PHPBB2 Forum question

Beginners question - regarding SQL/PHP

[andland]

Hi folks.

First post so - sorry if it's in the wrong place or I break any guidelines. Please let me know and I will correct for next time!

I am just picking up PHP/SQL combination and have a quick question about where to get started on something. I am wanting to install a PHPBB2 forum onto my website but am not really sure where to begin. I have installed from the PHPBB2 website and got to the install page for my forum BUT it asks for the name of my database.

This is where the problem probably becomes basic - I am not sure where the database is, or what kind of database it needs. Do I need to build a forum database? If so - does anyone know where I can pick this information up from? Is PHPBB2 just an interface for a database I make or does it have ready made databases?

I have scanned the PHPBB help pages but not come up with the answer yet.

Any suggestions would be appreciated - even if it's along the lines of "Go and learn lots more SQL and start again".... although I'd prefer "You can find the database you need on your C drive" or similar!

Regards to all
Andy.

[andland]

PS - I should have said, at the moment the site is running on my own PC - set up with Apache 2. And I run MySQL server 4.1.

[gettopreacherman]

The database is in reference to your MySql or Sql database...it needs a name to look for.

[andland]

So I guess this means I have to make a SQL database for it to look at...

any ideas where I can learn how to do this?!

[ironik]

Your host should provide you with tools and information. Most hosts provide a free tool called PHPMyAdmin which is used for managing MySQL databases.

My host provides a database creation wizard in their control panel, then links to a subdomain installed with PHPMyADmin for database creation... you should have something similar.

[andland]

Cheers for the replys.

I have installed PHPMyAdmin and am now trying to get PHP and MySQL to talk to each other!

Thanks again.

Andy.