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heater
06-22-2007, 12:55 AM
I followed the phpbb install guide http://www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?t=7800&highlight=install+forum and it still didn't work.

What do they mean by: Now go to http://example.com/phpBB2/install/install.php (or wherever the installer is). How am I suppose to know the answer to that? Anyways, I've already experienced so much failure, some one please help me out?

heater
06-22-2007, 12:58 AM
And that 5th picture in that install guide never popped up no matter what I clicked. I never saw that.

siguie
06-22-2007, 04:36 AM
I followed the phpbb install guide http://www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?t=7800&highlight=install+forum and it still didn't work.

What do they mean by: Now go to http://example.com/phpBB2/install/install.php (or wherever the installer is). How am I suppose to know the answer to that? Anyways, I've already experienced so much failure, some one please help me out?

If you setup the database and know it's name, the database username and the password AND unzipped the forum scripts THEN use your browser to go to your forums location as in http://www.YourDomain.com/FORUM then whatever that happens to be ADD /install/install.php to the end of it like http://www.YourDomain.com/FORUM/install/install.php This will run the install script in the "install" subfolder.

heater
06-22-2007, 10:29 AM
If you setup the database and know it's name, the database username and the password AND unzipped the forum scripts THEN use your browser to go to your forums location as in http://www.YourDomain.com/FORUM then whatever that happens to be ADD /install/install.php to the end of it like http://www.YourDomain.com/FORUM/install/install.php This will run the install script in the "install" subfolder.

... How am I suppose to know it's name? When was I suppose to name it or name the url? Am I suppose to name the host? And if so then what am suppose to name it?

heater
06-22-2007, 10:37 AM
I have deleated everything now. I am going to start over and hopefully get right. Now that I have deleated the stuff in File Manager, and MSQul. Am I suppose to delete anything in PHPmyadmin?

areidmtm
06-22-2007, 10:37 AM
Why aren't you using Fantastico to install PHPBB? It does it all for you.

Goto you cPanel >> Click "Fantastico" >> Find "Discussion Boards" >> Click on "phpBB2" >> Click "New Installation" >> fill in the information and follow all instructions.

heater
06-22-2007, 11:07 PM
Why aren't you using Fantastico to install PHPBB? It does it all for you.

Goto you cPanel >> Click "Fantastico" >> Find "Discussion Boards" >> Click on "phpBB2" >> Click "New Installation" >> fill in the information and follow all instructions.

Yup. Peace of cake. Thanks.