• Explanation: This tutorial explains how to install iceBB on your Nexcess hosting account.
• Description: IceBB is a powerful, fast, free, and open-source forum solution powered by the free PHP and MySQL. IceBB scales well, no matter how many users or posts, due to its clean and efficient code. It can also be fully customized to your needs with full skin and language support. A powerful admin control center, along with easy-to-use moderation tools, allow you to easily manage all aspects of your forum.

• The most recent version of iceBB (1.0) can be downloaded from http://code.google.com/p/icebb/downloads/list.
  1. Extract the Zip archive to your local computer using your preferred archive manager.
  2. upload the contents of the icebb directory to your web root¹⁾ using FTP.

• Follow this tutorial to create a MySQL database and user called icebb in your Siteworx Control Panel.

• Open the installation script in your web browser.
  • http://www.example.com/
  1. The installer will run a system check. If there are no errors, click Continue to continue.
     
  2. Enter your database settings using the database you created in Step 2.
     
  3. Give your board a name and enter the file path and URL to your board.
  4. Create an account to administer your board, then click install.
     • Enter a complex password, or use a free password generator to create one for you.
       
  5. You have successfully installed iceBB. Log in to begin using this software.

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