http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress support forums Topic: cannot select DB en Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:24:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/cannot-select-db-4#post-13228 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:16:04 +0000 woodybepierced 13228@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Well, what was the answer? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/cannot-select-db-4#post-13048 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:41:21 +0000 bedfordbear 13048@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>sorry guys but looked through some of the other answers related to this and it goes way over my head.</p> <p>i created a mySQL dB through cpanel it's called bbpress when i look at the databases then it is now called rogermby_bbpress do i use this full string as the dbname?</p> <p>same with the user bbadmin is now rogermby_bbadmin</p> <p>the password i entered when i made the db do i just add this (in plain text exactly) along with the other info above to the config.php file?</p> <p>when i look in my wp-config.php on one of my wordpress installs it uses the rogermby_wrdp1 as the database name and user!?</p> <p>i did all the simple steps but all i get is cannot select DB. i am installing on a subdomain xxx.yyyy.com is that an issue?</p> <p>ok forget that something changed and it works :) i have the same problem with wordpress sometimes if i leave a problem in the night and come back in the morning its fixed, you think my network operator or somebody caches something and i cant clear it? </p>