[jonkemp]

I recently changed the database host names across several sites. Nothing else changed except that.

I changed the database host names for all my wordpress installs in the config files, and they all work now.

However, simply changing the database host names in the config files for my bbpress installs did not work. I have 2 bbpress installs, and they both say “Error: Could not establish a database connection.” I then tried to edit the host name where I found it in the database, and it still does not work.

My question is what have I done wrong? Why would changing the database host name make it not work when every other database connection works?

[royho]

@jcriley,

Your error message immediately tells me that either your login credentials are not correct or your database does not exist or has a wrong name. Did you create the database first before you try to install it? And by the way, I wouldn’t enter “wordpress” if i were you because that could potentially wipe out your wordpress database. You should create a separate database for bbPress and integrate the two if you like.

[royho]

The only time I’ve seen this happen is when the integration was not done properly. You mentioned “sometimes”, so does that mean at times it works? Or are you seeing the symptoms of logging in on wordpress does not log you in on bbpress, you would have to log in again on bbpress and vice versa? Is that what you’re seeing?

[jcriley]

I’ve watched the video and it seems to be very comprehensive, however, upon step 1, I’m getting the following error:

“There was a problem connecting to the database you specified.

Please check the settings, then try again.”

I’ve input the following in the fields

wordpress

mywpdatabase username

mywpdatabase password

localhost

utf8

this field blank

forum1_

you have any suggestions?

[dboze]

Hey royho, I don’t really know what you mean by that.

I have it had mysite.com/forums

its on the same database as wordpress and I followed the wordpress integration steps

[royho]

In case this may help you guys. Here is a video tutorial of how it is done quick and easy.

http://designintheraw.com/2010/tutorials/bbpress-wordpress-integration/

[guarda-faro]

Respecto a la traducción al español de bbPress, yo había seguido las instruciones que dan en Ayuda WP http://ayudawordpress.com/como-integrar-bbpress-y-wordpress/ que suelen ser las usuales para la traducción de WP, es decir: colocar el archivo es_ES.mo a la carpeta “bb-includes/languages” Pero no funcionó. Luego de dar vueltas me di cuenta que en el archivo bb-config.php, precisamente antes de la última línea a modificar “define( ‘BB_LANG’, ‘es_ES’ );” se encuentra la explicación, que no es otra cosa que incluir el archivo es_ES.mo en una carpeta o fichero de nombre my-languages a colocar en el archivo raiz de bbPress, (y no dentro de bb-includes). Así lo hice y funcionó de inmediato.

[dboze]

I’m hoping I did this correctly…

I think it was step 2 of the install where you enter in your database details..

I entered in my wordpress database details so that they share the same user database.

This was the correct thing to do?

Also, it seems to work, my admin account worked for both the site and on the forum so it looks like my account is shared.

One problem though, when I login on the site and then go to the forums sometimes it is still logged out on the forums.

[ajithkpunnoose]

WP forums use bbpress. The Post form address is https://wordpress.org/support/bb-post.php for the Post button on WP forums. But for a guy who says Code is Poetry, it is really sad that he isn’t even allowing many people to participate actually. Last day I talked with a developer who has created many plugins for bbpress. He said Matt replied to his mail asking him to just stay on track, when he aksed about joining the bpress developers. Matt please shed some light. Should we continue using bbpress or do we need to find an alternative?

[arpowers]

Hey guys,

In case anyone finds this useful; we’ve put together a video tutorial on how to install bbPress:

http://www.pagelines.com/posts/how-to-install-bbpress/

we will also be following it up with one on how to “deep integrate” with a WordPress theme

[leander8728]

I’m sorry. I can’t edit my post anymore.

I want to see their username. Because i want to link to the wordpress profile page instead of the standard bbpress profile page. So it must be: example.com/members/username and not example.com/forum/profile/displayname.

I can edit the link in a file by myself, but i don’t know how to call the username (for the user that is logged in) and not the display name.

[chrishajer]

I think I posted that recently as well:

http://wordpress.pastebin.com/a2y4FunW

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/how-do-i-move-the-forum-main-theme-to-the-top-and-latest-discussion-topic-to-the-bottom

[srganesan]

Hi Experts,

I need single signin plugin for intergration with bbpress. i done my website using codeignitor , i installed bbpress seprately. i need single signon plugin with other than wordpress.

I find most of saying for cookie and HTTP authentication problem

Please help find out my problem.

Some time it logged in partially. But i cant able to add new topic or reply the forum.

i call this code outside of my site.

$user = bb_login($useremail,$useremail,”);

bb_safe_redirect( “/gbbpress/” );

but it logged and i cant able reply or add new topic.

Thank

web

[leander8728]

Hello,

I want to know the name of the User that is logged in (the name that he is registered, so not viewed on the forum. Most of the time, people change there name to look it better for forum post’s and comments. But i want the real name.)

So not bb_get_current_user_info(‘name’); because then i get the name dat is displayed on the site.

Another thing is: Is there a plugin, or trick to let WordPress and BBPress more cooperate between them? Because, if i know logged in on wordpress, is must do exactly the same thing on bbpress. But i want logged in on wordpress and in the same time logged in in bbpress too. So then i don’t need to login twice on the same website.

Thanks,

Leander

[talatorre]

I am trying to integrate MediaWiki user authorization but after hours of searching I can’t find the code for AuthPress.php.

http://spectaclar.org is no longer online. Can someone post the code here or link to a working site? If I can find the code I would love to resurrect this project; that is unless someone has a better way of creating a single sign on setup for WP, bbPress, and MediaWiki.

[jdrancor]

Hi, I’m trying to list topics from the forum in a WP post. I’m wanting to just show the topics that have the same tags as the particular post that is being viewed.

This is basically a display relevant posts. How can this be done? I’ve tried a bunch of PHP, but I’m not having luck navigating the codex between the two databases. I’ve mucked around alot, but I can’t get beyond the basic display the last 10 posts functionality.

Here’s where I’m at: HELP?

<?php

global $wpdb;

$query=”SELECT * FROM bb_topics WHERE topic_status=0 ORDER BY topic_time DESC LIMIT 10″;

$results=$wpdb->get_results($query);

foreach ($results as $result) {echo “

[bradsucks]

I’m struggling with this as well. The difference is I installed a vanilla WordPress 2.9.2 and bbPress 1.02 as a test and got the integration working easily. However I have a blog I just upgraded from WordPress 2.8 to 2.9.2 and from bbPress 1.0 to 1.02 and nothing I do will make it work. I can’t see any particular difference and I’m just about to die of frustration here.

[yoyopop]

glad to hear you’re still working on this as it will help a lot of people! Do we actually have any concrete information about how close any integration with wordpress is, in order to make the decisions you suggest?

[Gautam Gupta]

If you have BuddyPress installed on WordPress, then just install the bbPress component. BP would automatically handle everything.

[kevinator]

OK, more info: we’re completely integrated with WordPress. Our username for login is the user’s email address. Even when a visitor is not logged in, they can click on another user’s profile and view that user’s email address. Problem.

[Jim]

Hey all, I am trying to install some themes for my bbpress/wordpress site and when I go and install the theme files to my-themes all I get in the “available themes” page are blank themes with just the names showing, and if I try and activate it, the site is just blank. I have attached a shot, or a link to a screen shot of what I am seeing. Any help would be greatly appreciated! And by the way, thanks for all the help all ready, this site has helped me get my bbpres site running on the same DB as my wordpress!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/149309/example.jpg

http://phoenixbikepolo.net/forum/

[chrishajer]

Just open the front-page.php file in your template folder and move (cut and paste) the “latest disussions” section down which will move the “main theme” section down.

It will look like this when you’re done:

http://wordpress.pastebin.com/a2y4FunW

Just copy and paste that into the file called front-page.php (replace everything that is there now.) That will put the main theme on top and latest discussions on the bottom.

I moved lines 11-45 down so the main theme comes up first.

[chrishajer]

What makes you think it was integrated correctly? Did it ever work right?

Maybe bbPress (bb_) got installed into the WordPress (wp_) tables?

[newtonu]

Well, I’ve been using phpbb for some time, and as WordPress is so good, I’ve decided to give bbPress a try. And as phpbb is full of spams I just can’t handle… well…

I’ve read the installation instruction, and check if it has the requirements… and it has. So uploaded the bbPress to my directory and when try to run the installer:

“An old config.php file has been detected in your installation. You should remove it and run the installer again. You can use the same database connection details if you do.”

What I’ve tried to to:

Delete the “bb-config-sample.php”

Rename the “bb-config-sampl.phpe” to “bb-config.php”

Nothing happens. Still the same message. Does anyone know how to help me?

Thank you,

Newton Uzeda

[royho]

Follow this tutorial… http://designintheraw.com/2010/tutorials/bbpress-wordpress-integration/