phpBB Tutorial

Getting Started with phpBB Community

phpBB3 is one of the most popular free discussion board scripts. It is free to use and download. Moreover, it is very dynamical, it can be easily installed and administered, and it also allows a great flexibility with its design and organization. This free discussion board has become even more widely used with the release of the phpBB3 branch. There have been much new functionalities added. That is why TMDHosting phpBB hosting package is a wonderful choice.

Essentially, it is not an upgrade of the old release but a whole new application. If you are interested in using the old version phpBB 2, you can also do this, however bear in mind that the new one is full of load of new features. Luckily, you also have the opportunity to convert a phpBB 2 forum to phpBB 3 for FREE retaining all the content and currently registered users.

This phpBB tutorial is devised in a few sections:

• phpBB Tutorial
• phpBB Automatic Installation
• phpBB Manual Installation
• phpBB Administration
• Users and Groups Management
• How to Install phpBB Styles
• How to Install phpBB Languages
• How to Perform phpBB Backup
• How to Upgrade phpBB2 to phpBB3
• phpBB Security Settings