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How do I install bbPress on my Linux hosting account?

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Last Updated: June 13, 2008 9:58 AM

Your Linux hosting account must have a MySQL database set up for bbPress to install.

To Install bbPress on Your Hosting Account

  1. Download the most recent version of bbPress to your local computer.
  2. From your local computer, upload (FTP) the files to your hosting account.
  3. Edit the following fields in "bb-config-sample.php", substituting actual values for those in bold:
    • BBDB_NAME: 'database name'
    • BBDB_USER: 'same as database name'
    • BBDB_PASSWORD: 'MySQL password'
    • domain: 'domain name'
    • path: 'path to bbPress directory'
    • admin_email: 'admin email address'
  4. Save "bb-config-sample.php" as "bb-config.php".
  5. From your local computer, upload (FTP) the zip file contents to your hosting account.
  6. Navigate to the bbPress installation screen at the following location, where "example.com" is your domain name and "bbPress" is your installation directory:
    www.example.com/bbPress/bb-admin/install.php
  7. Click First Step.
  8. Enter the following administrator information:
    • Login name
    • Website (optional)
    • Location (optional)
    • Interests (optional)
  9. Enter the following forum information:
    • Forum name
    • Description (optional)
  10. Click Continue to Second Step >>.

    NOTE: bbPress automatically generates your administrator password. Record this information in a secure place.

  11. Click log in.
  12. Enter your administrator login name and password, and then click Login>>.