{"id":1960,"date":"2015-07-18T17:22:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T23:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2015-07-21T02:47:34","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T08:47:34","slug":"tutorial-how-to-install-phpbb-3-on-ubuntu-14-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/tutorial-how-to-install-phpbb-3-on-ubuntu-14-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: How to Install phpBB 3 on Ubuntu 14.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phpbb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">phpBB<\/a> is an online bulletin board web application. Often used as a community web forum, online bulletin boards promote online collaboration and discussion between groups with similar interests. Read on to learn how to install a self-hosted bulletin board on an Ubuntu 14.04.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Video_Tutorial\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Video Tutorial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Written_Tutorial\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Written Tutorial<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Prerequisites\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.1<\/span> Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Install_Apache_Web_Server\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.2<\/span> Install Apache Web Server<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Install_phpBB\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.3<\/span> Install phpBB<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Create_a_MySQL_Database\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">2.3.1<\/span> Create a MySQL Database<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Complete_Installation_in_the_Web_Browser\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.4<\/span> Complete Installation in the Web Browser<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Closing_Words\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Closing Words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h1><span id=\"Video_Tutorial\">Video Tutorial<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EKRsrnPkmsM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><span id=\"Written_Tutorial\">Written Tutorial<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span id=\"Prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This tutorial assumes the following setup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A computer installed with Ubuntu 14.04 desktop\/server edition. (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/creating-a-home-server-part-2-installing-the-operating-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tutorial<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) a public web address (domain or subdomain). (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/creating-home-server-part-3-install-no-ip-client-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tutorial<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Install_Apache_Web_Server\">Install Apache Web Server<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Terminal and install tasksel with the following command:\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo apt-get install tasksel<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-installTasksel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1744 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-installTasksel.jpg\" alt=\"08-installTasksel\" width=\"880\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-installTasksel.jpg 880w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/08-installTasksel-300x28.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Once tasksel is installed, run tasksel\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo tasksel<\/pre>\n<p>tasksel will display a menu. Use the arrow keys to navigate to &#8220;LAMP server&#8221;, hit the &#8220;spacebar&#8221; key to select the option and the &#8220;Enter&#8221; key to confirm the installation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-selectLAMP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-selectLAMP.jpg\" alt=\"09-selectLAMP\" width=\"882\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-selectLAMP.jpg 882w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/09-selectLAMP-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/a>During the install, the installer will prompt for a password for mySQL.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-mySQLpw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-mySQLpw.jpg\" alt=\"10-mySQLpw\" width=\"877\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-mySQLpw.jpg 877w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-mySQLpw-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Install_phpBB\">Install phpBB<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a web browser and navigate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phpbb.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.phpbb.com<\/a>. Then click on the &#8220;Download&#8221; button int he top right corner of the screen.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/01-firstFrame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1988\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/01-firstFrame-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"01-firstFrame\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/01-firstFrame-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/01-firstFrame-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/01-firstFrame.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the orange download latest zip file. (Optional, if you would like a different language other than British English, download the language packs, which is the blue button beside the orange button).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02a-downloadButton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1962\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02a-downloadButton-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"02a-downloadButton\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02a-downloadButton-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02a-downloadButton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02a-downloadButton.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select the radio button to open the zip file with &#8220;Archive Manager&#8221; (A) and then click &#8220;OK&#8221; (B).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02b-archivemanager.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1963\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02b-archivemanager-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"02b-archivemanager\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02b-archivemanager-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02b-archivemanager-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02b-archivemanager.jpg 1217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the Archive Manager, click on the phpBB3 folder (A) and then click on the &#8220;Extract&#8221; button in the menu (B).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/03-extract.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1964\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/03-extract.jpg\" alt=\"03-extract\" width=\"601\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/03-extract.jpg 601w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/03-extract-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the file manager, the &#8220;Home&#8221; location should be selected by default; however, in case it is not, click on the &#8220;Home&#8221; location in the sidebar (A) and then click the &#8220;Extract&#8221; button (B).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/04-selectHome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1965\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/04-selectHome.jpg\" alt=\"04-selectHome\" width=\"908\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/04-selectHome.jpg 908w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/04-selectHome-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Open Terminal and type in the following command to move the phpBB3 folder to the web server.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo mv phpBB3 \/var\/www\/html\/<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/05-mvFolder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1966\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/05-mvFolder.jpg\" alt=\"05-mvFolder\" width=\"723\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/05-mvFolder.jpg 723w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/05-mvFolder-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In Terminal, type the following command to change the ownership of the phpBB3 folder to the web server:\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo chown www-data:www-data -R \/var\/www\/html\/phpBB3<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>In Terminal, type the following command to change the permission level of the phpBB3 folder:\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo chmod 775 -R \/var\/www\/html\/phpBB3<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span id=\"Create_a_MySQL_Database\">Create a MySQL Database<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Still in Terminal, type in the following command to access MySQL:\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">mysql -u root -p<\/pre>\n<p>NOTE: When prompted for a password, use the password created during the LAMP server install.<\/li>\n<li>Type in the following command to create the database &#8220;phpbb&#8221;:\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">create database phpbb;<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/09-createDatabase.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1970\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/09-createDatabase.jpg\" alt=\"09-createDatabase\" width=\"724\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/09-createDatabase.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/09-createDatabase-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Exit the MySQL shell but typing &#8220;exit.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Complete_Installation_in_the_Web_Browser\">Complete Installation in the Web Browser<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In the web browser, navigate to the web server and append the folder name (most likely &#8220;\/phpBB3&#8221;). For example, &#8220;http:\/\/technerdservices.ddns.net\/phpBB3&#8221; is the web address and phpBB folder for the demo in the YouTube video.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11-introPage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1972\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11-introPage-1024x419.jpg\" alt=\"11-introPage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11-introPage-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11-introPage-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11-introPage.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Install&#8221; tab (A), then click on the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button (B).<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-installPage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1973\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-installPage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"12-installPage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-installPage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-installPage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-installPage.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The following page will test to ensure that all dependencies are installed. All sections should have green confirmation text except for the database section, where only the MySQL section will have green text and the others are red. This is normal. Click the &#8220;Start Install&#8221; button if all other sections are green. If there are sections that are still red, ensure that the folder permissions are correct and that the LAMP server is installed correctly.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/13-startInstall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1974\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/13-startInstall-1024x177.jpg\" alt=\"13-startInstall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/13-startInstall-1024x177.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/13-startInstall-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/13-startInstall.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fill out the information for the Database that was created. If you have followed all the instructions of this tutorial, the database server hostname is &#8220;localhost&#8221;, the database name is &#8220;phpbb&#8221;, the username is &#8220;root&#8221; and the password is the one from the LAMP installation. The server port can be blank and the table prefix can remain the default. Once all the previous fields are filled (A), click on the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button (B).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14-DBinfo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1975\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14-DBinfo-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"14-DBinfo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14-DBinfo-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14-DBinfo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14-DBinfo.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>phpBB will test the database connection to ensure the information is successful. If there is an error, go back and check the database information. Click on the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button if the test is successful.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/15-proceedNextStep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1976\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/15-proceedNextStep-1024x280.jpg\" alt=\"15-proceedNextStep\" width=\"1024\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/15-proceedNextStep-1024x280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/15-proceedNextStep-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/15-proceedNextStep.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create the first administrator user. Fill in the username, password, and email address of the administrator account (A) and then click on the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button (B).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-adminInfo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1977\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-adminInfo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"16-adminInfo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-adminInfo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-adminInfo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-adminInfo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>phpBB will test the administrator settings, click on the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17-adminProceed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1978\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17-adminProceed-1024x297.jpg\" alt=\"17-adminProceed\" width=\"1024\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17-adminProceed-1024x297.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17-adminProceed-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17-adminProceed.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>phpBB email settings must be setup. Enter the email SMTP settings and then click the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button when complete.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/18-emailSettings1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1979\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/18-emailSettings1-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"18-emailSettings1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/18-emailSettings1-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/18-emailSettings1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/18-emailSettings1.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The next page will confirm that the database is created. Simply click on the &#8220;Proceed to next step&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19-nextStep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1980\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19-nextStep-1024x303.jpg\" alt=\"19-nextStep\" width=\"1024\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19-nextStep-1024x303.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19-nextStep-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/19-nextStep.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>If there are no errors, a confirmation page will appear. Click on the &#8220;Login&#8221; button at the bottom of the page to enter phpBB.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20-congratulationsPage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1981\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20-congratulationsPage-1024x395.jpg\" alt=\"20-congratulationsPage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20-congratulationsPage-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20-congratulationsPage-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20-congratulationsPage.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OPTIONAL: The next screen will request to send statistical data. This step is optional. If you choose to send data to help improve the product, click on the &#8220;Send statistical information&#8221; button. Else skip this step.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21-sendStatData.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1982\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21-sendStatData-1024x295.jpg\" alt=\"21-sendStatData\" width=\"1024\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21-sendStatData-1024x295.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21-sendStatData-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/21-sendStatData.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;General&#8221; tab to go to the settings. A big red &#8220;Warning&#8221; banner will appear providing instructions to remove the installation files.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-clickonGeneral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1983\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-clickonGeneral-1024x300.jpg\" alt=\"22-clickonGeneral\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-clickonGeneral-1024x300.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-clickonGeneral-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-clickonGeneral.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In Terminal, type the following command to remove the folders identified by the warning.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo rm -rf \/var\/www\/html\/phpBB3\/install<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Restart the Apache web server.\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"null\">sudo service apache2 restart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations, you have successfully installed phpBB 3!<\/p>\n<h1><span id=\"Closing_Words\">Closing Words<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Whether it is to brainstorm business proposals or arrange family gatherings, phpBB provides an easily accessible platform to promote discussion. With its many extensions and apps, phpBB can be tailored to your home or business needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>phpBB is an online bulletin board web application. Often used as a community web forum, online bulletin boards promote online collaboration and discussion between groups with similar interests. Read on to learn how to install a self-hosted bulletin board on an Ubuntu 14.04. 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