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 [New Installation] and click it:
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 the Install 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: http://www.yourdomain.com/forum
The next thing you should do is choose the desired login details for your new phpBB forum. Under the Admin access data you should add the desired administrator login details and password for the new forum.
The Base configuration options are self-explanatory. Additionally they can all be changed after the installation is completed. As soon as you have adjusted all details according to your needs, you can click the [Install phpBB] button.
In case everything is in order a new page will be loaded with summarized information about the installation and a Finish installation button.
Clicking the button will perform the actual installation. It is important not to interrupt this step in order to successfully complete the installation.
On the next page the forum URL and the URL to the administrative backend will be displayed as well as the administrative login details you have set.
It might be a good idea to bookmark the two pages.
With this step the automatic installation is completed.
