CREATING A BOARD AKA FORUM ON YOUR OWN PC

 

First of all you need Apache Server, PHP,MySQL and a Forum Script i.e. phpBB or 

Invision or vBulletin.

exttract &install php dev. start the apache server,its 90% done.

 Download phpDev here

http://keihanna.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/phpdev5/phpdev423.exe

and you get a bundle of all the things above

upload the forumscript to X:/phpdev/www/public

(x is your drive,usually C: )

now to access theforum through internet you will not know your IP address thru ipconfigcommand..

go to

http://www.whatismyip.com

see whats your IPaddress.

now go to

http://your ipaddress/public/your forum directory/install.php

thats it!