How can i create a forum?

[Turato]

Help I'm so confused I have phpBB-3.0.1.zip and not sure If I should unzip it or just upload it. Im very confused. Help please! (i know where to upload)l

[TechAsh]

You need to unzip it first, then upload the contents to the public_html folder on your account.

[Turato]

That is where I am confused. I am not sure to upload all the files manually or is there some way of uploading all of them at once?

[Fedlerner]

You can upload all files by FTP, or upload the Zip file, then go to cPanel > File Manager and uncompress it.

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[ZharkD]

you can do these steps:
1- enter in your cpanel
2- enter in the file manager
3- enter in "public_html" folder
4- upload the .zip file
5- when it finish, you can extract your .zip file in your own folder, example: "public_html/forum"
6- Now, you can install you forum ^^ (remember: before the installation, you need to do sql db and user in your cpanel ^^)
Extra: when your unzip finishes successful you can delete the .zip file ^^
Good Luck

This is a spanish tutorial about how unzip the files ^^


grettigns
salu2

[Turato]

you can do these steps:
1- enter in your cpanel
2- enter in the file manager
3- enter in "public_html" folder
4- upload the .zip file
5- when it finish, you can extract your .zip file in your own folder, example: "public_html/forum"
6- Now, you can install you forum ^^ (remember: before the installation, you need to do sql db and user in your cpanel ^^)
Extra: when your unzip finishes successful you can delete the .zip file ^^
Good Luck

This is a spanish tutorial about how unzip the files ^^


grettigns
salu2

Okay I unzipped. I just dont know how to do step 6

[ZharkD]

the step 6? create db and user, or install the forums?
if you need do db and user, you can see my tutorial (in spanish, but have images), if you have problems whit the tutorial, i can helpyou in pm ^^
so, if you need install your forum, you can enter in: yourweb.com/forumfolder/install/ and here i dont remember what is the exactly file .php XD


grettings
salu2

[LHVWB]

1. Open up cpanel.
2. Go to 'MySQL databases'
3. Create a new database, call it phpbb3 or something similar. ("Create New Database")
4. Create a new user for that database. ("Add New User")
5. Link the user to the database. ("Add User To Database")

Remember the username, userpassword and databasename. You will need them when you setup phpbb3, which you can do by opening its location in your webbrowser.

[javayathzee]

that should work

[Turato]

Okay I made a database (thank you verbsite) now I am not sure which file to open, I tried all of them they dont work. Here is the list (I didnt try the ones inside the folders)

convertors
data
schemas
database_update.php
index.php
install_convert.php
install_install.php
install_main.php
phpinfo.php