262 CHAPTER 8 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING PHPBB (Web site domain)
262 CHAPTER 8 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING PHPBB Feel free to add forum rules. At this time, phpBB does not provide a template for those rules. You add the forum rules by entering them directly into this box. If you have a custom image for the forum, you can use the new Forum Image option to include that as well. You have much more control over the pruning options, too. If you want a quick-and-dirty private forum, you can use the Forum Password field to assign a password to it. phpBB recommends that you use permissions rather than this password feature, but it s there if you need it. Setting Forum Permissions After filling in the settings and continuing, phpBB will tell you it created the forum, and it gives you a link to start filling in permissions another nice touch (before, you had to remember to set permissions). Permissions in phpBB 3.0 are vastly expanded over version 2.0, with the introduction of access control lists (ACLs). The new ACLs work with both individual users and user groups, as shown in Figure 8-27. You can add groups or users to the list and apply permissions to each object. Figure 8-27. The first permissions screen, where you select the user or group you wish to set access rights for When you click Submit, don t panic. There s an enormous list of permissions here, allowing you to restrict (or permit) more than you ever thought possible, as shown in Figure 8-28. Luckily for us, phpBB 3.0 explains each permission in a far easier to understand fashion than in previous versions. You can use the Presets menu to turn them all on or off. Don t be surprised if the final release of phpBB 3.0 comes with even more presets. The form at the very bottom permits you to set your own presets yet another one of those nice touches.
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