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 Installing phpBB on a GoDaddy host 
Description: Step-by-step instructions on how to install phpBB on a Go Daddy host
Author: xxxxaaaa99
Date: Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:34 pm
Type: Tutorial
Keywords: install, installing, installation, phpBB, Go Daddy, GoDaddy, host, hosting account
Category: Installing/upgrading/converting
I would like to offer my experience with installing phpBB on a Web site hosted by GoDaddy (November 4, 2005). It could save you a lot of time and guesswork.

The first step is to make sure that you have the right server on your GoDaddy hosting account. You will need to have Linux (with PHP), not Windows (with ASP). Here’s how to change the server if you need to:

1. Go to your hosting account page on the GoDaddy Web site.

2. Click on the domain name of the site whose server you want to change.

3. Look on the right side of the screen. You will see options for “Upgrade/Downgrade Hosting Account” and "Switch Operating System". Click on either one of them. They both take you where need to go for this.

4. Look on the right side of the screen. You will see a number of options. Select “Economy Hosting w/ PHP”.

5. Click on the green “Continue” button and follow the instructions from there.

You will probably need to wait about 24 hours for the new server to take effect. You can check whether it is in effect yet from your hosting account page on the GoDaddy Web site. On the hosting account table, click on “Open” for the hosting account that you want to check. If the change has taken effect, you will be taken to the control panel for that account. If the change has not taken effect, you will get a message telling you to wait a while longer.


Once you have a Linux server set up for your domain, you can start to install phpBB. Here’s how to do it:

1. Upload all the phpBB files to your Web site on the GoDaddy host. If you're not sure how to do this, refer to the phpBB installation guides:
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article.php?article_id=6

2. These instructions assume that you have placed the phpBB files in a folder named "forum" (without the quotation marks) at the top level of your Web site. In the address window of your browser, enter the path to the phpBB installation program. For example: "http://www.yourdomain.com/forum/install/install.php"

3. You will be taken to a window that asks you to enter a number of values. Here’s how to complete them:

DEFAULT BOARD LANGAGE

Choose “English”

DATABASE TYPE

Choose “MySQL 4.x”

CHOOSE YOUR INSTALLATION METHOD

Choose “Install”

DATABASE SERVER HOST NAME / DSN

Enter the host name of your database. It will be something like: “mysql67.secureserver.net” (without the quotation marks).

If you don’t know the host name of your database, you can get it through your hosting account page on the GoDaddy Web site. On the hosting account table, click on “Open” for the hosting account that you want to check. You will be taken to the control panel. Scroll down and click on the MySQL icon in the databases section of the page. A new page will open. In the Actions column of the table you see, click on the little pencil. A new page will open, showing you the host name of your database.

YOUR DATABASE NAME

Enter the user name you selected when you set up your database with GoDaddy.

DATABASE USERNAME

Enter the user name you selected when you set up your database with GoDaddy. (Yes, I know that you’re using the same value for two different entries. Don’t ask me why, but it worked.)

DATABASE PASSWORD

Enter the password you used when you set up your database.

PREFIX FOR TABLES IN DATABASE

Enter “phpbb_” (without the quotation marks)

ADMIN E-MAIL ADDRESS

Enter the e-mail address to be used for messages sent to the phpBB administrator (i.e., you).

DOMAIN NAME

Enter the name of the domain that houses phpBB – for example “www.yourdomainname.com” (without the quotation marks)

SERVER PORT

Enter “80” (without the quotation marks).

SCRIPT PATH

Enter the path that takes you to the top level of the forum directory in which you uploaded all the phpBB files. Typically, this will be something like “/forum/” (without the quotation marks), assuming that the directory is at the top level of your Web site.

ADMINISTRATOR USER NAME

Enter the name that you would like to use as the administrator of phpBB. This could be your own name or a nickname. It will be displayed for any messages you post when you are logged on to phpBB as the administrator. Choose this name with care. You can't change it after phpBB is installed.

ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD

Enter the password that you would like to use when you log on to phpBB as the administrator.

ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD [CONFIRM]

Re-enter the password that you would like to use when you log on to phpBB as the administrator.

4. Once you have completed the fields, click on “Start Install” at the bottom of the page.

5. Once the system has installed phpBB, remove the “install” and “contrib” files from your remote directory (i.e., the one located at GoDaddy). You will not be able to enter the forum until you do this.

6. Congratulations! You have now installed phpBB. You will be able to access it online by entering the path to it in your browser’s address window – typically “http://mydomainname.com/forum” (without the quotation marks).

7. Log in as the administrator, using the user name and password you entered when you installed phpBB.

8. You can start to customize phpBB by going to the administration panel. To do this, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Go to Administration Panel”. You will be asked to enter your password again before you are taken to the administration panel.


Hope you find that helpful.

Regards,


Rob Parkinson


Edited by Anon (28-11-05, 8:35 local time): Made changes requested by author

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