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title: How to Install Phorum Forum via Softaculous in cPanel
description: "Softaculous helps you install web applications very easy. Please, follow the steps below to install Phorum Forum. **1**. Log in to your cPanel account. **2.** In the **Software** section, click on **Softaculous Apps Installer**. ![](/img/softaculous-icon.gif) **3.**cPanel will redirect you to…"
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updated: "2025-01-08"
category: cPanel Tutorials
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# How to Install Phorum Forum via Softaculous in cPanel

Softaculous helps you install web applications very easy. Please, follow the steps below to install Phorum Forum.

**1**. Log in to your cPanel account.

**2.** In the **Software** section, click on **Softaculous Apps Installer**.
![](/img/softaculous-icon.gif)
**3.**cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.

**4.** On the left side, locate the **Forums** category. Click on it and then on the **Phorum** link that appears.
![](/img/phorum-softaculous.gif)

**5.** Click on **Install**.
![](/img/phorum-install-button.gif)

**6.** Fill the necessary field, under the **Software Setup** field:

- **Choose Installation URL:** Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. Inside the "**In Directory**" field, should you want to install this in a directory, i.e., example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, please, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e., example.com.

![](/img/softaculous-general-install-screen.gif)

**7.** Enter the following details under the **Site Settings** field:

- **Site Name:**Name of your Forum, such as Gaming Forum.
- **Site Description:** Your site description.

**8.** Under the **Admin Account** field, enter the following information:

- **Admin Username:** Your new Phorum username (for security reasons, do not use the **administrator** or the **admin** username).
- **Admin Password:** Use a strong password.
- **Admin Email:**Your email address. It is helpful for admin account password reset, notification, etc.

![](/img/softaculous-screen2-general.gif)
**Note:** Copy the admin username and password to Notepad. You will need those to access the admin area of your Phorum forum later.

**9.** **Advanced Options:**Leave this unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please, note that creating frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.

Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install.
![](/img/softaculous-install-button.gif)