Installation Instructions

Instructions for the installation of FluxBB.

• A webserver.
• PHP 4.3.0 or later (PHP 5 included).
• MySQL 4.1.2 or later, PostgreSQL 7.0 or later or SQLite 2 (see details below).

MySQL: FluxBB will not work at all with any version prior to 4.1.2.

PostgreSQL: FluxBB has been tested on various versions between 7.3.3 and 7.4.5, but it should work fine with any version greater than 7.0.

SQLite: FluxBB should work with any SQLite 2 version. FluxBB does not support SQLite 3.

1. Download FluxBB 1.3 beta from the Downloads page
2. Copy/upload all contents of the directory upload/ into the directory where you want to run your forums.
3. Run install.php from the forum root directory (e.g. open http://example.com/myforums/install.php in your browser). Follow the instructions.

1. Use any subversion client to check the FluxBB repository out
2. Run install.php from the forum root directory (e.g. open http://example.com/myforums/install.php in your browser). Follow the instructions.

Please report any problems you might encounter during installation in the FluxBB.org forums.

After a successful installation you may wish to enable fancy URL Rewriting. For other ideas, take a look at First Steps.