Installation - RokBB3

Downloading the necessary files

• RokBB3 administration module (rokbb3.zip) This package contains administration module which helps you configure look and feel of your Populus style with ease.

Installing RokBB3 for the first time (fresh install)

Upload all the needed files to your server. To be able to do that, you will need a ftp client or shell access. You can use also use server management software like cPanel. You may wish to ask your hosting provider if any of those exists. If yes, you can unzip your file directly on server. If you don't have shell access or any server management software installed, you need to unzip rokbb3.zip on your hard drive and then do the upload. Here is the file list:

• menunav.php goes to → phpbb3 root directory
• rokbb3.php goes to → phpbb3 root directory
• adm/style/acp_joomla.html goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/adm/style/
• includes/acp/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/includes/acp/
• includes/acp/info/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/includes/acp/info/
• language/en/mods/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/language/en/mods/

Log into the Phpbb3 Administration Control Panel. Change the following settings:

• General → Server configuration → Load settings → Recompile stale style components to Yes
• General → Server configuration → Security Settings → Allow php in templates to Yes

Complete the following steps:

• Go to the System → Module Management → Administration Control Panel.
• Select General in the Module management list.
• At the bottom, type ROKBB3 then press the "Create new module" button.
• Make sure "Module enabled" is selected.
• After module creation, enter the newly created category called ROKBB3.
• Now we can add Populus and other templates for configuration. There is a list at the bottom right, where you can select the module. Scroll down for Populus to add it for configuration.
• Press "Add module"
• Repeat last two steps with "Global Configuration" module.
• After adding it. Press "Enable" button to make module active.
• Now go to "General" tab at the top. At the bottom of modules there is a ROKBB3 category. You can now select the Populus template and configure it's options.

Don't be worried concerning the installation process as we only need this operation to be executed once. After that, to upgrade RokBB3 we will be only replacing files and adding new templates to RokBB3.

Updating RokBB3 to Populus support

If you installed RokBB3 recently (for example with older templates), you will need only to replace files with newer one.Here is the list:

• menunav.php goes to → phpbb3 root directory
• rokbb3.php goes to → phpbb3 root directory
• adm/style/acp_joomla.html goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/adm/style/
• includes/acp/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/includes/acp/
• includes/acp/info/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/includes/acp/info/
• language/en/mods/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_installation/language/en/mods/

Complete the following steps:

• Log into Administration Control Panel and go to the System tab.
• Select Module Management and Administration Control Panel under it. Now enter "General" category on the Module Management list.
• Enter "ROKBB3" category and add Populus from list on the right by pressing "Add module" button.

Press "Enable" button to make the module active. Go to the "General" tab at the top of the Administration Control Panel and scroll down to ROKBB3 group. You will see newly added RocketTheme phpbb3 style.

Installing RocketTheme Populus Phpbb3 Style

Downloading the Style Files

• Populus Style (rt_populus_phpbb3.zip) This file is the style package you will use to install Populus into phpBB3.
• Populus Additional Imagesets (populus-phpbb3-imageset.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Populus style release.
• Populus Source PNGs (populus-phpbb3-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source PNGs for making modifications and customizations to the images in the style. You will need Adobe Fireworks in order to fully utilize the Source PNG files.

Installing style

Installing Populus phpbb3 style is simpler - but similar to the RokBB3 installation requires server acces. You can access your webserver by using FTP client , shell access or such solutions like cPanel and others.

• Upload Populus (rt_populus_phpbb3.zip) to server. Unzip it in folder "styles" (by using cpanel or shell access) located in your root phpbb3 installation directory.
• If you don't have shell or cpanel, unzip rt_populus_phpbb3.zip on your hard drive and then do a ftp upload into styles folder.
• Log in into phpbb3 Administration Control Panel.
• Select Styles tab.
• Populus is at the bottom.
• Install style and set as default.