Installing phpBB3 on OpsPi Platform

PhpBB Installation Guide

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PhpBB Installation Steps
Before proceeding for installation, kindly make sure all steps are done in section "Preparation Before installing PhpBB"

Login into the OpsPi Platform as an End-user. You will land on the OpsPi Dashboard.

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Click on the option “Quick Start” under “Hosting Controls”.

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Enter the required details. Domain name, choose to create FTP Account and Database Account.
Enable Mail services and add at least one email ID. Then Submit

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You will enter the Wizard page. Please wait for a few moments and click on Refresh button to find the status of all your services complete.

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After ensuring that the status for all the services have been completed, choose the option “Domains” under “Hosting control .

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Choose the domain which was created

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You will enter the Domain Overview page. Click on the option “FTP Users”

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Click on the configuration button to retrieve the FTP details and also set the new password.

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Enter the new password and choose to “change password”

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You can also choose to reset the password and use it by choosing the “key” option.

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Download PhpBB Download and unzip the PhpBB Package (https://phpbb.org/downloads/) .

Creating Database Create a MySQL database for PhpBB on your Web Server/Database Server as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying the Database.

Upload PhpBB files If you want to integrate PhpBB into the root of your domain (e.g. http://yourdomain.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped PhpBB directory (excluding the PhpBB directory itself) into the root directory of your web server. If you want to have your PhpBB installation in its own subdirectory on your website (e.g. http://yourdomain.com/subdirectory/), create the subdirectory on your server and upload the contents of the unzipped PhpBB package to the directory via FTP.

Configuring PhpBB Run the PhpBB installation script by accessing the URL in a web browser. This should be the URL where you uploaded the PhpBB files. (Ex: http://yourdomain.com or, http://yourdomain.com/subdirectory )

The installation wizard will start. Now click on Proceed to next step

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You should have all the required packaged installed. Then click on Proceed to next step

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Enter the database credential and Proceed to next step .

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Setup your admin details and Proceed to next step .

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Enter all the required field and Proceed to next step .

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Your installation is almost complete.

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In the next step you should delete the installation folder. That’s it! You have successfully installed phpBB. Enjoy..