What is FluxBB #
FluxBB is the open-source application used for the forums. And it is worked under the GNU license so it is free for everyone. Anyone can use it for their use. The main motive of the Board is it will fast and light for use. FluxBB is a fork of the PunBB. You can use it to create a forum. In this article e are going to get how to install the Board.
Use of the FluxBB #
- Forums
- Discussion boards
- Community forums
System Requirements for FluxBB #
- PHP
- 4.4.0 or later
- Database
- MySQL 4.1.2 or later/ PostgreSQL 7.0 or later
- Webserver
- Apache
Features of FluxBB #
- the Board Supports both PHP4 and PHP5
- Supports all database MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite
- Produces valid XHTML 1.0 Strict pages
- Easily translated into any language you want
Installation of FluxBB #
For installation of the Board, there are 2 methods to install it you can use anyone from it for installation purposes. The methods are as follows.
- Installation using softaculous app installer
- Manual installation
Installation using a softaculous app installer #
To install FluxBB on your hosting automatically using softaculous you must follow the steps.
Step1: login to your Hostrik hosting Cpanel, go to the software section and click on softaclulous app installer, a new window will open of softaculous.
Step2: in the search box of the softaculous app installer type FluxBB and press enter, Board installation window will open.
Step3: click the install button from the window, then a new installation window will open in which you have to fill in the information.
Step4: in the 4th step of software setup select the protocol of your website (HTTP:// or HTTPS://), the domain, and the directory where you are installing Board.
Step5: the next step is site settings you have to decide your site name and give the site description.
Step6: In the next step, the account setting selects the username of your admin account and password for it ( make sure the password should be strong).
Step7: Choose a language for installation.
Step8: In the next step, choose the FluxBB board’s database and also backup for it then click install to install FluxBB.
Manual installation #
To install FluxBB manually you have to perform the following steps. The steps are as follows steps are divided into 3 parts
- File configuration
- Database creation
- FluxBB Configuration
File configuration
Step1: go to the official website of FluxBB and go to the download section of Board click to download the file in zip format.
Step2: open file manager and in public_html upload the file and extract it.
Database creation
For your Board, you have to create the database. To create the database you have to perform the following steps
Step1: first you have to create the database, to create a database click on MySQL database.
Step2: in create a database write the name of the database and click create, the database will be created.
Step3: In the next step, you have to create a user to the database, for that in add user to the database, Add username and password and click add user
Step3: in step 3 give all privileges to the user.
FluxBB Configuration
Step1: go to the URL you want to install Board you will see the welcome window from the fluxbb.
Step2: In the first step you have to set up the database for the Board so give the Database type then give the database server name. After that give the username and password for the database.
Step3: In the next step give the administration information for creating an admin account, here give the username and password of the admin, and also give the email of the admin.
Step4: In the next step give the name of the board then select the directory of the installation. And click on start install.
Step5: In the next window, you will see the installation is finished now you can log in to your admin dashboard