[mysticalbatwoman]

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/?

[bobbyh]

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.

[mysticalbatwoman]

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?

[mysticalbatwoman]

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.

[bobbyh]

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

[mysticalbatwoman]

That helped so much. My host info needed to be changed. Thanks!