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vBulletin Tutorial

vBulletin forum software is one of the best bulletin board applications you can use on your website. vBulletin is written in PHP and requires a MySQL database. It is a paid application and offers regular security updates. vBulletin can be downloaded from vBulletin official web page.

SiteGround Web Hosting Forum uses the vBulletin application. With SiteGround hosting you can use all
vBulletin features.
vBulletin Tutorial includes the following sections:
How to install vBulletin
How to change vBulletin styles and templates;

How to adda va ta r s for your users;
How to includes milie s in your posts;
How to install vBulletin mods: RSS Feed,Ba nne r s

;

How to attach files in vBulletin;
How to backup vBulletin;
How to upgrade vBulletin.

Check our vBulletin hosting services where you get free assistance for vBulletin installation!
Please, note: vBulletin is a paid application. We will help you with its installation if you have a license for
using it.
(c) Copyright 2006 SiteGround Forum Hosting Services. All rights reserved

You may use this tutorial for your own use. You may not distrib ute it in any form without the express permission of the publisher. You may provide a link to the publisher's web site, where this tutorial can be used from. This tutorial is provided free of charge and without any warranty of any kind.

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vBulletin installation
Download vBulletin
The vBulletin forum software can be downloaded from its official website atht t p :/ /w w w . vb ulle t in . c o m.
Please, bear in mind that vBulletin is paid softw are and there are no trial versions released.
There are two types of licenses for vBulletin - leased and owned. You can read more about vBulletin
here.
For you vBulletin forum website you will need a fast and secure hosting solution. With SiteGround
vBulletin hosting account you will get free assistance with the installation of the vBulletin software.
Please, follow the instructions below in order to install your vBulletin forum
vBulletin installation: Preparation - file uploading, database setup, etc
;
vBulletin installation process: config.php file reconfiguration, step-by-step installation;
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vBulletin installation: Files upload, Database setup
Prepare the Installation
Once you have purchased a vBulletin license and have the archive with the last version downloaded on
your computer you can proceed with the installation process. The names of the archives are usually.
vBullet in-x-x-x- where the x-x-x is the version, 3.6.8 for example.
Extracting the archive and explaining it's contents
Extract the archive in a separate folder of your computer. It must contain the following files:
"do_not_upload" - T his is a folder that contains the following files which are not obligatory to be
uploaded:
tools.php - This is a script, which might be handy in future. It will help you to fix login
problems and rebuilds caches for user groups and bit fields
searchshell.php - A script to be executed from server shell used to rebuild the search index
if it gets broken.
vb_backup.sh - A simple shell script used to backup your forum's database.
"upload" - This is the folder which content must be uploaded on your account. Here are all the files of
the productive vBulletin forum:
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license_agreement.html - This file contains the end license agreement and the Terms of Use
of the vBulletin
vb3_readme.html - The current vBulletin version's 'Read Me' instructions in '.html' format.
vb3_readme.txt - The current vBulletin version's 'Read Me' instructions in text format.
Uploading the installation & forum files to your account
Now, that you have the archives extracted on your computer, it is time to upload it on your hosting
account. First, you have to make a decision where to have it installed:

If you want to use your website only for forum purposes, then you can easily upload the contents of the upload folder, (without the folder) in the 'public_html' folder of your account. Then the URL for your forum will beh tt p :/ / ww w .y o ur d om a in n am e .c o m

If you want the forum to be just a part of your website, but not its main page then you can put it into a subfolder. The most used names of this folder are board, bboard, forum, phorum, community, but you are not narrowed to these names, you can have whatever you want

for
your
forum.
Then
the
URL
for
your
forum
will
be:
http://www.yourdomainname.com/directoryname.
(e.g.
http://forum.siteground.com/)
Upload the files that are in the "upload" folder to the desired location and then you can precede with
the database creation. You can learn more about how to upload files with FTP here.
What is MySQL database and why is it obligatory for the forum installation?

Like most of the applications, written in PHP (the most famous scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages) vBulletin is working using a MySQL database to store its data. During the setup process you'll be asked to name the database, to give a username that have access to it and a corresponding password.

Your account with SiteGround comes with unlimited MySQL databases. They can be managed trough
your cPanel ->p h p MyA d min. You can learn how to create a MySQL database and attach a user to it by
reading our tutorial.
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vBulletin installation: Configuration, Step-by-Step Installation
config.php File Configuration

You have already uploaded the files, and you have the database created so you should fill in the database details in the file named 'config.php.new'. To edit this file, please go to your cPanel and click on the File Manageric o n .

The file is located in a folder namedin clu d es which is located in the directory where you have
uploaded the files from theu p lo ad folder, that you have previously extracted.
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