1. Log into your cPanel account.
2. In the "
Software and Services" section, click on "
Softaculous" Icon.
3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel.
4. On the left side of your screen you should locate the "
Forums" category. Click on it and then click on the "
FUDforum" link that will appear.
5. Click on the "
Install" button.
6. Fill the necessary field under the "
Software Setup" field:
- Choose Protocol: You can leave this as it is.
- Choose Domain: If you don't have multiple domains, leave this as it is.
- In Directory: If you want to install this in a directory, for example example.com/forum, enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave this blank to install in your main domain example.com
- Data Directory: You can leave this as it is.
7. Enter the following details under the "
Site Settings" field:
- Site Name: Name of your Forum like "Your Domain Name - My Forum Name"
- Site Description: Site Description.
8. Under the "
Admin Account" field enter the following information:
- Admin Username: Your new FUDforum username (for security reason do not use the "Administrator" or the "Admin" username.)
- Admin Password: Use a strong password.
- Admin Email: Your e-mail address. (Useful for administrator account password reset, notification, etc)
Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your FUDforum Forum.
9. Advanced Options: Leave
this as it is, unless you want to change the database name or take an
automated backup. Please note that taking frequent backups may take a
lot of disk space. Finally, scroll down to the end of page and click on the Install Button.
