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In this tutorial we will be installing phpBB version 2.
We will assume that you have already downloaded and extracted the phpBB package. You can find it at www.phpbb.com.
Start by loading your favorite FTP client and connecting to your site. Upload all of the files in the phpBB folder.
All of the files have now been uploaded. We now need to make the config.php file writable by CHMODding it to 666.
Different FTP clients work differently. Most you can right-click and choose CHMOD.
You can either type in 644, or check the additional boxes for Group and Others to have Write permissions.
The permissions have now been set. We need to go create a database for phpBB to use.
I am using cPanel to create the database. You can use whichever tool you have access to.
Click on Manage MySQL
Enter a name for your database and click Add Db
Enter a username and password and click Add User
We now need to set the privledges for our new user
Our database and user have been setup. Now we need to run the phpBB installer.
Go to www.yoursite.com/phpBB_folder/install/install.php in your browser
You can select your language, database type and install method
Now we need to enter the database information we just created
Next you will need to enter your admin email address
Now we will need to create a phpBB admin login
Finally, click Start Install
This screen shows you the install is complete. Click Finish Installation
For security you need to remove these directories. Go back to your FTP client to delete them.
Press the Delete key
Now you can refresh your browser window.
Once the admin login screen is shown the installation is complete
