query: 

>On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 05:34:32PM -0700, Vizion wrote:
>> On Thursday 08 September 2005 17:23, you wrote:
>> >On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 05:05:41PM -0700, Vizion wrote:
>> >> The makefile has the following lines:
>> >>
>> >> PHPBBDIR=	${WWWDOCROOT}/${PHPBBURL}
>> >> PKGOPTS=	${FILESDIR}/pkg-opts
>> >> EXCEPTFILES=	${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/install.php \
>> >> 		${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/upgrade.php \
>> >> 		${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/update_to_latest.php
>> >>
>> >> In my case DocumentRoot is:
>> >> WWWDOCROOT?=	/usr2/virtualwebs
>> >>
used to doing it might be willing to make such a change and commit
>
>That would be breaking the Makefile, not fixing it.  Realistly, if you
>want to use a non-standard file system layout, you shouldn't use the
>port.  
Humph -- well I thought most large scale virtual webs are set up outside  
main /usr/local - admittedly many use simlinks but I thought not when the 
sever operates as a farm...which is why apache allows for data paths 
separtely /usr/loca

>Just do a "make depends" in the phpbb port directory to get the 
>pieces you need, and then install phpbb by hand.  Most php apps are
>pretty trivial to install if you know how to configure a web server and
>database.

I have now found an even more serious problem phpbb is NOT compatible with 
php5 -- which opens a whole can of worms...

	I am trying for an alternative

Thank yo so much for your time -- it is much appreciated

David


>P.S. Please stop randomly cross posting your messages.  It just wastes
>people's time.
Sorry about that

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