Install phpbb mods

To edit the files you can download them using an FTP client , then edit them with a text editor e. WordPad, Notepad , save the edited files, and upload them back to the same location with the FTP client.

In case you have to perform SQL queries you'll be provided with the particular query that you have to execute. As for the DIY tasks, they are usually something simple that you have to do, such as purging the phpBB3 cache , changing some settings in the administration control panel, opening a script with your browser, etc.

Toggle navigation Host Knox. Clients Contact Order. User Guide Detailed articles for common issues and tasks with phpBB forums. Support Forums The Support related areas in our community forums. International Support Find a 3rd party support site in your first language. More information on support ». Development Wiki Share experience and learn more about the codebase. GSoC Google Summer of Code is an annual program in which Google awards stipends to students participating in coding projects for free and open source software projects.

Participate in phpBB development now ». Extensions Forums Discuss and view Extensions that are available for download. Styles Forums Discuss and view Styles that are available for download. General Discussion General discussion and intelligent conversations. Also important, is that all shown folders are available and have the correct permissions.

Please see the description of each section to find out whether they are optional or required for phpBB to run. If everything is in order, you can continue the installation with Start Install.

You now have to decide which database to use. See the Requirements section for information on which databases are supported. If you do not know your database settings, please contact your host and ask for them.

You will not be able to continue without them. You need:. Note: if you are installing using SQLite, you should enter the full path to your database file in the DSN field and leave the username and password fields blank.

For security reasons, you should make sure that the database file is not stored in a location accessible from the web. You don't need to change the Prefix for tables in database setting, unless you plan on using multipe phpBB installations on one database.

In this case, you can use a different prefix for each installation to make it work. After you entered your details, you can continue with the Proceed to next step button. Now phpBB will check whether the data you entered will lead to a successful database connection and whether tables with the same prefix already exist. A Could not connect to the database error means that you didn't enter the database data correctly and it is not possible for phpBB to connect.

Make sure that everything you entered is in order and try again. Again, if you are unsure about your database settings, please contact your host. If you installed another version of phpBB before on the same database with the same prefix, phpBB will inform you and you just need to enter a different database prefix. Now you have to create your administration user. All fields on this page are required.

You can also set the default language of your forum on this page. In a vanilla phpBB installation, we only include British English. You can download further languages from www. In this step, phpBB will try to write the configuration file automatically. The forum needs the configuration file in order to operate. It contains all the database settings, so without it, phpBB will not be able to access the database.

Usually, writing the configuration file automatically works fine. If the file permissions are not set correctly, this process can fail. In this case, you need to upload the file manually. Please read the instructions carefully.

After you have uploaded the file, use Done to get to the last step. If Done returns you to the same page as before, and does not return a success message, you did not upload the file correctly. The Advanced settings allow you to set additional parameters of the board configuration. They are optional and you can always change them later. So, even if you are not sure what these settings mean, you can still proceed to the final step and finish the installation.

If the installation was successful, you can now use the Login button to visit the Administration Control Panel. Congratulations, you have installed phpBB successfully. But there is still work ahead! If you are unable to get phpBB installed even after reading this guide, please look at the support section of the installer's introduction page to find out where you can ask for further assistance.

At this point if you are converting from phpBB 2. If not, you should remove the install directory from your server as you will only be able to access the Administration Control Panel whilst it is present.

If you are currently using a stable release of phpBB, updating to this version is straightforward. You would have downloaded one of four packages and your choice determines what you need to do. Note : Before updating, we heavily recommend you do a full backup of your database and existing phpBB files! If you are unsure how to achieve this please ask your hosting provider for advice. Please make sure you update your phpBB source files too, even if you just run the database updater.

If you have shell access to your server, you may wish to update via the command line interface. Updating using the full package is the recommended update method for boards without modifications to core phpBB files. First, you should make a copy of your existing config. You can leave alternative styles in place too. However, there are some general directions which can be helpful in figuring out how to install the MOD you have chosen. Before you start the installation make sure you have a recent backup copy of the phpBB3 files and of the database used by the application.

The first thing that you have to do before installing any MOD is to download to your local computer the archive of the MOD you have chosen. Then you should unpack the downloaded archive. The root folder contains files and directories if there are such that have to be added to your phpBB3 installation. It might also contain some other installation script and optionally files for different languages, for those who use other languages than English on their boards, and template files.

If there are any additional language and template files they'll be located respectively in folders called language and template inside the root folder. The contrib folder if there's one usually contains instructions on how to enable some additional features and add-ons as part of the MOD, if you want them, of course.

However, the essential things in the unpacked MOD folder that you really need in order to perform the installation are the installation instructions in the XML install file and, if there are any, the files and folders in the root directory that have to be added to the phpBB3 installation on your hosting account.

To do this click on the file with the right mouse button and from the menu that appears go to Open With and select your browser.

After that there's a list of the files that have to be edited, and optionally if there are new files that have to be added. In our example there are several files that have to be edited and a few new files that have to be added:.

When you scroll down the XML install file you'll see detailed instructions. If there are any files that have to be uploaded to your account, you'll see the path to their location on your local computer and the path to the folder to which you have to upload them on your account. The path on your account is shown as relative to the root phpBB3 directory.