As many of you know the new frihost websites do not come with Cpanel, they come with Direct Admin. Direct Admin does not have Fantastico which allows you to install popular scripts with just a click with a mouse. Right now I just installed phpbb2 forums on my site and I had a bit of trouble, so I made a tutorial to teach the newbies how to install one.
Steps:
1. Go here http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php and download the file Full Package of the latest version of phpBB.
2. Depending on where you want to install phpBB, place phpBB at the place you want it to (ie, if you want it to go in a folder called forums, upload it to forums)
3. Before you go any further you must create a Database, go to your direct admin control panel and click MySQL databases. Click “create new database” You will be prompted with this:
Database Name: <directadmin user>_
Database Username: <directadmin user>_
Username Password:
Confirm Password:
(note: replace <directadmin user> with your Directadmin Username)
Call the database name “phpbb2” or whatever you wish to call it (without the quotes obviously)
Pick your user name and password.
When you create the database you will be given your phpbb2 database information(copy paste the info given to you in notepad because you will need this later).
4. VERY IMPORTANT READ!!!!!
CHMOD config.php to 777
CHMOD images/avatars to 777
If you don't CHMOD them, you will get ERRORS.
5. Only a few more steps
Now go to where you uploaded your forums. You should see the install page. Select mySQL as the Database type (not mySQL 4.x), now fill in the blanks, you will need the info you got in step 3. Click Install.
6. You’re almost done! Now delete the folders “contrib.” and “install”, they should be where you uploaded phpBB
7. You are done.
Steps:
1. Go here http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php and download the file Full Package of the latest version of phpBB.
2. Depending on where you want to install phpBB, place phpBB at the place you want it to (ie, if you want it to go in a folder called forums, upload it to forums)
3. Before you go any further you must create a Database, go to your direct admin control panel and click MySQL databases. Click “create new database” You will be prompted with this:
Database Name: <directadmin user>_
Database Username: <directadmin user>_
Username Password:
Confirm Password:
(note: replace <directadmin user> with your Directadmin Username)
Call the database name “phpbb2” or whatever you wish to call it (without the quotes obviously)
Pick your user name and password.
When you create the database you will be given your phpbb2 database information(copy paste the info given to you in notepad because you will need this later).
4. VERY IMPORTANT READ!!!!!
CHMOD config.php to 777
CHMOD images/avatars to 777
If you don't CHMOD them, you will get ERRORS.
5. Only a few more steps
Now go to where you uploaded your forums. You should see the install page. Select mySQL as the Database type (not mySQL 4.x), now fill in the blanks, you will need the info you got in step 3. Click Install.
6. You’re almost done! Now delete the folders “contrib.” and “install”, they should be where you uploaded phpBB
7. You are done.
