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• 6 posts
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• Started 2 years ago by mralec
• Latest reply from johnhiler
• This topic is resolved

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• database
• dreamhost
• installation

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Install Setp 1 Revisit Please Help!!!

1. • 
   • mralec
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi Gang, I see others have had difficult getting the installer to connect to the database. I do as well. here is my status:
   1) I reviewed all my database name/user/password. confirmed against wp-config file. all good.
   2) Database on same server as wordpress and bbpress install;
   3) No bb-config file is created yet, so nothing to delete. There is a bb-config-sample which I have left in tact.
   4) My host is Dreamhost; my wordpress blog running like a champ
   5) bbpress folder installed in root directory of wordpress

   Still won't connect. Thoughts? THANK YOU

   THANK YOU.
2. • 
   • chrishajer
   • Moderator

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   What error are you getting, exactly?
3. • 
   • mralec
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   "There was a problem connecting to the database you specified.
   Please check the settings, then try again."
4. • 
   • johnhiler
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Chris had some great advice for a user in a similar situation here:
   http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/problems-trying-tlo-install#post-58763

   Is it possible that there's a missing BB in front of your constant names in bb-config.php?
5. • 
   • mralec
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Well, I just bypassed the installer panel, manually created a bb-config file from the sample, uploaded it and it SEEMS to be working now.
6. • 
   • johnhiler
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Ah great idea... glad it's working! (or at least, seems to be working)... :-)

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