What is Advanced Electron Forum (AEF)?
Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) is a forum software that allows users to create, manage, and customize online communities. It provides various features like user groups, customizable themes, post moderation, private messaging, and more. Known for its user-friendly interface, AEF is a popular choice for webmasters looking for a simple yet feature-rich forum platform.
Softaculous helps you install web applications very easily. Please, follow the steps below to install Advanced Electron Forum (AEF):
Step 1. Log in to your cPanel account.
Step 2. In the Software section, click on Softaculous Apps Installer.
Step 3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.
Step 4. On the left side, locate the Forums category. Click on it and then select AEF.
Step 5. Click on Install.
Step 6. Fill in the necessary fields under the Software Setup section:
- Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. Inside the "In Directory" field, if you want to install this in a directory (e.g., example.com/directory), enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave it blank to install in the main domain (e.g., example.com).
Step 7. Under the Board Settings field, enter the following information:
- Board Name: Name of the forum.
- Board E-mail: The e-mail address of the forum.
- Use UTF-8 Character Set: Choose this if you are going to work with multiple languages.
Step 8. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:
- Admin Username: Your new AEF username (for security reasons, do not use "administrator" or "admin").
- Admin Password: Use a strong password.
- Admin Email: Your email address. It is helpful for admin account password reset, notifications, etc.
Note: Copy the admin username and password to Notepad. You will need these to access the admin area of your AEF forum later.
Step 9. Advanced Options: Leave this section as is unless you want to change the database name or enable automated backups. Please note that frequent backups may consume a lot of disk space.
Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install.
