Invision Power Board Tutorial  

How to Install Invision Power Board on your website

In order to use IPB forum you need a good and secure hosting solution where your online forum will be hosted. We recommend that you use IndicHosts.net Forum hosting services. At IndicHosts.net you will get FREE installation of the IPB software (if you have a license for it), free domain name and expert technical assistance.

Invision Power Board Installation

Before you can actually start using IPB forum, you need to spare some time with the installation process which is pretty straight-forward. IPB forum can be installed with the help of CPanel (What is CPanel) and the tools, provided by Invision Power Services.

The first thing you should do is upload the archived installation files to the server. The best way to do this is to use an FTP client like FileZilla and SmartFTP. Learn more about FTP clients and accounts.

Invision Power Board Installation Process: Step by step

• Extract the IPB files on your local computer and upload them on your hosting account using FTP. Please, make sure that they show in the directory in which you'd like to install the forum.

• Create the database. IPB needs one MySQL database in order to function properly. Prior to installing the IPB software you need to create the database. Go to your Cpanel and click on the MySQL icon:

• Open your browser and navigate to the directory with the installation files. The address bar should read something similar to this : http://your-domain-name.com/forum/install/

• Fill in the required database information with the data of the newly created database:

• In the final step of the installation process you will be automatically redirected through a series of screens. On the last one you should click on CLICK HERE TO LOG IN! in order to go to the admin area of the forum.

Well done! You have successfully installed you IPB forum software!