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Can I bridge phpBB and Joomla 1.0.x?The integration of phpBB and Joomla 1.0.x is possible, although it rarely works properly. This...
Can I bridge phpBB and Joomla 1.5?Yes, you can bridge phpBB and Joomla 1.5.x using the JFusion component. It is installed as any...
Do your servers support phpBB 3.0?No matter which web hosting plan you have, all SiteGround servers meet the phpBB3 system...
How can I change my phpBB forum template?Information on how to change/install a phpBB template can be found in our phpBB tutorials: How...
How can I see the exact version of my phpBB?The version of your phpBB can be seen in the admin area of the forum. The other way to check...
How can I set my phpBB2 crontabs?You can set the crontabs for your phpBB2 forum from cPanel -> Cron jobs -> Standard. If you...
How can I upgrade my phpBB application?In order to upgrade your phpBB2 version, you can follow the instructions described in the phpBB 2...
How can I upgrade my phpBB2 forum?Detailed information on how to upgrade your phpBB forum can be found in our phpBB 2 tutorial. If...
How to add additional languages to my phpBB application?You have to download the language packs you want to install. They can be obtained from the...
How to add mods to my phpBB application?The easiest way to install mods in phpBB2 is to use EasyMOD. It is an automatic mod installer for...
How to configure my phpBB to use the server URL instead of my own domain name?First go to your cPanel and click on the phpMyAdmin link from the Databases box. From the...
How to configure phpBB 2 to work with a new domain?In case you wish to use your phpBB 2 application with another domain, you should change the...
How to configure phpBB Mass Email to comply with the SiteGround e-mail terms of use?You have to configure your phpBB script to send less than 400 messages per hour and every message...
How to convert my phpBB 2 forum to phpBB 3Converting an existing phpBB 2 forum to phpBB 3 is not that difficult. All you have to do is...
How to convert my phpBB to SMFHow to convert my phpBB to SMF In order to convert a phpBB forum to SMF you have to use the...
How to disable PhpBB3 search functionality for guest users?Often the phpBB3 search functionality is abused by different spam bots. They perform searches as...
How to enable RSS in phpBB?RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication - a web feed format for publishing frequent updates of...
How to enable attachments in my phpBB application?In order to attach images to phpBB2 forum posts you should install Attachment MOD which is one of...
How to install phpBB2 on my account?You can install phpBB on your account via the automatic script installation system - Softaculous....
How to optimize phpBB for better performance?phpBB is one of the most popular free bulletin board applications. Here are some tips on how to...
How to prevent bots from abusing your PHPBB2 search featureVery often search bots abuse forums' search features and cause excessive CPU load. Such overloads...
How to prevent bots from abusing your PHPBB3 search featureVery often search bots abuse forums' search features and cause excessive CPU load. Such overloads...
How to protect phpBB2 from spam?In order to protect your phpBB 2 forum from unwanted messages, you can use the Akismet mod for...
How to reset my phpBB admin password?To reset your phpBB Admin password, please follow these steps: A) Identify the MySQL database...
I am getting ‘General Error SQL ERROR You have an error in your SQL syntax’ in my phpBB forum.Usually, this issue is caused by a missing Anonymous user for your forum. Therefore when an...
I am receiving 404 Not Found error after successfully logging inThe proper phpBB2 functionality relays upon the domain name it is initially configured with. Once...
I am receiving a blank page after changing my phpBB theme.Unfortunately, there is no way to tell what exactly is causing this issue. The best solution in...
I am receiving phpBB: Critical Error Could not connect to the database error.This error most probably means that you have not configured your phpBB's database settings...
I have upgraded my phpBB forum via Fantastico but it is broken now.When you upgrade your script via Fantastico, and the process does not go well, you have to...
I would like to move my phpBB2 site from a sub-folder to my main/public_html directory.In order to move phpBB2 to your public_html directory, first you have to move your files from the...
Initial phpBB installation and configurationThere are two ways you can install phpBB on your account: Manually, by downloading the script...
My phpBB is unable to send verification e-mails.In order for your phpBB to be able to send confirmation emails you should install Email...
PhpBB2 shows that I can not upload files larger than xxxMB. What can I do?In order for this issue to be solved you should alter your php configuration. This can be done by...
SMF vs phpBB Forum application comparisonphpBB and SMF are two of the most popular free bulletin board applications. If you are looking...
What are the detailed phpBB requirements?The minimal phpBB server requirements are listed below: A webserver or web hosting account...
What is phpBB?phpBB is one of the most widely used forum script currently on the web. It is free/open source,...
