MyBB #
MyBB is CMS used to develop forums and control the forums. it is free for everyone. It is developed in PHP and MySQL. This CMS is designed for both user and administrator to control over discussion. have multiple themes for the ultimate customization of your forums using the template system and plugins. This is present with lots of variety. And the main thing is it’s absolutely free to use.
Uses of MyBB #
- To create discussion forums
- Create school forums
- Create hacking forums
System requirement for MyBB #
Few things are required to install on your system. Here is the list of the things which are required
- PHP version PHP version 5.1.0 or above with XML Extension installed
- MySQL version 4.0 or above, PostgreSQL, or SQLite
- FTP access to upload files.
The installation process of MyBB #
To install MyBB on your system there are some requirements. After you fulfill that requirement the next step is to install the MyBB. there are two methods for Installation.
- Installation using a softaculous auto-installer.
- Manual installation
Installation using a softaculous auto-installer #
To install MyBB on your hosting automatically using softaculous you must follow steps.
Step1: login to your 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 MyBB and press enter, the 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.
Step5: the next step is board settings you have to decide your site name and board name.
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: In the next step choose the language of the board and click install.
Manual installation #
To install manually you have to perform the following steps. The steps are as follows steps are divided into 3 parts
- File configuration
- Database creation
- MyBB Configuration
File configuration
Step1: go to the official website of MyBB and go to the download section https://mybb.com/download/ click to download the file in zip format.
Step2: open file manager and in public_html upload the file and extract it.
Database creation
To create the database you have to perform the following steps
Step1: first you have to create a 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 add a user to the database, for that in add user,
Add username and password and click add a user
Step3: in step 3 give all privileges to the user.
MyBB configuration
To configure MyBB you have to perform the following steps
Step1: go to the URL in which you installed the. you will see the installation wizard click install.
Step2: In the next step, you will see the license agreement of MyBB it is free. Click next
Step3: in the next step, check all the requirements.
Step4: Next you have to configure your database with the site. In that give your username of the database and password of it. Also, give the name of the database. And click next.
Step5: inboard configuration give the site name, board name, and board mail.
Step6: in the next step administrator setup give username to the administrator account and type account password then retype the password. Click next
Step7: in the last step, you will see the finished setup here you will get the admin control panel also.