Trying to learn the fundamentals.. Book recommendation?

[trey1975us]

All,

I just bought an existing forum which is running on phpbb 3.05 and am looking to revamp it. I have looked through this site, and quite honestly, most of the info is way over my head.

Is there a good book that I should buy which teaches me the basics? (like how to set permissions... how to configure user registration.. how to load change templates and load different graphics... why indexing sitemap in google, yahoo, etc. is so important)

Or do most just learn by trial and error?

[~HG~]

There is not a book on phpbb3 that I am aware of but you can learn quite a bit from the tutorials we have put together here at http://www.phpbbhacks.com/forums/phpbb-3-tutorials-vf52.html

Anything that is not covered and you would like to know about, you are more than welcome to ask in this forum.

Welcome to phpbbhacks.com and I hope you have fun with your new venture.
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[Patrick]

Hey Percy,

Welcome aboard. Glad to have you. Yes, what ~HG~ says is true. Our tutorials section has a lot, but please don't hesitate to ask any specific questions in our forums, as well.

Patrick
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[the_nothing]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/phpBB-Das-Einsteigerseminar-Stephan-Miebach/dp/3826674626/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269689946&sr=1-2 what about that one?

Product details
Perfect Paperback: 166 pages
Publisher: Bhv (Dec 2008)
Language German
ISBN-10: 3826674626
ISBN-13: 978-3826674624
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 1 cm