INSTALL MYBB FORUM – Email shop Community https://theemailshop.co.uk/community Wed, 04 Dec 2019 07:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 HOW TO INSTALL MYBB FORUM THROUGH SOFTACULOUS IN SITEWORX? https://theemailshop.co.uk/community/knowledge-base/how-to-install-mybb-forum-through-softaculous-in-siteworx/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 07:22:45 +0000 https://theemailshop.co.uk/forum/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1457
  • Sign-in to your SiteWork account.
  • Right under the “SiteWorx Menu” > “Hosting Features”.
  • siteworx softaculous icon

    • Select the “Softaculous” option.

    MyBB softaculous

    • SiteWork will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.
    • Navigate to “Forums” at the left side of your screen, click on it, “MyBB” link will appear, again, click on it.
    • Finally, tap on the “Install” button.

    MyBB install button

    • Now, write all the appropriate information in the relevant fields:
      • Choose Protocol: leave this as it is.
      • Choose Domain: leave this as it is. You will only need to make changes If you have multiple domains.
      • In Directory: If you want to install this in a directory, like testdomain.com/forums, enter the directory name. Else, leave this blank to install in your main domain testdomain.com
    • Write all the appropriate information in the “Board Settings” field:

    Board Name: Name of the forum

    Site Name: Write the name of your site. For example, “My First Website”.

    MyBB install screen

    Board E-mail: The forums e-mail address.

    • Write all the appropriate information under the “Admin Account” field:
      • Admin Username: Your new MyBB username (Avoid using “Administrator” or the “Admin” username.)
      • Admin Password: Type strong password.
      • Admin Email: Write your e-mail address.

    MyBB install screen2

    Note: Remember your admin username and password or copy that on a notepad as you will be required to add these login details for the access of the admin area of your MyBB.

    • Choose the language of your choice in the “Language” filed.
    • You can choose your native language. English is by-default.

    Advanced Options: again, leave it as it is. In case, you want to edit the Database name or you require an automatic backup, you may need to make changes.

    Remember: Creating many backups will have most of the disk space.

    • At the end of your screen, click on the “install” button.

    softaculous install button

     

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