Already install joomla.. how to now install IPB?

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hey guys… quick question…

i’ve installed joomla previously in my public_html (root) folder… so now inside public_html is:

<folder1>
<folder2>
file1.php
file2.css
index.php

etc…

i want to do a migration to IPB… so i will need to have a fresh install of IPB in my cpanel account

but the catch is i want IPB to be in the root folder as well…

but won’t that make the folder very messy?

how can i clear up the folder and make it clean? or should i just create a <ipb folder> and do the install there… and have the domain redirected to www.domain.com/ipb

hope i make sense…

2

Since you already installed joomla in public_html you won’t be able to install other software in same location.
You can install IPB in separate folder.

3

For the IPB forum, I would recommend just install in a directory called forum or forums.
Both are PHP scripts and many of the file names are exactly the same like index.php and etc. It will be WAY too messy.

4

And you could replace Joomla’s index.php with a simple one which contains a redirect to the directory you put your forums in.

5

Install IPB in a separate folder eg:[noparse]www.domainname.com/forums[/noparse]. It will be much easier for administration too.