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First of all create your database in siteadmin, if you are unsure how to do this then follow this excellent tutorial first then come back to this tutorial.
Create a DB -> http://support.34sp.com/mysql-and-databases/mysql-and-databases/mysql-database
Once you have your database created make a note of the database name, the username and the password that you used as you will need those during install.
We also have an automatic phpBB installer, that will install the latest stable version, the installer is available here.
If you haven't already done it you need to upload your phpBB files to your webspace using whichever FTP program you're most comfortable with. Please ensure that your FTP program does not alter the case of any of the files/folders, you need to preserve case or you will have problems during install.
You can just upload the phpBB2 folder and then rename once uploaded if you wish to have your forum under a different name (/forum/, /messageboard/ etc. instead of the standard /phpBB2/). Please see your FTP program documentation for information on how to do this. I will use {phpBB_folder} to mean this folder throughout this tutorial.
Once uploaded point your browser to http://yourdomain.ext/{phpBB_folder}/install/install.php" and you will see the following screen:-
A breakdown of the settings on this page is:-
Default Board Language: {your language}
Database Type: MySQL4.x <-- this is the database type for 34sp
Choose Your Installation Method: Install <-- this tutorial covers installation only
Database Server Hostname/DSN: localhost <-- this is the setting for your database on 34sp - localhost
Your Database Name: <-- this is the name you gave the database when you created it
Database Username: <-- this is the username you gave for the database on creation
Database Password: <-- this is the password you gave for the database on creation
Prefix for tables in database: phpbb_ <-- this is to identify which tables in your database are phpBB2 tables for times when you have multiple scripts using the database, leave this as it is.
Admin Email address: <-- the email address of your Admin user i.e. phpBBAdmin@yourdomain.ext
Domain Name: <-- your site address i.e. www.yourdomain.ext (may be already set)
Server Port: 80 <-- the port used, should be set already but if not set to 80
Script Path:{phpBB_folder} <-- the folder your phpBB is installed into (may already be set)
Administrator Username <-- the username for your Admin user i.e. Admin
Administrator Password <-- the password you want to have for your Admin user
Administrator Password Confirm <-- confirmation of the above password
Once you have filled in all those details click "Start Install"
Providing you have entered all information correctly you will probably come to a screen prompting you to download your config file as it is unwriteable:- **do not refresh this page before or after the upload of your config.php file, it will give you an error**
phpBB offers the option to FTP the config file straight to the server, due to SAFE MODE being on at 34SP.com this will not work so you must tick the 'Just send the file to me and I'll FTP it manually' option.
Click "Download Config" and save it somewhere on your computer (to the Desktop would probably a good idea) Then upload it with your FTP program to your {phpBB_folder}
Once uploaded go to http://www.yourdomain.ext/{phpbb_folder}/ and you should see a page telling you to delete your contrib and install folders:-
Log in to your FTP and delete the two folders (contrib and install) from within the {phpBB_folder} directory.
Once you have done that go back to your browser and refresh the page with the "delete contrib and install" information.
Providing everything was completed successfully you should now either see the phpbb admin section where you can make any adjustments to your forum settings or be at the main forum page. (for some reason I have had both of these happen so thought I'd better put both to stop confusion)
For further information on your forum check out the support section at phpBB -> http://www.phpbb.com/support.php also the forums at http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/
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