Installing PHPbb MessageBoards

Hey,
I tried to install PHPbb messageboards but couldn’t. Here’s what I did and let me know what I did wrong.

When I first downloaded the messageboard I got 2 winzip files.

#1 is PhPbb-2.0.4
#2 is upload_go

First I unzipped the #1 in my local directory (not root) then uploaded all the files to the first level of my server in a folder named “forums” (www.yourdomain.com/forums) then I uploaded everything into “forums”

I don’t know what to do with the #2 file, should I unzip it and where should I upload it to?
I never created a MySQL database, am I gonna have to go to my contol panel and create a database or will it automatically create it? Should I add an user to the database or is it not necessary? Thanks.

Right now, when I try to install it like www.yourdomain.com/forums/install/install.php I get a 404 error page.

My host also gives me the option to install the messageboard by just clicking the one button but I don’t want to do that because I want to learn how to install the board myself.
Thanks and please let me know.

1- you need to create a database and a user and add the user to the database before you install it.

2- You should just run www.yourdomain.com/forum and the install page will come up all by itself. I don’t think you need that second zip file yet. I never used it for my phpBB forums…

There are couple of questions that it’s asking me.

What should I put under “Database Server Hostname”
That is the only one I don’t know the answer to. Where can I find out this information. Thanks.

localhost

By localhost do you mean, the IP address to my server. I am sorry but I am kinda new to this whole thing.
Thanks.

the word “localhost”

localhost tells phpBB that the MySQL database is located on the same server as phpBB. You could also type in 127.0.0.1, which is the universal IP address for localhost.

*Originally posted by Voetsjoeba *
**You could also type in 127.0.0.1, which is the universal IP address for localhost. **

didnt know that