I Downloaded The Latest Version of phpBB…

Now what do I do with it?
Where’s a place I can upload it?
Where do you think I should upload it?
I’d like to have a board.
I am sure I want to have it on a domain like .org, .net or .info.
But I have no idea what to do…
ima complete noob.. thanks if anyone… can help.
Answer #1
You’ll need a hosting account, either free or paid.. then you’ll want to buy a domain name. You can get a domain name for $1.99 – $10, search google for $1.99 Yahoo Domain.
I recommend freehoxt.com for free hosting, and cirtex for paid hosting.
Then you’ll unpack that copy of PHPBB you have, you’ll have a folder which will have more folders and files inside of it.
Once you get a hosting account, download and setup an FTP program to connect to the server.
Then create a folder on your server, most people name it ‘forums’, this folder should be put in the ‘public_html’ folder, if you have one.. otherwise, if you’re server has only a folder called ‘cgi_bin’, you can put it aside that.
Then upload all of the contents of that PHPBB folder to /forums/ on the server.
After that go to : www.yourdomain.com/forums/ for phpbb2 or www.yourdomain.com/forums/install for phpbb3 .. changing www.yourdomain.com to the name of your domain name, of course.
I highly recommend putting the money into buying a domain name.. I’ve had free subdomains before and it almost never works out. If you’re serious about having a website, pay for the domain.
Good luck!
Answer #2
You forgot about the database
You will need a hosting account that provides the ability to have a MySQL database, most paid-for hosting packages come with a control panel (usually cPanel) where a blank MySQL database can be created. Craete a datbase and name it “phpBB3” or “Forum” and then during the phpBB installation process it will ask for the datbase name and connection details to use