how to create forums for my website
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Hello nadeems; here is a guide to install phpBB3, a very customizable forum software.
1) Log into cPanel. (http://yoursite.com:2082)
2) Click Fantastico De Luxe (Under Software/Services)
3) Select phpBB (Under Discussion Boards)
4) Click New Installation
5) Fill in only these fields: Admin Username, Admin Password, and Base Configuration
(Site Name will be the title of the forum, Site Description will be the description of your forum, Email Signature will be the signature at the end of all emails sent by the forum, Admin Email will be the email address of the administrator; use a valid email)
Do Not Check the checkbox, leave that unchecked (default)
6) Click Install phpBB
7) Press Finish Installation
8) Now Click On the link to your new forum, if all works out, you should see your forum!
You can edit everything by logging in as the administrator and clicking Forums and editing categories and whatnot.
1) Log into cPanel. (http://yoursite.com:2082)
2) Click Fantastico De Luxe (Under Software/Services)
3) Select phpBB (Under Discussion Boards)
4) Click New Installation
5) Fill in only these fields: Admin Username, Admin Password, and Base Configuration
(Site Name will be the title of the forum, Site Description will be the description of your forum, Email Signature will be the signature at the end of all emails sent by the forum, Admin Email will be the email address of the administrator; use a valid email)
Do Not Check the checkbox, leave that unchecked (default)
6) Click Install phpBB
7) Press Finish Installation
8) Now Click On the link to your new forum, if all works out, you should see your forum!
You can edit everything by logging in as the administrator and clicking Forums and editing categories and whatnot.
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TechAsh
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*Moved to Scripts & 3rd Party Apps*
The quickest way to set-up a Forum would be to use Fantasico (in cPanel). It'll set-up everything for you. Alternatively you could download something like phpBB3 or MyBB, upload it to you website and install it yourself.
The quickest way to set-up a Forum would be to use Fantasico (in cPanel). It'll set-up everything for you. Alternatively you could download something like phpBB3 or MyBB, upload it to you website and install it yourself.
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Try SMF too. It is also in Fantastico De Luxe. Do what the second post says, and use SMF instead.
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