bbPress Support Forums » Topic: user_nicename error on installtion

Erica S on "user_nicename error on installtion"

Erica S — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:21 +0000

Thanks timjamz, that definitely worked as I was also having the same issues. I was stuck on this issue for weeks.

timjamz on "user_nicename error on installtion"

timjamz — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:53:24 +0000

I guess it's a problem with the install wizard. I was able to get cookie-based cross-platform login going by performing a clean install without running the integration during install.

1. Perform a clean, standalone install and log in with the provided admin login.

2. Go to Settings . WordPress Integration - Input the blog URL twice, enter the blog 'secret' from [blog_url]/wp-admin/options.php, and enter the blog prefix.

3. Update the blog wp-config.php with the two lines suggested by WordPress Integration Settings page, and you should be in business.

Hope this helps someone else out there.

Used WP 2.5 & 2.5.1 - bbPress 0.9.0.2

timjamz on "user_nicename error on installtion"

timjamz — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:41:45 +0000

This seems to be a problem with the install files. I have tried four different installations now, and integration causes the error with "user_nicename" in the wp_user table regardless of the correctness of all the other information (secret key, et al).

First run will produce the user_nicename error as well as the 'Forum could not be created' error. Second run will still produce the user_nicename error, but not 'Forum could not be created' - after the second run, the forum is installed and accessible... but cross-platform (wp -> bbp -> wp) cookie-based login is broken. Logging into the forum kicks the user off of the blog and vice versa.

I'm beating my head against a wall with this one. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

jakemc on "user_nicename error on installtion"

jakemc — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:32:18 +0000

Check your BB_SECRET_KEY value. Mine (taken from the WP SECRET_KEY value ended with a backslash, which effectively escaped the end quote. Changing it to \\ escaped the escape (if you see what I mean). I then went back and installed okay.

bryan868 on "user_nicename error on installtion"

bryan868 — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:56:37 +0000

I'm having this same problem. Fresh installation using version 0.9.0.2.

Referrer is OK, beginning installation…
>>> Setting up custom user table constants

Step 1 - Creating database tables
>>> Create table bb_forums
>>> Create table bb_posts
>>> Create table bb_topics
>>> Create table bb_topicmeta
>>> Create table bb_tags
>>> Create table bb_tagged
>>> Added index wp_users UNIQUE KEY user_nicename (user_nicename)
>>>
>>>>>> Duplicate key name 'user_nicename'

Step 2 - WordPress integration (optional)
>>> WordPress address (URL): MYURL
>>> Blog address (URL): MYURL
>>> WordPress cookie secret key set.
>>> WordPress database secret set.
>>> User database table prefix: wp_

Step 3 - Site settings
>>> Site name: MYSITENAME
>>> Site address (URL): MYURL
>>> From email address: MYEMAIL
>>> Key master role assigned to existing user
>>>>>> Username: admin
>>>>>> Email address: MYEMAIL
>>>>>> Password: Your existing password
>>> Description: Just another bbPress community
>>> Forum could not be created!
>>> Key master email sent

There were some errors encountered during installation!

I should note that I assigned the key master as my admin user in WordPress. When I go to my forum I receive the following error....

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /MYPATH/bb-config.php on line 22

Michael Adams (mdawaffe) on "user_nicename error on installtion"

Michael Adams (mdawaffe) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:43:51 +0000

What version of bbPress are you installing?

If you go to your bbPress site, does it work (even though the installer said it failed)?

I think there may be a bug in the bbPress installer such that if you want to integrate the user database, you must also check the cookie integration checkbox.

pronking on "user_nicename error on installtion"

pronking — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:18 +0000

error:

Duplicate key name 'user_nicename'
>>> User tables will already exist when performing a database integrated installation.
Forum could not be created!

and

Step 1 - Creating database tables
>>> Create table bb_forums
>>> Create table bb_posts
>>> Create table bb_topics
>>> Create table bb_topicmeta
>>> Create table bb_tags
>>> Create table bb_tagged
>>> Added index wp_users UNIQUE KEY user_nicename (user_nicename)
>>>
>>>>>> Duplicate key name 'user_nicename'

How can I fix this?