How to install jForum onto XAMPP for Windows

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I have most recently switched from a Tomcat server with MySQL and PHP to an all in one package that has all of that and more in one simple Windows Installer (they have versions for other OS too). It is called XAMPP. This guide was created to help you get jForum up and running as fast as possible using the XAMPP engine. This guide is strictly for the Windows people but you can get an understanding on what to do if you need to use XAMPP on a different OS also.

Install XAMPP 1.6.6a Basic for Windows(you can use a different version but for this guide, this is the one im using)

You can get the file from here: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641

Download the installer version

Install all items as services

Install Java SE Development Kit 6 update 5 ***Regular Java 6 Will NOT Work!!!***

To get Java SE Dev Kit 6 Update 5 (JDK 6 update 5), go here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Make sure you have uninstalled any older versions of Java

Copy the file "msvcr71.dll" from the Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\jre\bin to your Windows\System32 folder

Install Tomcat 6.0.14 Addon

You can get the file from: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#644

Once installed go to xampp\tomcat\bin directory and run tomcat_service_install.bat

Set mod_jk paths

To do this, simply go to xampp and run xampp_setup.bat

Select option 5 and hit enter

Extract Jforum

Extract jforum into the xampp\tomcat\webapps folder into a folder named jforum

Set java servlet for apache

Go to xampp\apache\conf\extra and edit mod_jk.conf with an editor

Add "JkMount /jforum/* ajp13" without the quotes below "JkMount /examples/* ajp13"

Save

Start Services

Start/Restart(some should already be running) the following services

Apache Tomcat Tomcat6

Apache2.2

FileZilla Server FTP server

mysql

Launch browser portion

Navigate to http://localhost

Set security settings

After clicking on English on the opening page, click on Security on the left side

The click the link on the page that says http://localhost/security/xamppsecurity.php (about half way down the page)

Do one section at a time (should be self explanitory & by the way, whatever you set for a password for mysql, that is your login for phpmyadmin too)

Go back to the main XAMPP page

Close out of the security window and get back to just localhost

Create your MySQL DB (optional if you plan on using something else for the DB rather than MySQL but I tend to like it more)

Once you are back at the main localhost page, click on phpmyadmin in the list on the left

You need to use your login information that you set in the security settings for MySQL a few steps back (your username is root by default and the password is what you set it to)

Once phpMyAdmin is up and running, click inside the box that is labeled Create Database and type in jforum

Once you have typed in jforum into the box, click on create

You should then get a page saying that it has created the DB correctly

Test java servlet

Head back to localhost once again

Click on the Java link on the left side

Click on the JSP examples or Servlet examples link

If the page loads and you can navigate through there, Tomcat is working correctly and so is your Java

Start your jForum install

Navigate your browser to http://localhost/jforum/install.jsp

If you see the Squirell at the top of the page, you are in great shape

Follow through the standard directions from the jforum website to complete installation

You shouldnt have to use the manual installation

Enjoy jForum!!!

If you have any issues, just post a reply and I can see what I can do to help.

***Special Thanks to Izzy on the ApacheFriends.org forum for figuring out some issues with getting jForum setup***
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]