RE: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query

From: Chris St Denis (chris_at_aebc.com)
Date: 09/09/05

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    To: "'Vizion'" <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:56:00 -0700

    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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