Install the forum website

This takes about two minutes. Create a MySQL database in hPanel first (Databases > MySQL Databases) and keep its details to hand.

Server check

✓PHP 8.1 or newer

✓PDO MySQL extension

✓mbstring extension

✓cURL extension (for Flutterwave)

✓Site folder is writable (to save config.php)

Host

On Hostinger this is usually localhost.

Port

Database name

Database user

Database password

Site address

Detected automatically. Use https:// once SSL is active.

Admin email

Admin password

At least 10 characters.

Send ticket emails from

Create this mailbox in hPanel > Emails first. Leave empty to turn emails off.

Sender name

Mailbox password

The password of the mailbox above, used to send through SMTP.

SMTP server

Hostinger: smtp.hostinger.com. Leave empty to use PHP mail().

SMTP port

Encryption

Ticket emails go to the attendee, and a registration notice goes to the admin email above.

Demo payments (no money taken) Flutterwave

Flutterwave secret key

Webhook secret hash

Use the test secret key (FLWSECK_TEST-…) to rehearse with Flutterwave's test cards, then swap in the live key in config.php.

Add 34 sample registrations so the admin panel has data to show. You can remove them later in Event settings.