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Installing phpBB is easy!

 

1. Quick Install

If you have basic knowledge of using FTP and are sure your hosting service or server will run phpBB 2 you can use these steps to quickly get started. For a more detailed explanation you should skip this and go to section 2 below.

 

Decompress the phpBB 2 archive to a local directory on your system.

 

Upload all the files contained in this archive (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account.

 

Change the permissions on config.php to be writeable by all (666 or -rw-rw-rw- within your FTP Client)

 

Using your web browser visit the location you placed phpBB 2 with the addition of install/install.php, e.g. http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/, http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ etc.

 

Fill out all the requested information and hit Submit

 

Change the permissions on config.php to be writeable only by yourself (644 or -rw-r--r-- within your FTP Client)

 

Click the Complete Installation button or revisit the location you entered above.

 

phpBB 2 should now be available, please MAKE SURE you read at least Section 8 below for important, security related post-installation instructions.

 

When you download phpBB you should find a docs folder included. It is recommended for you to read that.

 

The file you'll want to read is install.html

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Thanks.....realyI need to try it when I get the hosting provided by FNH. Im trying to create a fundation for peopple that need help in some areas like education, alimentation, work, etc...Sorry... my english is no good, I know it.

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when I was accepted to this server ( freenukehosting.com ) I opened my FTP program, loggin, and I deleted all files. And than I uploaded phpbb forum. Now, when I'm trying to install it. My explorer show msg: "404 not found".

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when I was accepted to this server ( freenukehosting.com ) I opened my FTP program, loggin, and I deleted all files. And than I uploaded phpbb forum. Now, when I'm trying to install it. My explorer show msg: "404 not found".

That wasn't a very bright thing to do. You have to put all the fiels you want publicly visible inside the pulic_html folder. Since you deleted it, the dynamic links have been destroyed, and there's nothing you can do about that. Creating a new public_html won't help. I would suggest you get your account deleted, then re-created. It's the easiest way.

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