This is a simple giude for those who don't know how to install vBulletin.
Most of the hosts have cPanel on them so I'm using cPanel here also
Using vBulletin 3.8.5 here. You can similarly install vBulletin 4.x too!

1) Buy a legit vBulletin account from here (I know most of the guys here are not going to buy it So get a nulled version from here)

2) Once you get all the files, extract it into a folder on your desktop. You'll see something like:


3) The main files are there inside the upload folder.

4) Open your cPanel and login with your credentials. After you login, find Databases.
It'll look something like:

Click on MySQL Databases.

5) Make a new database.


6) Scroll down to MySQL Users. In Username field, add anything you want.
For password I recommend you to click on Password generator. Copy the generated password to a safe place. You'll need it later. Then click on Use Password. It'll automatically fill up the field. Click on Create User.




7) Scroll down to Add User To Database. Select your User and Database and click on Add.
You'll see something like this:

Click on Make Changes.

8) Now go to the folder where you had saved your vBulletin files. Go to the upload folder. You'll see there are many files in there. Go inside Includes folder and then find the file config.php.new
Rename it to config.php
Now, open the file in Notepad/Notepad ++
You'll see something like:


Now find $config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';
It's there on the 31st line
// ****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';
Change forum to what ever your database name was.

Now find $config['Database']['technicalemail'] = 'dbmaster@example.com';
It's there on the 40th line
// ****** TECHNICAL EMAIL ADDRESS ******
// If any database errors occur, they will be emailed to the address specified here.
// Leave this blank to not send any emails when there is a database error.
$config['Database']['technicalemail'] = 'dbmaster@example.com';
Change dbmaster@example.com to your email address.

Now find
$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'root';
$config['MasterServer']['password'] = '';
It's there on the 59th and 60th line

// ****** MASTER DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
// This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
// These must be obtained through your webhost.
$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'root';
$config['MasterServer']['password'] = '';
In Place of root add your database username and between the '' add your pass
So finally it'll look like
$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'my username here';
$config['MasterServer']['password'] = 'my pass here';
9) Now you need to upload all the vBulletin files to public_html folder on your server. You'll need a FTP client for making your job easy. Get CuteFTP or FileZilla for it.
Your hosting provider must have given you FTP information.
It'll be something like
Host: your-domain-name/ip-address
Username: your-username
Password: your-password

If you have CuteFTP then it'll look like:

If you have FileZilla then it'll look like:


The default port is 21.

10) Upload all the vBulletin files to your public_html folder.

11) Once done, point your browser to
http://example.com/install/install.php
Where example.com is your domain name.

12) You'll see something like


Press Next Step every time you see the button.
In step 9, you need to do some config

BB Title will the name of your forum (like, WarezXtremE.Org)
Once every thing is done, press Proceed.

Step 11 will ask you for you ID information

Add your info and press Proceed.

The installation will complete and it'll point you to your AdminCP folder.
Delete install.php from /install and you'll be able to see your AdminCP

Congratulation! You successfully installed vBulletin!

Your AdminCP will look like:

Your Forum will look like:


Note: If you are using a nulled/keygenned vBulletin then don't forget to remove the file validator.php -- IMPORTANT

Tutorial written by Royal King. Please reply if you like it
Royal King Reviewed by Royal King on . How to install vBulletin. This is a simple giude for those who don't know how to install vBulletin. Most of the hosts have cPanel on them so I'm using cPanel here also ^_^ Using vBulletin 3.8.5 here. You can similarly install vBulletin 4.x too! 1) Buy a legit vBulletin account from here (I know most of the guys here are not going to buy it :P So get a nulled version from here) 2) Once you get all the files, extract it into a folder on your desktop. You'll see something like: http://screensnapr.com/u/0yctao.png Rating: 5