phpBB is used by millions, making it the most used Open Source forum solution in the world. phpBB incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface and an extensive administration panel, which allows the customization of even the most intricate features.
The TurnKey phpBB appliance is an easy-to-use, lightweight, installable Live CD of the phpBB open source bulletin board, which can run on real hardware in addition to most types of virtual machines.
Default credentials:
* Webmin, SSH, MySQL, phpMyAdmin: username root, no password
user sets password during installation
* phpBB:
username admin, password turnkey
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Here are some key features of "TurnKey phpBB Live CD":
· SSL support out of the box.
· PHPMyAdmin administration frontend for MySQL (listening on port 12322 - uses SSL).
· Postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email (e.g., password recovery, notifications).
· The phpBB database password will be regenerated during installation (security)
· Webmin modules for configuring Apache2, PHP and MySQL.
· phpBB configurations
· phpBB board enabled by default
· Uploading of avatars is supported, and enabled by default
· Automatically install security updates directly from debian stable (security)
· Exemplary forum configuration, including welcome post displaying default login credentials
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Installed security updates.
· Enabled etckeeper garbage collection by default.
· Upgraded to latest inithooks version (adhoc re-initialization via turnkey-init)
· VMWare build: run vmware-config-tools.pl on first boot
· Amazon EC2 EBS build: support resizing of root filesystem
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