This article will give you a step by step guide on how to install phpBB from your WebsitePanel. Sign into your WebsitePanel and follow these steps:
1) Click Domains
2) Click Add Domain
3) Click Sub-domain
4) Enter the name of your sub-domain. For this example, we will be using “phpbb” as the sub-domain name
5) Click Add Domain
6) Click Microsoft Web App Gallery in the Hosting Space Menu on the left
7) Find and click phpBB
8 ) Click Next
9) Select the sub-domain you just created
10) For SQL Database Server, enter localhost
11) For SQL DatabaseServer Instance, enter SQLExpress
12) For Database Name, enter a name for your new database
13) For Database User Name, enter a name for your new user
14) For Database Password, enter a password for your database user
If you get an error saying “Cannot use entered value for parameter ‘Database Password’. The value must match the regular expression ‘(?=^.{8,}$)((?=.*\d)|(?=.*\W+))(?![.\n])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z]).*”, make sure your password is at least 8 characters long with at least one lower case letter, one upper case letter and one number.
15) Click Install
16) You will then get a confirmation that your installation is complete
This concludes how to install phpBB from your WebsitePanel.
Once your installation is complete, your new phpBB page will look like this:
To test phpBB before installing it, visit phpbb.arvixedemo.com and use the username “bbuser” with the password “Test1234”
Does the sub-domain show the default Arvixe page? Click HERE to fix it.
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Microsoft Web App Gallery does not appear on my WebsitePanel – how do I activate it?
Please simply contact support and we can enable it for you.