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I wanted to make a forum to see what cool things you can do with it and what it's like being an admin. So, I went onto this site: http://www.phpbb.com/. I downloaded the Full Package (under downloads) and all I got was this:

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A folder filled with more folders and a lot of php files. Does anyone know what I'm suppose to do here?

Thanks in advance! :D
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You're supposed to upload them to your site...
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How and using what? because i don't have a site yet. Do I have to get a hosting service before I upload it?
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Yes.
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kk, thanks Senethior459.
Any recommendations for an FTP client?
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Try FileZilla, but an FTP client doesn't let you host a website...

If you wanna host it from your computer, look here: http://httpd.apache.org/
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Why go through all the trouble? http://www.forumotion.com
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lol ozzapoo just owned :P.

also you can try freewebs, its website, but maybe you could change that into a forum like environment >.<
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ilovepie wrote:lol ozzapoo just owned :P.

also you can try freewebs, its website, but maybe you could change that into a forum like environment >.<

Free web hosting wouldent work well, forumotion is the best bet
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You can't put a forum on Freewebs.
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