RaxBoard cPanel Installation Guide

🌠 RaxBoard cPanel Installation Guide

Getting RaxBoard up and running takes four stages: uploading the files via cPanel, moving them into public_html, preparing the database, and completing the browser-based setup wizard. Follow this guide and your forum will be live in no time. If you get stuck at any point, our support team is happy to help.

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⭐ RaxBoard System Requirements

Setup wizard (Requirements) RaxBoard automatically scans your server against this checklist. Once everything passes you'll see a "Continue" button will become active:

RaxBoard PHP Settings 💡

PHP Version → php8.2 or higher (Recommended: php8.4)
memory_limit → 2048M
max_execution_time → 3000

RaxBoard Required PHP Extensions ✅

ext-pdo, ext-pdo_mysql, ext-mbstring, ext-json, ext-openssl, ext-sodium, ext-gd, ext-fileinfo, ext-curl, ext-zip, ext-intl

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Step 1: Upload the Files to cPanel

• Download the RaxBoard installation package (e.g. raxboard-1.3.9-20260701.zip) from your Client Area.
  
• Log into cPanel and open Files → File Manager.
  
• Navigate to your home directory (/home/username/public_html) and use Upload to send the zip file there.
  
• Once uploaded, right-click the file and select Extract to unpack the archive.

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Step 2: Move the Files into public_html

• Select all the files and folders from the extracted archive in File Manager.
  
• Use Move to relocate them into public_html (or the relevant folder if you're using a subdomain).
  
• Once the move is complete, you can delete the zip file and the now-empty temporary folder.

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Step 3: Creating a Database

• In cPanel, go to Databases → Manage My Databases.
  
• Create a new database and note its name (e.g. raxboard_db).
  
• Create a new database user and set a strong password.
  
• Add the user to the database with All Privileges.

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Step 4 — Run the Setup Wizard

Visit yoursite.com/install/ in your browser. The wizard walks through five steps:

01 · Requirements — Server requirements are checked automatically. Once everything shows ✓, click Continue.
02 · Database — Enter the database details you prepared in Step 3.
03 · Schema — RaxBoard automatically creates its database tables.
04 · Admin — Fill in the basic details: forum name, admin username, email, and password.
05 · Complete — Installation finishes.

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If you run into any issues during installation, our support team is happy to help.