Yes, phpBB is supported
phpBB is one of the best-known open-source forum packages and has powered countless communities for decades. You select the required PHP version per domain; a MySQL database and HTTPS with free Let's Encrypt certificates are included in all plans.
Which plan suits your forum?
- Economy: new and smaller forums
- Professional: active forums with many posts, attachments and extensions
- Premium: large communities with many simultaneous visitors - Redis as a cache on request
Installing phpBB
Download the package from phpbb.com, upload the files via SFTP to your domain's directory and create a database in the control panel. Then open your domain in the browser and follow the installation wizard. After the installation, remove the install folder.
Tips for your phpBB forum
- Run tasks via a cron job (system cron) so that maintenance runs independently of page views.
- Protect registration with a spam check and keep extensions up to date.
- WoltLab Suite and Burning Board are also a perfect fit with us as an alternative.
Our hosting environment at a glance
- Apache 2.4 web server on fast NVMe storage, data centre in Frankfurt (Germany)
- PHP version selectable per domain (available PHP versions)
- MySQL databases, SSH access, cron jobs and Composer included
- Free SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt
- ModSecurity web application firewall, malware scanning and DDoS protection
- Daily backups and personal support