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bbPress Support Forums Tag: localhost http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress Support Forums Tag: localhost en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:21:16 +0000 chrishajer on "installation help" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/installation-help#post-22161 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:52:29 +0000 chrishajer 22161@http://bbpress.org/forums/ If you put in username, password and database name, it sound like the only thing missing is the host name, which is localhost by default, but maybe you need to set a different host name. This setting is hidden during installation by a link called something like "Show advanced database settings." When you click that you will see two additional fields: host name and table prefix. My guess is that you need to set the host name. What host name does the host tell you the database resides on, what are their instructions? am5 on "installation help" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/installation-help#post-22157 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:58:42 +0000 am5 22157@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I downloaded bbPress into my wordpress directory, as I am planning on integrating bbPress into my wordpress site, and I go to <a href="http://www.mysitename/bbpress" rel="nofollow">www.mysitename/bbpress</a> and the installer comes up. I put in what should be my database "name, user, and password" and I get the errors: Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/usr/local/mysql-5.0/data/mysql.sock' (2) in /home/content/m/y/g/mygreensprout/html/bbpress/bb-includes/backpress/class.bpdb.php on line 123 and ! There was a problem connecting to the database you specified. Please check the settings, then try again. Any suggestions? mdawaffe on "Where is the setting for mail server config?" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/where-is-the-setting-for-mail-server-config#post-15767 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:04:07 +0000 mdawaffe 15767@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Since bb_mail() is in pluggable.php, it can be completely replaced by a plugin without having to modify any core files. I suggest you write your plugin to do that instead of requiring people to modify pluggable.php. <pre><code>/* Plugin Name: SMTP PEAR blah */ if ( !function_exists( 'bb_mail' ) ) : function bb_mail() { // my replacement for bb_mail() } endif;</code></pre> DJP on "Where is the setting for mail server config?" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/where-is-the-setting-for-mail-server-config#post-15758 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:49:16 +0000 DJP 15758@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Woohoo!!! Got the PEAR-shaped workaround working. A guy called Rob Hartzenberg at my hosting provider wrote the plugin for bbpress that uses the PEAR mail package to allow authentication. All I needed to do was: 1. download & edit the plugin file to reflect my own SMTP host, port number, username (email address) & my password; 2. replace the last line of the bb_mail() function in "bb-includes/pluggable.php with 2 lines of code supplied in the installation instructions; 3. Login as keymaster & activate the plugin. Voila! I will be uploading the plugin shortly as I reckon there will be people in need of this workaround as quite a lot of hosting providers require SMTP authentication. What a relief :) many thanks to everyone that tried to assist & an even bigger THANK YOU to Rob at Imaginet. DJP on "Where is the setting for mail server config?" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/where-is-the-setting-for-mail-server-config#post-15740 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:45:04 +0000 DJP 15740@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hey sambauers Thanks for the response :) I just found out that the standard php mail() function does not support SMTP authentication, and that the only way for me to rectify this problem is to either get my hosting provider to change their server settings, or some sort of workaround using the PEAR Mail package which apparently provides supporting functions useful to multiple mailer backends. It currently suppors: PHP's native mail() function, sendmail, and SMTP. I will keep you posted because if my hosting provider isn't prepared to change his server authentication requirements, this PEAR-shaped workaround may turn out to be a good one for other bbpress users with the same problem. Thanks :) sambauers on "Where is the setting for mail server config?" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/where-is-the-setting-for-mail-server-config#post-15732 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:12:47 +0000 sambauers 15732@http://bbpress.org/forums/ The bb_mail() function that sends emails uses the basic mail() function of PHP. That means that the web server needs to be able to send the mail. There is no built in way to set the mail server to anything else. This would be possible with a plugin, but I don't think that plugin exists. DJP on "Where is the setting for mail server config?" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/where-is-the-setting-for-mail-server-config#post-15712 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:03:39 +0000 DJP 15712@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hi all Plz help me, I've read everything there is to read about problem emails & have also tried installing sambauer's bb_mail fix plugin with no luck. I had bbpress 0.9 installed on a previous hosting provider & the system would send out emails to new registrants without any problem. However, I have moved to a new hosting provider that requires authentication for the mail to be sent, and will not allow "localhost" as the outgoing mail server. Where do I find the php file that allows me to change it from localhost to a specific "outgoing mail server" domain? Is it even possible? Thanks :) djquinn on "Local Installation, Can't Activate Plugins" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/local-installation-cant-activate-plugins#post-14718 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:59:37 +0000 djquinn 14718@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I'm working with a local fresh install of bbpress and I can't activate any plugins. (Whenever I click Activate, it says "Are you sure you want to do this?" and seems to be adding an extra backslash in the URL whenever I click YES). If I manually put the URL to activate into the browser without the extra backslash, bbpress spits out a fatal error and doesn't activate the plugin. I've got bbpress working on my web server with all of the plugins, so it's a problem with the local installation. The local server is Apache and my config.php looks like this: $bb->uri = 'http://localhost/cindyfish'; $bb->mod_rewrite = false; (database is working fine, I can click all links in the forum) I tried changing the uri to just <a href="http://localhost/," rel="nofollow">http://localhost/,</a> but then I can't access the admin panel. The only edit I made to the core was to modify: $activetheme = bb_get_option('bb_active_theme'); to $activetheme = stripslashes(bb_get_option('bb_active_theme')); as instructed in this post: <a href="http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/theme-not-found-default-theme-applied#post-8889" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/theme-not-found-default-theme-applied#post-8889</a> ...so I could get my custom theme recognized. Any ideas? EDIT: Actually, I CAN activate plugins if I manually paste the URL into the browser and remove the extra backslashes; it failed on the path to url plugin by nanome (http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/updated-to-desmond-but-theme-not-working/page/2)... would be nice tho to create a hack that could fix this for local installations on Windows EDIT2: Okay, it also seems that bbpress adds the extra backslash only if the plugins are in individual folders. For plugins that sit just in the my-plugins folder, the local installation can activate them fine. Otherwise they have to be linked manually. Trent on "Article: Install bbPress Locally" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/article-install-bbpress-locally#post-12128 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:54:47 +0000 Trent 12128@http://bbpress.org/forums/ It is for the benefit of others. OK with me :) Trent refueled on "Article: Install bbPress Locally" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/article-install-bbpress-locally#post-12127 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:24:00 +0000 refueled 12127@http://bbpress.org/forums/ A little bit of self-promotion here... (mods: delete if not allowed) I just wrote an article on how to install bbPress locally. You can read it here: <a href="http://www.refueled.net/install-bbpress-locally/" rel="nofollow">http://www.refueled.net/install-bbpress-locally/</a> For those experts out there: if there are any errors within the article, I would appreciate if you could let me know. :) Hope it's useful. sambauers on "bbPress on localhost" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-on-localhost#post-12119 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:22:11 +0000 sambauers 12119@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Better to use the latest version from trunk than those diff files if possible. Doobus on "bbPress on localhost" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-on-localhost#post-12106 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:24:45 +0000 Doobus 12106@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Thanks a lot found the fix. chrishajer on "bbPress on localhost" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-on-localhost#post-12105 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:40:30 +0000 chrishajer 12105@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I think you were bitten by an error that has been fixed in the latest trac release, but still exists in the production release. Take a look through the threads tagged 745: <a href="http://bbpress.org/forums/tags/745" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/forums/tags/745</a> 745 is the trac ticket where this was discussed. There are lots of workarounds listed in the forums and on trac. <a href="http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/745" rel="nofollow">http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/745</a> Good luck. Doobus on "bbPress on localhost" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-on-localhost#post-12104 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:43:23 +0000 Doobus 12104@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I've tried installing it on xampp and wamp and I get the same warnings. When I go ahead and install with the warnings I can't log in. I don't get why it is reading <a href="mailto:ODBC@localhost">ODBC@localhost</a> instead of the DB name I provided which is bbp1. I'm 99.9% sure I set up config correctly, but just in case I didn't here it is: // ** MySQL settings ** // define('BBDB_NAME', 'bbp1'); // The name of the database define('BBDB_USER', 'root'); // Your MySQL username define('BBDB_PASSWORD', ''); // ...and password define('BBDB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change these last few define('BBDB_CHARSET', 'utf8'); // If you are *upgrading*, and your old config.php does define('BBDB_COLLATE', ''); // not have these two contstants in them, DO NOT define them // If you are installing for the first time, leave them here // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple forums in a single database. $bb_table_prefix = 'bb_'; // Only letters, numbers and underscores please! // The full URL of your bbPress install $bb->uri = 'http://localhost/bbpress'; // What are you going to call me? $bb->name = 'bbpress'; // This must be set before you run the install script. $bb->admin_email = 'blah@blah.com; -----------------------The Warnings----------------- Warning: mysql_get_server_info() [function.mysql-get-server-info]: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\wamp\www\bbpress\bb-includes\db-mysqli.php on line 80 Warning: mysql_get_server_info() [function.mysql-get-server-info]: A link to the server could not be established in C:\wamp\www\bbpress\bb-includes\db-mysqli.php on line 80 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\wamp\www\bbpress\bb-includes\db-mysqli.php:80) in C:\wamp\www\bbpress\bb-admin\install.php on line 10 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\wamp\www\bbpress\bb-includes\db-mysqli.php:80) in C:\wamp\www\bbpress\bb-includes\functions.php on line 1898 bbx on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-7675 Sun, 27 May 2007 11:47:32 +0000 bbx 7675@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Actually I made a mistake, it's not the good path. Anyway, it's only a local problem. So I just replace the php function with the exact local URL (http://localhost/.../style.css) in the header.php file. fel64 on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-7669 Sun, 27 May 2007 01:09:56 +0000 fel64 7669@http://bbpress.org/forums/ If the stylesheet path is correct, you do not have the same problem. It should not contain \ at all. The code should maybe go in /my-plugins/. bbx on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-7663 Sat, 26 May 2007 22:45:29 +0000 bbx 7663@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hello I'm having the same exact problem, with the same configuration: Win Xp with SP2 + Xampp. Installation went fine, WP users (with the locally installed WP) are recognized, even the french translation file works. The path to my stylesheet seems fine, I checked the source. But it won't work. I didn't get how to fix it. I saw the PHP code but it doesn't tell WHERE to put it. If anyone could tell, that would be great. bbx EDIT: I've tried to figure it out by myself but it didn't work out. I added the function in the "functions.php" file, and the add_filter in the "default-filters.php" file, both files being in the "bb-includes" folder. What did I do wrong? Omarvelous on "localhost installs" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/localhost-installs#post-7624 Thu, 24 May 2007 13:38:10 +0000 Omarvelous 7624@http://bbpress.org/forums/ GREAT!! Thx! dprice on "localhost installs" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/localhost-installs#post-6907 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:42:41 +0000 dprice 6907@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Cheers mirfan - your fix worked a treat! (I've got an XP install using <a href="http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php" title="WAMP server">WAMP</a> as a server - just for testing stuff atm). mirfan on "localhost installs" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/localhost-installs#post-6438 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:34:00 +0000 mirfan 6438@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I changed <code>define( 'BBPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/' );</code> with this: <code>define( 'BBPATH', str_replace('\\', '/', realpath(dirname(__FILE__))) . '/' );</code> in bb-load.php, and now it works on localhost with windows xp sp2. tquizzle on "localhost installs" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/localhost-installs#post-6373 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:23:15 +0000 tquizzle 6373@http://bbpress.org/forums/ davetropeano's fix worked, although I had to dig a little to find out exactly what he was referring to. You dont want to create a field but rather a row in the "bb_topicmeta" table. I was able to check a working bbpress installation on Linux to verify the setting. I noticed that the bb_active_theme was set to use the full server path to the template folder. The below did the trick for me. meta_id = next available number topic_id = 0 meta_key = bb_active_theme meta_value = /bbpress-path/bb-templates/theme-to-use/ Save that, cross your fingers and refresh your forum. Trent on "localhost installs" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/localhost-installs#post-6254 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:30:51 +0000 Trent 6254@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Thanks for the discussion! I will make sure I point mdawaffe to this thread! Cheers, Trent davetropeano on "localhost installs" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/localhost-installs#post-6250 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:40:49 +0000 davetropeano 6250@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I recently did my first bbpress install on localhost and it went miserably. I used the latest download from today. Checking on this forum I had the same path seperator issues and stylesheet issues others had, etc. My $bb->domain and $bb->path were fine. The fresh install just didn't work properly under xampp and then again a retry on easyPHP. This is the solution and findings I found: 1. The first issue is because in config.php and bb-load.php dirname(__FILE__) is used to get the base path for BBPATH. This is not a good thing on localhost Windows based installs. 2. There are a number of attempted workarounds to this that I've read about in this forum. All of them that I saw didn't work. Focusing on the issue with the stylesheet href not being correct I noticed that there was logic in the bb_get_active_theme_folder() function. By default, the installer does NOT create an option entry 'bb_active_theme' in the database table topicmeta. The code logic doesn't make the correct uri. To fix this, do an install and then add a database field bb_active_theme in the topicmeta table. For example, I set mine to: <a href="http://localhost/dev/bbpress/" rel="nofollow">http://localhost/dev/bbpress/</a> Playing regular expression games to change x:\ and \ in general is not worth it. This seemed to be simple and worked right out of the box. Trent on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4797 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:49:41 +0000 Trent 4797@http://bbpress.org/forums/ The fix is still there though! <a href="http://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/path-to-url.2.php" rel="nofollow">http://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/path-to-url.2.php</a> Trent donnavitan on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4793 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:23:56 +0000 donnavitan 4793@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hi Trent, I'm having the same issue with marky. I've tried to look at ticket 575 but it's not there anymore. I would appreciate any help. Thanks. marky on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4458 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:20:28 +0000 marky 4458@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Thanks, Trent. I'll give the plugin fix a shot and keep an eye on the ticket. :-) Trent on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4448 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:25:12 +0000 Trent 4448@http://bbpress.org/forums/ The problem with localhost will be addressed in the next version for sure, but it always helps to check out this ticket for reference to any problems with localhost installs: <a href="http://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/" rel="nofollow">http://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/</a> Referencing this file: <a href="http://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/path-to-url.2.php" rel="nofollow">http://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/path-to-url.2.php</a> Trent marky on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4447 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:19:34 +0000 marky 4447@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hi chrishajer, Thanks for the help. I'm using Windows XP Home with SP2 installed and XAMPP as the web server. I tried a test installation on a private subdomain on the actual web host hardware and it is indeed working there, but since I'd ultimately like to try developing themes and plugins, it would be a lot more convenient if I could work on this locally. (I actually run a complete mirror of my site locally for development purposes. Since the site is somewhat complicated as a whole, it's important for me to test everything on the non-live site before I flip the metaphorical switch.) chrishajer on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4424 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:09:22 +0000 chrishajer 4424@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I don't think there was a solution on the other topic: I believe it ended with a question to try something else (different plugin versions) which would not apply in your case. What operating system are you using? Maybe I can do an install on localhost and see if I can recreate your problem. I'm surprised it works on localhost actually, but Trent said there are lots of successful localhost installs. Can you install into a different folder on your web host and see if it works there? I know there might be an issue, but if this is for experimentation, why not perform the experiment on the hardware it will eventually go live on? If your operating system is a Linux variant (I am using Kubuntu Edgy), I can do an install here and see if I have the same problem. marky on "No Stylesheet" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/no-stylesheet#post-4423 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:47:03 +0000 marky 4423@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hi chrishajer, It seems like a similar problem, for sure. Is there a fix for it? I'm using version 0.8. According to that thread, this issue should only occur in older versions. Incidentally, I'm not using any custom templates or plugins. It's an "out-of-the-box" install of 0.8.