How To Install Invision Power Board [IPB] Forum

In This Post , You Will Know How To Install Invision Power Board ( IPBoard ) On Your Server To Make Your Own Forum Or Community.



How To Install IPBoard Forum

  • Purchase & Download IPBoard Script From Official Site
  • Open Your Desired FTP Client (FileZilla / WinSCP ) And Login With Your FTP Details OR Open Your File Manager From Hosting
  • Upload & Unzip Downloaded IPBoard In Your Desired Directory
  • Navigate To That Directory In Your Browser ( For Example : YourDomain.Com / YourDomain.Com/Forum ). You Can See Welcome Message.


  • Click On Start Installation.

  • There Will Be A System Check ( PHP Requirements , Memory Limit ).  Click Continue To Proceed The Installation

  • Enter Your Purchased License Key And Click On Continue Button.
  • Choose Your Desired Application To Install And Click On Continue. If You Are Using Normal Hosting Then Select System,Forums And Downloads Only Otherwise If You Are Using VPS , Then Select All

  • Enter Admin's Display Name , Email , Password & Click On Continue

  • IPBoard Will Start Installing , It Will Take Some Time



  • All Done. IPBoard Installed Successfully. Open Your Forum Homepage By Clicking 'Go To Suite' Button Or Open Admin Panel By Clicking 'Go To AdminCP' Button.
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AdminCP

How To Create Database

You Can Create Database Using Two Methods . First Is Using Your Hosting's CPANEL DataBase Wizard. Second Is Using Using phpMyAdmin

Create Database Using phpMyAdmin

  • Open Your Hosting's CPANEL
  • Goto DataBase Section And Select phpMyAdmin
LocalHost Server phpMyAdmin


  • Click On New , Enter Database Name & Create
  • Go Back To phpMyAdmin HomePage , Click On User Account From Top And Click On Add User Account

  • Enter UserName , HostName & Password . In Global Privileges Section Check All The Elements And Click On Go

  • GoTo User Accounts , Click On Edit Privileges Of Your User Which You Just Created.Choose Database And From The Table , Choose Your Database Name And Click On Go. Then Check All The Privileges.

  • Done , Your User For Database Is Created.