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How To Set Up VBulletin Board?

September 14th, 2011
FAQ|best file hosting Question: I have ben given a Vbulletin board, that I have downloaded. But I don’t know what file to open it in (Winzip etc). So what file do I open it in?Also, what is the best FREE hosting account (preferably with a lot of GB) that enables me to upload my forum to it?Thanks!
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How To Set Up VBulletin Board?

Before installing your vBulletin board, you need these two things: a domain and a web host with one-click installer such as Fanastico and InstallCentral.

You can register our domain at Godday other accredited domain registrars. Next, you need is a web host. One web host that has a fantastico installer which let’s you install vBulletin easily is myHosting.myhosting|best file hosting If you are looking for a company with very few bad review, then try search for MyHosting review to see what we mean. They also give free domain name, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited storage, unlimited add-on domains, friendly Site builder and much more for such a low monthly price. You can get MyHosting for only $4.84/month.

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After you finished picking up a web host and setting up the nameservers of your domain, it’s time to start vbulletin installation. Follow the following steps:
1. Install the vbulletine using Fantastico. Log in to your web hosting account and click the fantastico icon(blue smiley). Click on vBulletin.Pick the domain name you would like to use for the board. The “Install in directory” box can be left empty if ever you like to have your forum appear at http://www.yourdomain.com. Or you could specify a directory, like http://www.yourdomain.com/forum.
2. Pick the username and the password for your vBulletin forum administrator.
3. Fill in the Site Name and the Short Description fields. End your installation clicking ‘Finish installation’.

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  1. Sandeep B
    September 14th, 2011 at 11:53 | #1

    if you’ve downloaded it from a third party website then it’s probably cracked, therefore it is in a .rar file which can only be opened in Winrar.

    My suggestion is for you not to have this forum in a nulled state.

    A very good suggestion for webhosting is:

    http://www.inspiritnetworks.com

    A free host is very hard to get now days

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