Make sure MySQL Server is installed in your computer. bitfighter master project properties. 1. in master files, the following should be included into project. authenticator.cpp config.cpp database.cpp main.cpp masterInterface.cpp phpbbhash.cpp 2. include all mysql++/?????.cpp files into project. 3. Preprocessor definitions, add the following if it doesn't exist MYSQLPP_NO_DLL VERIFY_PHPBB3 4. additional include directories, add this: ../mysql++ "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\include"; 5. linker, Additional Dependencies, add these if it doesn't exist: wsock32.lib Ws2_32.lib "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\lib\opt\libmysql.lib" 6. compile 7. if you get missing glut32.lib, in project config, linker, ignore specific library, add glut32.lib to the list 8. run 9. if you get missing libmySQL.dll, it is at C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\libmySQL.dll Copy it into the same directory as the master binary .EXE file. To access http://127.0.0.1 (your computer local address) make sure apache and php is installed in your computer