phpBB FAQ

In case you wish to use your phpBB 2 application with another domain, you should change the server_nameoption in your phpBB database. You can do this using the phpMyAdmin tool available in your cPanel. Once in phpMyAdmin, select your phpBB database and browse the … Continued

phpBB and SMF are two of the most popular free bulletin board applications. If you are looking for a free forum application, you will most probably end up using one of the two. Here we will discuss the pros and cons of each … Continued

The version of your phpBB can be seen in the admin area of the forum. The other way to check your phpBB version is to look it up directly in the phpBB database. Go to cPanel > phpMyAdmin. Then from the … Continued

There are two ways you can install phpBB on your account: Manually, by downloading the script to your computer and uploading the installation files and folders to your account. Automatically via the Softaculous auto installer. For a detailed step-by-step information on how … Continued

The minimal phpBB server requirements are listed below: A webserver or web hosting account running on any major Operating System A SQL database system, one of: MySQL (3.23 or higher) PostgreSQL 7.0.3 or higher (preferably 7.1.x or 7.2.x) PHP (5.4 and … Continued

phpBB is one of the most widely used forum script currently on the web. It is free/open source, easy to install and administer and allows flexibility in terms of design and organization. You can learn more about phpBB from our great tutorials and … Continued

First go to your cPanel and click on the phpMyAdmin link from the Databases box. From the drop-down menu on the left choose the phpBB database. Once the page refreshes with the database contents, open the SQL tab at the top. In the text … Continued

You can set the crontabs for your phpBB2 forum from cPanel -> Cron jobs -> Standard. If you want to run a php script please note that you should provide the full path to the php binary which usually is … Continued

The proper phpBB2 functionality relays upon the domain name it is initially configured with. Once you change your domain name and start using it to access the phpBB2, you have to reflect the changes into the phpBB2 settings as well. … Continued

In order to convert a phpBB forum to SMF you have to use the converter from this website. When you find the one for phpBB, download it locally and follow the instructions included in the package.