This video will show you how to install phpBB with Fantastico De Luxe.

When you create a forum, installing the script is the easy part. Attracting and retaining a strong, diverse, large community of users who post on a regular basis and are loyal to your board is usually a hard task to achieve. Many forums barely ever get off the ground due to a lack of knowledge on how to attract a userbase. This tutorial will show you a number of tips and techniques on how to create a successful, growing forum.

phpBB3 is a major upgrade from phpBB2, with hundreds of new features and tweaks.

It is faster, more secure, and includes an easy MOD system to extend its featureset.

Even better, the installation process has got even easier! This tutorial will guide you through the installation process step by step.

Finally, after a long wait, phpBB3 has been released, and its relatively easy to upgrade your existing phpBB installation. phpBB3 introduces hundreds of new features and fixes, a completely new look and a flexible MOD system. This tutorial will show you how to upgrade your phpBB2 board, step by step.

Here you can find a list of different points comparing phpbb3 to other forum software

phpBB2 already includes a spam prevention technology in its registration form called CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart). This prevents automated robots from registering on your forum. However, the feature can be made much stronger with a simple modification.

This video tutorial will show you how to manage user permissions in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to manage styles in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to manage smilies in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to use the search tool in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to backup your database in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to restore your database in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to reply to an existing topic in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to register as a user in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to manage ranks in phpBB3

This video tutorial will show you how to prune a forum in phpBB3