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phpBB 3 Tutorial
phpBB is one of the most widely used free discussion board scripts. This free and very powerful
application is easy to install and administer. It allows flexibility in terms of design and organization.
With SiteGround's phpBB hosting package you can use all phpBB features.

With the release of the phpBB 3 branch this free discussion board has become even more popular. Lots of new functionalities have been added. Basically it is a whole new application and not an upgrade of the old release.

Fortunately, there is an option to convert a phpBB 2 forum to phpBB 3 retaining all the content and
registered users.
phpBB 3 Tutorial includes:
How to install phpBB 3 on your hosting account: automatic installation via Fantastico andm a nua l
installation;
How to administer phpBB 3;
How to install phpBB 3 templates;
How to install a language pack in phpBB 3;
How to manage users and groups in phpBB 3;
How to convert your forum from phpBB 2 to phpBB 3;
How to create a backup of phpBB 3 forum database;
We have also prepared the following video tutorials for phpBB3:
Ban users
Edit your profile Manage smilies Reply to topic
Configure installation Forum permissions Manage styles
Restore database
Create forum
Group permissions Mass email
Search tool
Create new topic
Install phpBB
Poll setup
User permissions
Database backup
Manage forum
Private messages Word censoring
Disallow usernames Manage groups
Prune forums
Edit user's profile
Manage ranks
Register as a user
It is very important that your host is phpBB optimized. Here are some of the things SiteGround is
proud of:
We offer FREE phpBB3 installation and FREE transfer of phpBB3 forums from other hosts;
Our servers are perfectly optimized for phpBB3;
We have long experience supporting phpBB3 forums. There isn't a single phpBB issue we
haven't dealt with already;
Our phpBB3 hosting package is the best offer on the market - it has the lowest price for the
quality and features it includes;
Thus if you don't have a phpBB site yet or you are have problems with your current host, check out
our Professional phpBB Hosting. You will get a FREE phpBB3 installation and FREE transfer of your
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forum from other hosts!
phpBB3 Installation
Get a FREE phpBB installation with SiteGround phpBB hosting Package!
There are two ways to install phpBB:
Automatically via Fantastico - In just a few mouse clicks you will have your forum website
installed and configured, ready for you to begin building your site. No technical knowledge is
needed.
Manually - This method is preferred by advanced users who want to follow closely the
installation process and make any customizations right away. If you would like to install phpBB
manually, take a look at the section phpBB Manual Installation.
phpBB Auto Installation via Fantastico
In this tutorial section you will learn how to install phpBB automatically via the Fantastico Autoinstaller.

To start the installation process, log in to your cPanel. The cPanel Button is located in your customer area under Manage Account. Once you are in cPanel, look for the smiling face icon of Fantastico and click it.

Once logged into Fantastico, you should select the phpBB link from the list of scripts that appears to the
left:
A new page will be loaded with a short description of the software. You should locate the [Ne w
Installation] and click it:
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Installation Location and Configuration
On the next page you will be prompted to choose the installation options. First you should choose the
domain (sub-domain) name for which you would like the script installed. You can do so via theIns t a ll
on domain drop-down menu.
Note that it is not imperative to have more than one domain name listed in the drop-down menu. This
depends on whether you have or do not have any addon or sub-domain names added for your account.

The [Install in directory] box can be left empty in case you want to use phpBB3 for your home page (e.g. www.yourdomain.com). Note that you can have only one script installed under the same directory. This applies to the web root directory for your domain name also and you have to use different sub- directories for different scripts. You can specify a directory, e.g forum, in case you want to have your phpBB installed at an URL of type:ht t p: / / www.y o ur do ma in.c o m/ f o r um

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