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Creating a Web Forum with phpBB


 
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phpBB is a popular bulletin board software made for creating web-based communities. Registered users can create new topics or reply to topics created by others, allowing your web site visitors to interact. phpBB offers a variety of features and administrative tools to help you easily manage your forum. phpBB is provided by OpenSourceHost as a ValueApp to allow for simplified installation. Instructions on using phpBB, and support for the software, is provided by the developers of the software and the phpBB user community. You can access the phpBB help website at:
http://www.phpbb.com/support/guide/

To install phpBB:

Log in to your VDS Manager by clicking the ‘Login to VDS Manager’ link from the Products page of the Customer Manager, which is located at https://my.opensourcehost.com.

Click on Install & Manage on the left side of the screen

Click on the Colaboration folder at the top of the page

Click on phpBB under the Available ValueApps section on the left