[hans3]

The original KeyMaster created on install has suddenly lost the ability to create new forums. The following error message is displayed.

“You don’t have permission to do that.”

I created a new user and bumped it up to Keymaster and it does have the ability to create new forums.

With some guidance from _ck_ I went into phpmyadmin and compared the bb_capabilities between the two users. There was a slight difference (which I stupidly didn’t record), so I copied the capabilities from the new keymaster and pasted them in place of the old keymasters capabilities.

Unfortunately this did not resolve the problem. Both keymasters have identical usermeta now, and its still not working.

I have bbpress integrated with WordPress, so the user data is shared between the two systems.

Any ideas?

[johnwade]

I learned from a search on The WordPress forums that my “Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted” can be addressed via an edit of php.ini. However I don’t think that is an option as I’m on a shared server and it is pre set and the host won’t budge.

Additionally I also learned they are running a very old version of php and have no plans of upgrading.

So I think it will be time to make a change.

I lack the experience and ability to have a broader view as to what my needs are and will be regarding seeking a new host and would like some guidance from people not only more experienced but with an eye to the future development of bbpress and wordpress.

In short, what minimum features should I be looking for, who do you recommend, and what should I pay? I will need a company with good tech support as I’m a dog trainer first and site manager second and that’s a really distant second. It wouldn’t be possible at all without the assistance these forums provide.

jw

[chrishajer]

Regarding incompatibilities between WP and bbP, see this:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-038-wordpress-integration#post-13713

There *are* incompatibilities right now. Things are in flux.

[319]

Still, the only thing i can think of that is causing this is some sort of incompatibility between WordPress 2.3.3 and BBpress 0.8.3.1.

[chrishajer]

I don’t think problem is with plugins, I think the problem is with the way WordPress is being called by bbPress, in both cases here. Hard to keep things straight with two people reporting problems, but since they’re the same type of problem, I think it’s good that they’re both in the same place.

[319]

The server that Chris tested did have a few of plugins running at the time (Allow Images, Avatar Upload, Quote, Comment Quicktags) but regardless, the second test forum has no plugins and has the same errors.

As far as why i’m running wp and bbpress, thats so i don’t have to change multiple files whenever there’s an update to the header, footer, sidebar etc. and so i can use wordpress functions in sidebar to show recent posts, etc. Its one website so i’d like it to have just one set up templates.

[chrishajer]

noyz319: I would try a stock installation of bbPress without the WordPress stuff. The require_once wp-blog-header.php seems to be fouling it up.

[319]

To test things further i did a fresh install of bbpress on a different server (this one hosted by hostgator) and again did the require_once wp-blog-header.php etc… and i’m getting a similar problem with these weird 404 errors. They occur much less frequently than the last forum but they are still there. And further, I just ran it through http://validator.w3.org and its giving me a 404 just like the other forum did. Here’s a link to this second test forum i just setup: http://formatmag.com/bbpress

I think this might be some sort of incompatibility between WordPress 2.3.3 and BBpress 0.8.3.1, since those are really the only similarities i can think of between these two test forums, since they are seperate domains and seperate servers and have the same problem.

[chrishajer]

Can you force godaddy to use PHP5 instead of PHP4 by making this change to your .htaccess?

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

Put that line at the top of your WordPress .htaccess if GoDaddy allows PHP5. I could not tell from your server response which version of PHP is being used. You could create a file called info.php with this in it:

<?php

phpinfo();

?>

then put it somewhere accessible via browser, then load it up. It will tell you the version of PHP being used. Try it before and after making that change to the .htaccess file.

Call that info.php then load it in a browser at whatever URL you choose.

I am curious to see if using PHP5 will make the 404 errors go away…

[chrishajer]

The error does not occur for me consistently in IE. Normally, it loads everywhere fine. Are there specific pages that do not load for you or is it random?

The WordPress .htaccess looks fine.

Good to know it’s GoDaddy hosting (for troubleshooting anyway.)

The command line is just using command line tools on Linux to see the response from the server, which eliminates the possibility of it be a browser based issue.

The server always sends a 404 error, even though the page sometimes load. The fact that it sends a 404 is the problem. The fact that the page sometimes loads is something I don’t understand, but if you can fix the 404 response, the pages will always load fine, no matter which browser you use.

[319]

I’m still getting the 404 about 95% of the time in IE. The front page of the forum usually loads, but clicking back and forth into some of the sub forums etc.. gives me a 404 pretty much every time, does this not happen for you in IE?

Not exactly sure what that command line response means, but in the forum directory there isn’t a .htaccess file, there used to be one in there when i had first tried to setup pretty permalinks, but i removed it that a few days ago when i found out bbpress + slugs + godaddy hosting does not work (which i don’t really understand but have given up on for now).

And our wordpress .htaccess file is pretty standard i think:

# BEGIN WordPress

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

</IfModule>

# END WordPress

A pretty large segment of our visitors use IE, so i don’t think we’ll be able to launch the forum as is with this error occuring.

[319]

kernow, i don’t think that is it, since our actual wordpress site runs just fine as do other wordpress sites in IE7, its just the bbpress forum. And i’ve tried this on a couple of computers running IE7, one with a build from yesterday and one with a slightly older build.

[kernow]

I had a problem with WordPress in IE7, and I installed the latest version of IE7 which cured the problem. There has been several beta versions of IE7, and it could just be that you are running an old version. Worth a check….

[319]

Hi, i have a wordpress integrated bbpress forum (sharing the same database and users) and everything works great except 95% of the time the forum pages come up as “404 – Page Not Found” errors when using IE7. This only happens in IE as i’ve tested things in Safari, Firefox and Opera on both a mac and PC and have no problems at all. The Internet Explorer 404 errors happen when trying to load any forum page, including all admin screens. Once in a while a page might load up proper and usually you can get the 404 to go away on a page if you sit there and refresh it about 6 or 7 or 30 times.

The main wordpress backed site (2.3.3) is domain.com and the bbpress install (0.8.3.1) is in domain.com/bbpress. To try and track down the problem, i did a seperate install in domain.com/bbpress2 using a separate database, not the WP one, and this weird IE only problem starts happening as soon as i add the require_once(‘/home/content/domain/html/wp-blog-header.php’); bit to the top of the bbpess config.

The wordpress site itself works just fine in IE7 and never serves up these seemingly random 404 errors, its just the forum that is the problem. Any help figuring out what could possibly be causing this would be extremely appreciated! This strange error is driving me nuts, i hate IE!

[jompen8]

amazing ty so much!

BUT I discorverd a new big problem doh

Look here:

http://www.jompen8.byethost13.com/wordpress/bbpress/

whatever i click on, for example the thread “Your first topic” , I came to my wordpress site

I dont want that ;/ All this problems. I´m sorry but if u can help me for the 111 time i would be so happy.

Is it something with the config-file again?

Best Regards

Johan

[chrishajer]

How about this for getting bbPress to look like WordPress:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/getting-same-header-footer-and-background-color-as-wordpress

You can also search the forum for integration or browse the integration tag. There have been some good tutorials posted but I can’t find them right now.

[jompen8]

Doh:

I got this error when i clicked on Site management on bbpress:

Warning: glob() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/vol2/byethost13.com/b13_1521748/htdocs/wordpress/bbpress/bb-admin/plugins.php on line 7

maybe u know ,chrishajer?

Is it something i can download like the fisrt erro I got?

[jompen8]

I love you! It worked !! Thank u so much!

But now to how to make it look like my wordpress theme. Do u have any tip or link where i can find that information?

[chrishajer]

Yes, the URL is wrong in the config. The URL should be http://www.jompen8.byethost13.com/wordpress/bbpress/ for the location of your bbPress installation, and http://www.jompen8.byethost13.com/wordpress for the location of your WordPress installation (if you are planning on integrating user logins.)

The link or button you put in your WordPress installation should point here: http://www.jompen8.byethost13.com/wordpress/bbpress/. You can delete page 24 in WordPress (unless you want to use a WordPress redirect plugin to have an actual WordPress page, so the link appears easily in your navigation – just redirect it to http://www.jompen8.byethost13.com/wordpress/bbpress/).

Once that is all sorted, you will have a forum installation accessible from WordPress, but it will look nothing like your blog theme. There’s more work involved in making that happen, copying over the header and footer and sidebar and making the forum look like the blog. It’s all doable, it just takes time and energy and some CSS and HTML skills (maybe some PHP too.)

First get it in the proper location, accessible at the proper URL, then worry about getting it to look like you want. Because bbPress is not a plugin for WordPress, it is not going to look like your blog pages at all without some work.

[jompen8]

oh I missed your message before my last one.

“It looks like you made bbPress a page inside your WordPress installation?”

Yes, I´m afraid.

So maybe the full-url is wrong in the config-file? Do I have to reinstall the whole thing then? And what should the full-url-thing be next time.

I tested right now to create a page (the URL to my forum) and that worked But as u see u cant do anything when u are there.

I´m really confused right now,doh.

I just want to have a forum, a link to it in the menu, it should be integrated (not just for itself, it should be like a new page)

Is this possible? its feels hopeless.

//Johan

[chrishajer]

At this URL I see a blank forum WordPress page that has a title of “Forum”:

http://jompen8.byethost13.com/?page_id=24

That’s not how it works. You need to have the bbPress directory inside the WordPress folder. It looks like WordPress runs the whole site, so your forum will be available at http://jompen8.byethost13.com/bbpress/ .

To get to the forum, you need to make a link in your navigation to “Forum” (just like there is now) but it won’t be a WordPress page, it will just be the URL of your forum (http://jompen8.byethost13.com/forum/).

bbPress is not a plugin for WordPress and it won’t look like your WordPress installation (with header, footer, sidebar and style) unless you do some work.

[chrishajer]

That’s the best setup for integration, with the bbPress directory a subdirectory of the WordPress directory. The thing that threw me was that this is still a valid (if somewhat broken) URL:

http://www.johnwade.ca/Forums/

I think the integration needs to happen up front, in the config.php, since an integrated install modifies the wp_users table and does not create a bb_users table. I’m not sure if you can go back and edit the config to make it integrated later. I don’t think it would work since the table creation and modification are done upon installation.

[chrishajer]

It looks like you made bbPress a page inside your WordPress installation? I’d say that’s incorrect in your config. Or, does that page_id 24 just redirect to a forum URL??

[chrishajer]

For integration, you have it set up properly with the forum folder inside the WordPress folder. So, the URL is correct if you want that setup. If you don’t care about WordPress integration (mostly user logins) then you would put the forum folder on the same level as the WordPress folder.

[jompen8]

Thank u ! the installation worked!

BUT! I have one problem:

I wanted my forum to be at http://jompen8.byethost13.com/?page_id=24/

but i cant see it there?! ( at the page called “forum” )

Instead it is here at http://www.jompen8.byethost13.com/wordpress/bbpress/

Do you know what i have done wrong? Plz help me !

can it be something with that full-url in my config.php file here :

<?php

// ** MySQL settings ** //

define(‘BBDB_NAME’, ‘My databas-name’); // The name of the database

define(‘BBDB_USER’, ‘My username’); // Your MySQL username

define(‘BBDB_PASSWORD’, ‘My pass’); // …and password

define(‘BBDB_HOST’, ‘sql112.byethost13.com’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change these last few

define(‘BBDB_CHARSET’, ‘utf8’); // If you are *upgrading*, and your old config.php does

define(‘BBDB_COLLATE’, ”); // not have these two contstants in them, DO NOT define them

// If you are installing for the first time, leave them here

// Change the prefix if you want to have multiple forums in a single database.

$bb_table_prefix = ‘bb_’; // Only letters, numbers and underscores please!

// The full URL of your bbPress install

$bb->uri = ‘http://jompen8.byethost13.com/?page_id=24&#8217;;

// What are you going to call me?

$bb->name = ‘New bbPress Site’;

// This must be set before you run the install script.

$bb->admin_email = ‘jompen8@hotmail.com’;

// Set to true if you want pretty permalinks, set to ‘slugs’ if you want to use slug based pretty permalinks.

$bb->mod_rewrite = slug;

// The number of topics that show on each page.

$bb->page_topics = 30;

// A user can edit a post for this many minutes after submitting.

$bb->edit_lock = 60;

// Your timezone offset. Example: -7 for Pacific Daylight Time.

$bb->gmt_offset = 0;

// Change this to localize bbPress. A corresponding MO file for the

// chosen language must be installed to bb-includes/languages.

// For example, install de.mo to bb-includes/languages and set BBLANG to ‘de’

// to enable German language support.

define(‘BBLANG’, ”);

// Your Akismet Key. You do not need a key to run bbPress, but if you want to take advantage

// of Akismet’s powerful spam blocking, you’ll need one. You can get an Akismet key at

// http://wordpress.com/api-keys/

$bb->akismet_key = ‘my askimet key’; // Example: ‘0123456789ab’

// The rest is only useful if you are integrating bbPress with WordPress.

// If you’re not, just leave it as it is.

$bb->wp_table_prefix = ‘wpi4f_’; // WordPress table prefix. Example: ‘wp_’;

$bb->wp_home = ‘http://jompen8.byethost13.com&#8217;; // WordPress – Options->General: Blog address (URL) // Example: ‘http://example.com&#8217;

$bb->wp_siteurl = ‘http://jompen8.byethost13.com&#8217;; // WordPress – Options->General: WordPress address (URL) // Example: ‘http://example.com&#8217;

/* Stop editing */

if ( !defined(‘BBPATH’) )

define(‘BBPATH’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/’ );

require_once( BBPATH . ‘bb-settings.php’ );

?>