Softaculous helps you to install web applications very easily. Please, follow the steps below to install FUDforum.
1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. In the Software section, click on Softaculous Apps Installer.
3. You will be sent to the Softaculous interface by cPanel.
4. On the left side, locate the Forums category. Click on it and then on the FUDforum link that appears.
5. Click on Install.
6. Fill the necessary field, under the Software Setup field:
- Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. If you want to install this in a directory, such as example.com/directory, enter the directory name in the "In Directory" field. Otherwise, please, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e., 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, such as Technology Forum.
- Site Description: Your site description.
8. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:
- Admin Username: Your new FUDforum username (for security reasons, do not use the administrator or the admin username).
- Admin Password: Use a strong password.
- Admin Email: Your email address. It is helpful for admin account password reset, notification, etc.
Note: Copy the admin username and password to Notepad. You will need those to access the admin area of your FUDforum forum later.
9. Advanced Options: Unless you want to modify the database name or do an automated backup, leave this alone. Please keep in mind that creating frequent backups can consume a lot of disk space.
Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install.
