Shared-hosting installer with database, admin, and license setup.
0E399C176BVerify PHP extensions, writable paths, and compatibility warnings before any changes are written.
Test and save the MySQL connection once. Values are preserved if you retry.
Create the first administrator account that will own the forum.
Validate the bundled key, test portal connectivity, and prepare activation.
Run migrations, seed defaults, create the admin, and lock the installer.
Verify PHP extensions, writable paths, and compatibility warnings before any changes are written.
Next: Save the checks and continue to the database step.
PHP 8.2+
PDO MySQL
mbstring
JSON
OpenSSL
fileinfo
storage/cache writable
storage/logs writable
storage/backups writable
storage/sessions writable
storage/uploads writable
ZipArchive
cURL
HTTPS streams
symlink
If a directory is not writable, Forum Core Lite will try a fallback under storage/tmp or system temp.