{"id":2046,"date":"2012-12-05T21:19:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T21:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/12\/05\/smf-softaculous-install\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:27:30","slug":"smf-softaculous-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/smf-softaculous-install\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install SMF 2.0 with Softaculous"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this SMF 2.0 tutorial we will guide you on how to install the program using the Softaculous installer tool. Softaculous is a special program that installs other programs. This saves you time in setting up details such as databases and uploading files manually.<\/p>\n

Installing SMF 2.0 with Softaculous<\/strong><\/div>\n
    \n
  1. Log into your cpanel<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. From your cPanel interface, browse the right hand panel of categories until you find the Software\/Services<\/em> section. From there, click on the Softaculous<\/strong> icon.
    \"select-softaculous\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. This brings you to the Softaculous<\/em> main screen. SMF is located under the Forums<\/strong> category found on the left hand sidebar. Click on that to continue with the install.
    \"select-smf\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. You are now on the SMF overview screen. Look to the upper right corner and you will see an Install<\/strong> button. Click that to perform the installation of the program.<\/li>\n
  5. This is the initial settings page. Below the image is a list of the fields and what they do. Click the Install<\/strong> button at the bottom once you have entered your information.
    \"install-settings\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Choose Protocol<\/th>\nWhether you want to use https:\/\/ or the secure https:\/\/. If you do have not purchased a separate SSL certificate for your domain or you are not sure, choose the default https:\/\/ protocol.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Choose Domain<\/th>\nThis is the name of the domain your SMF forum will be installed to. We chose a subdomain named smf.inmotiontesting.com<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    In Directory<\/th>\nIf you wish to have your phpBB installed into a subdirectory, such as example.com\/blog<\/em> you would enter blog<\/em> here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Database Name<\/th>\nRecommended database name for the install. It is best to use the suggested name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Board Name<\/th>\nThe title of your board. This will display on the website. This can be changed later.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Site Description<\/th>\nThis is a tagline, or a subtitle. This can also be changed later.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Board Email<\/th>\nEmail address for your forum. This can be changed later.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Table Prefix<\/th>\nPrefix for the database tables, it is recommended to keep these settings by default.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Username<\/th>\nCreate your administrator username here. It is not recommended to use the default.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Password<\/th>\nPassword for the administrative account. It is HIGHLY recommended that you change this to a much more secure password.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Email<\/th>\nThis is the admin email account. It is best to set this to a valid email address.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Select Language<\/th>\nChoose a default language for your forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    From here you will see an installation success message indicating you have completed the installation process.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In this SMF 2.0 tutorial we will guide you on how to install the program using the Softaculous installer tool. Softaculous is a special program that installs other programs. This saves you time in setting up details such as databases and uploading files manually. 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