Install in root?

ctroyp · Post by **ctroyp** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:40 pm

Is it possible to install phpBB3 in the root web directory rather than the phpBB directory or some other?

bantu · Post by **bantu** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:54 pm

ctroyp wrote: Is it possible to install phpBB3 in the root web directory rather than the phpBB directory or some other?

Yes. I tried that. It worked pretty well.

ctroyp · Post by **ctroyp** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:00 pm

I just finished as well. And like you say, it worked well for me too.

Thanks!

pentapenguin · Post by **pentapenguin** » Thu May 03, 2007 6:12 am

You can install it anywhere you like -- example.com/ or example.com/forum/ or example.com/communication/forum/ etc.

vnc · Post by **vnc** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:07 pm

Yes you can install it at everywhere, as long as you chmod 777 required folders (will be notice when you run install script).

Avaya · Post by **Avaya** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:46 am

Out of curiosity, is there any advantage to installing the software in the root?

ctroyp · Post by **ctroyp** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:53 pm

Avaya wrote: Out of curiosity, is there any advantage to installing the software in the root?

It just depends on whether you want your members to go to http://www.myforums.com or http://www.myforums.com/forums.

david63 · Post by **david63** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:06 pm

There is an advantage in that you can install multiple versions (phpbb2 and phpbb3) on the same domaine quite easily.

pentapenguin · Post by **pentapenguin** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:07 am

Avaya wrote: Out of curiosity, is there any advantage to installing the software in the root?

No advantage -- it's just personal preference about what's the main direction of your site -- are forums first or not?

stuart888 · Post by **stuart888** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:02 pm

If you install in the root, would you not have to change the "Script path", under General Configurations (version 2.0.x)?

Stuart