Step-by-Step Guide: Installing Phorum Forum on cPanel
Phorum Forum is a powerful and customizable forum software that allows you to enhance communication and engagement among your community. In this article, we provide a detailed step-by-step guide on how to install Phorum Forum via Softaculous in cPanel, making the installation process quick and hassle-free.
Softaculous helps you install web applications very easy. Please, follow the steps below to install Phorum Forum.
1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. In the Software section, click on Softaculous Apps Installer. 
3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.
4. On the left side, locate the Forums category. Click on it and then on the Phorum link that appears. 
5. Click on Install. 
6. Fill the necessary field, under the Software Setup field:
- Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. Inside the "In Directory" field, should you want to install this in a directory, i.e., example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, please, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e., example.com.
7. Enter the following details under the Site Settings field:
- Site Name: Name of your Forum, such as Gaming Forum.
- Site Description: Your site description.
8. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:
- Admin Username: Your new Phorum username (for security reasons, do not use the administrator or the admin username).
- Admin Password: Use a strong password.
- Admin Email: Your email address. It is helpful for admin account password reset, notification, etc.
Note: Copy the admin username and password to Notepad. You will need those to access the admin area of your Phorum forum later.
9. Advanced Options: Leave this unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please, note that creating frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.
Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install. 
By following these steps, you'll have successfully installed Phorum Forum via Softaculous in cPanel. Now you're ready to start customizing and managing your new forum platform for your business or community!
