# Installing PHPbb MessageBoards **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 25, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034 "2003-06-25T14:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![overclocker23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@overclocker23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/overclocker23)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/1 "2003-06-25T14:55:43Z")
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](http://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](http://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. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/2 "2003-06-25T14:58:40Z")
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](http://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… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/3 "2003-06-25T14:59:48Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/4 "2003-06-25T15:24:55Z")
localhost ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/5 "2003-06-25T20:14:17Z")
By localhost do you mean, the IP address to my server. I am sorry but I am kinda new to this whole thing. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/6 "2003-06-25T20:16:52Z")
the word “localhost” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/7 "2003-06-26T07:43:24Z")
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. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-phpbb-messageboards/24034/8 "2003-06-28T07:22:22Z")
> \*Originally posted by Voetsjoeba \* > \*\*You could also type in 127.0.0.1, which is the universal IP address for localhost. 😉 \*\* didnt know that 🙂