Flarum

Install

Apache

• Server: Apache2.4 + PHP 7.4.33. Make sure they are installed and connected.

• Database: Install Mysql5. Create a database for flarum, e.g. flarum.

• Configure PHP:

  • Enable fileinfo, gd2 and pdo_mysql.

• Install Composer, which a php package management tool like npm.

• Install Flarum:

  • Create a folder named flarum, cd into it and run composer create-project flarum/flarum ..
  • If vendor packages failed to install due to network issues, install behind a proxy:
    • Turn on your proxy and run set HTTP_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:7078
    • run composer install

• Configure Apache:

DocumentRoot "D:\tmp\flarum\public"
<Directory "D:\tmp\flarum\public">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All // It must be set to ALL otherwise error: the requested resource was not found
    Require all granted
</Directory>

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

• Configure Flarum:
  • in flarum installation folder, edit config.php:
    • 'url' => 'http://localhost' change to 'url' => 'http://[domain or ip]'
  • install chinese langauge pack:
    • composer require flarum-lang/chinese-simplified
    • php flarum cache:clear