phpBB3 Forum help

[Albel The Wicked]

I've been trying to install a phpBB3 forum to my site for a couple hours now with no success.. I uploaded the ziped phpBB3 file to my site directly, any chance this is the problem? plz help!

(was not sure where to post this >.<)

 

[tittat]

(was not sure where to post this >.<)

This should be in Scripts & 3rd Party Apps.
****Thread Moved to Scripts & 3rd Party Apps****

 

[Wizet]

Um I think when you uploaded the forum zipped file you need to extract it.

 

[tittat]

Well, can you please be a little more descriptive,whats the problem that you are having,when you are about to install?

 

[DeadBattery]

I suggest installing phpBB3 through Fantastico.
Login to cPanel and click Fantastico (the icon is a blue smiley).
Click phpBB on the left side.
From there you can install it easily within minutes.

 

[Tech_Geek]

I suggest installing phpBB3 through Fantastico.
Login to cPanel and click Fantastico (the icon is a blue smiley).
Click phpBB on the left side.
From there you can install it easily within minutes.

Yup. Fastastico is way easier than installing it manually. But what's the problem that you are having?

 

[kkenny]

I suggest installing phpBB3 through Fantastico.
Login to cPanel and click Fantastico (the icon is a blue smiley).
Click phpBB on the left side.
From there you can install it easily within minutes.

I have to arguably disagree. I hate Fantastico. Installing with Fantastico is just waiting for your site to explode. It's so much better to install manually then installing with Fantastico, and I only suggest Fantastico, only when you have total complete no idea of what your doing.

Have you tried reading the guide on the site of phpBB? It should help quite a bit.

 

[indisoft]

there are many auto installation scrips in your cpanel.check it out

 

[DeadBattery]

kkenny - I agree with you. I never install anything through Fantastico anymore because I can't configure everything the way I would like to, but if someone is starting out, it's best to use Fantastico at first, then once they understand how things work, it's time to install things manually.

 

[josephilipraja]

Re: phpBB3 Forum help : The Solution

Hi.. Albel..

Here is what I know..

from what you said.. I think you just uploaded the downloaded zip file. You were wrong. In my case I extracted them to my system, then uploaded the folder called 'phpBB3'. Be sure to name the folder properly - because it determines your link.
Actually when you extract the file all the files are stored in a folder named : 'phpBB3'
upload that folder directly. Rename it if you like (like "forum" or something)

now just goto the link:

your_site_name/the_folder_name/install/index.php
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• change 'your_site_name' to your site address.
• change 'the_folder_name' to the name of the folder you uploaded.

eg : josephilipraja.pcriot.com/phpBB3/install/index.php - sample link - does not exists..

thats it. You will get online installation page of phpBB3. Just follow what said in it. And your forum will be created!! Enjoy! :naughty:

If you encountered any more problem post here.. Please give details when you post.. Or it will be difficult to answer you properly.. :dunno:



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[Albel The Wicked]

Sorry for not having been on in a little bit..

I first downloaded the phpBB3 to my system where I extracted it with winRAR.. I tried to upload the folder, but I couldn't figure out how to upload an entire folder (it just let me upload the files one by one) since I'm not that used to a hosting site like this (for my last site, everything was done through an FTP, which I tried using this time around, but the files just wouldn't upload properly) so I decided to upload the ziped file and extract it with the cp extraction tool. I followed the instructions given to me from the phpbb.com site, but I couldn't get to the install page. (I hope this gives more info into my problem. For now, I will try using Fantastico and see where things go from there)

 

[josh123]

i have installed everything but it just loadds with blank page with done down at the bottom

 

[alz45]

You can use Fantastico to install PhpBB3. On the side navigation it says 2, but it installs phpBB3. To get to the install page, just simply add install/ at the end of your forum directory, for example: http://webhelp.x10hosting.com/forum/install/