If you cannot get into admin panel it’s one of two reasons:
1. cookie hashes & paths don’t match
2. you do not have the proper role set under bbpress as administrator
The 404’s may be caused by turning on slugs without multiviews or proper mod_rewrite rules. If you have slugs turned on, turn them off temporarily (in your config.php) until you solve the other problem. ie.
$bb->mod_rewrite = false;
I am betting on the role not being set in bbPress that’s preventing you from getting to the admin panel. This can be inspected/fixed via phpmyadmin. I’ve been meaning to write an auto-load plugin to fix this issue automagically.
UPDATE:
I’ve whipped up a little plugin to restore proper admin access roles for both bbPress and WordPress without having to tinker in phpmyadmin:
http://bbshowcase.org/plugins/fix_admin_access.zip
Copy this to your plugins directory in bbPress OR WordPress (not both). Then access bbPress or WordPress (whichever you used). Then test you can access admin panel. Then DELETE the plugin off your server. There is no reason to leave it there.
(you MUST leave the leading underscore “_” on the plugin name which makes it auto-load without having to activate it first. I have not tested it from the WP side but in theory should be fine.)
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?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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….
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
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.
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?
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?
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.
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
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.
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.
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??
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.
