1.create a database with flamerobin
/var/lib/firebird/2.5/data/phpbb3.fdb
or with isql-fb
SQL> create database "/var/lib/firebird/2.5/data/phpbb3.fdb" pagesize 8192 user 'SYSDBA' password 'SYSDBAPASSWORD'; SQL> quit CON>;
you need to choose the page size 8192
2.then download phpbb3
wget http://www.phpbb.com/files/release/phpBB-3.0.11.tar.bz2
3.unzip-ip in your www dir /var/www
tar -jxf phpBB-3.0.11.tar.bz2 chown -R www-data.www-data phpBB3
4.run the installer from http://localhost/phpBB3
pointing to the new created database
Database name :/var/lib/firebird/2.5/data/phpbb3.fdb
Database user :somedba
Database password :*********
6.After all is configured you must delete de install folder inside phpbb3 directory
rm -rf install
