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need more than step by step intall instructions

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  • Started 3 months ago by mysticalbatwoman
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  1. I'm a really new website owner. I don't know a lot about manipulating html code. I've read the step by step instructions for installing bbpress but It's not enough ...I need indepth instructions.
    This much I have done. Downloaded bbPress to my PC. Unzipped the file.
    I have Wordpress already on my web host account.
    Where do I put bbpress? I would like to have them integrated.
    Do I put it under /wp-admin/?

    Posted 3 months ago #
  2. bobbyh
    Member

    Create a directory called /forums/ and upload the bbPress files there. You definitely do not want to put them under /wp-admin/. If you have, you should delete those files.

    You can name the directory something else if you like.

    Posted 3 months ago #
  3. I created a directory called /forum/
    now my remote system looks like this.
    picture of folder ..
    picture of folder.hcc.thumbs
    "" _db_backups
    "" cgi
    ""forum
    ""php_uploads
    "" stats
    ""wp-admin
    ""wp-content
    ""wp_includes
    etc.

    do I load bbpress into the /forums/ directory now?

    Posted 3 months ago #
  4. I loaded bbpress into the /forums/ directory and then went to http://natureforkids.net/forum/bbpress/bb-admin/install.php
    I got this message:
    "There doesn't seem to be a bb-config.php file. This usually means that you want to install bbPress. We're now going to go through a few steps to get you up and running."
    I followed the link and entered my database name and database user and password which I got from my host. I entered the info and got this message:
    "There was a problem connecting to the database you specified.
    Please check the settings, then try again. "
    I re-did this a couple times, checking and rechecking the database info. I keep getting this message.

    Posted 3 months ago #
  5. bobbyh
    Member

    Copy the same values from your wp-config.php file in the root directory and try again. :-)

    Posted 3 months ago #
  6. That helped so much. My host info needed to be changed. Thanks!

    Posted 3 months ago #

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