phpBB support

Having installation problems? Is the database giving you trouble? Can't seem to login? Have a question about how to use the product? You will find various resources where you can find help below. If you are looking for help with Mods or Styles, information can be found in their sections accessed via the links at the top of the page.

Remember, phpBB Support is completely free of charge, for now and forever. Developers, team members and fellow users are always available to answer your questions, and help you troubleshoot any problems you may have. It's quick, easy, and doesn't cost a penny!

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International Support
Because phpBB is multilingual, a number of 3rd party sites have appeared to support those whose first language is not English.

Flash tutorials
A collection of flash tutorials provided by DemoDemo that introduce you step-by-step to many of phpBB's features.

Userguide
The installation guide and full documentation to the forum system. This should be your first stop in finding solutions to problems you may be having, particularly administration and moderations issues.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Common questions can be found in the FAQ, which you should check before posting your questions.

Knowledge Base
The knowledge base contains team and user submitted articles, covering a number of frequently asked questions.

Support Forum
If you cannot find an answer in the resources, our forum is the place to go. Before posting a question please make use of the search facility.

Bug Tracker
This page allows you to submit a bug with either the phpBB software or an element of this website. The Bug Tracker is not a place to ask for support, posting questions here just takes time away from working on real bugs. Important: if you have found a security issue, please use our Security Tracker instead.

Security Tracker
If you have encountered a security vulnerability in the latest version of phpBB, please report it here. This is neither the place to ask for support nor for reporting a bug, please use our Bug Tracker instead.

Incident Tracker
Through this tracker we will provide assistance in the clean-up and repair of an attacked phpBB install. To report security issues, please use our Security Tracker.

IRC Support
A support channel, #phpBB, is registered on the freenode.net IRC network (irc.freenode.net). After reading the IRC rules, feel free to drop in and ask a question. Several team members are usually there, but please don't flood the channel with support requests. Note that this channel is for phpBB discussion only.

phpBB 1.x

Support for phpBB v1.x
Since the release of phpBB 2.x, version 1.x releases are no longer supported. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of phpBB.

Upgrading to phpBB v2.0
An upgrade path from phpBB v1.4.2 is provided. If you wish to upgrade from an earlier version then please upgrade to v1.4.2 first.