How do I install bbPress on my Linux hosting account?
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September 1, 2017 1:09 PM
Your Linux hosting account must have a MySQL database set up for bbPress to install.
To Install bbPress on Your Hosting Account
- Download the most recent version of bbPress to your local computer.
- From your local computer, upload (FTP) the files to your hosting account.
- 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'
- Save "bb-config-sample.php" as "bb-config.php".
- From your local computer, upload (FTP) the zip file contents to your hosting account.
- 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 - Click First Step.
- Enter the following administrator information:
- Login name
- Website (optional)
- Location (optional)
- Interests (optional)
- Enter the following forum information:
- Forum name
- Description (optional)
- Click Continue to Second Step >>.
NOTE: bbPress automatically generates your administrator password. Record this information in a secure place.
- Click log in.
- Enter your administrator login name and password, and then click Login>>.
