[deadlyhifi]

I had WP2.7.1 and bbPress1.06a working perfectly.

Now I’ve replaced 1.06a with RC1. Kept exactly the same settings (apart from a duplicate bbp database – which is identical in all but name). Same wordpress integration bumpf in the bb-config file.

Then I run the database upgrade. And it all works as expected apart from the cookie integration.

Logging in via WP does log me into bbP but I can’t log into WP unless I go through /wp-admin (cookies spat out by each login all correspond.)

Anyone else had a similar problem or offer a solution?

I have upgraded the bb-integration plugin in WP and if I switch back to the previous version of the forum it all works fine again. So I can only pressume something odd is happening in RC1.

[Florian]

I am having the same problem as well. Using WordPress MU 2.7.1, bbPress 1.0-rc-1 and buddypress 1.0. WPMU and bbPress successfully share the user database, but users still have to log in seperately.

WPMU seems to store the login information in a cookie called “wordpress_logged_in_”, while bbpress uses “wordpress_logged_in_[bunch of letters and numbers]”.

I already tried adding “define(‘COOKIEHASH’, ‘[same bunch of letters and numbers]’ );” to wp-config.php, but it had no effect whatsoever. No hash appeared in the wp-login-cookie.

I also tried making bbPress use “wordpress_logged_in_” (without the bunch of numbers) as login cookie. This resulted in the same cookie name being used, but the logins were still not shared. When I switched between bbpress/wpmu, I got logged out from the application which was the last to be logged in to.

Interestingly, there is another hashlike string behind the user name in the value of the cookie. Like this: “admin%[bunch of letters and numbers]” This hashlike sting is different between wpmu and bbpress. Even for the same user.

I would guess that means that some hashgenerating constant is off, but I do not know which one. I synched those with their bbpress equivalents: AUTH_KEY, SECURE_AUTH_KEY, LOGGED_IN_KEY, NONCE_KEY, AUTH_SALT, LOGGED_IN_SALT, SECURE_AUTH_SALT.

For AUTH_SALT, LOGGED_IN_SALT and SECURE_AUTH_SALT I did use the values from the wp-config.php because I could not find them in the WPMU admin interface. I guess that’s a difference between WP and WPMU?

What am I missing?

[ndrwld]

Hi Florian,

there was no problem with “Forum could not be created” in my case.

Manoj Kumar in BuddyPress forum helped me with this problem, here is the solution:

1. Delete all tables created by bbPress from your database

2. Install bbPress without integration with wordpress

3. Login with Key Master

4. Go to admin tab

5. Do wordpress integration

here is the link

[chrishajer]

Sounds like you have a separate database for WordPress and bbPress? The message says there is no wp_users table in the bbp01 database. Did you use separate databases or the same one for bbPress and WordPress?

[rdsr]

bbPress database error: [Table ‘andreame_bbp01.wp_users’ doesn’t exist]

SELECT ID FROM wp_users WHERE user_login = ‘admin’

I tried following the integration steps properly.

WordPress Version: 2.6.5

BBpress Version: 0.9.0.4

My Regular WordPress login works.

If integration was successful wouldn’t it be the same login information for the BBpress?

How can i fix this?

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

You have to tell bb, when you set it up, where wp is Default assumption is that it’s the same folder. You’re going to need phpMyAdmin or something to fix it.

Go into your XXX_forum database and open up the bb_meta table.

Look for:

user_bbdb_name

user_bbdb_user

user_bbdb_password

The first one is the NAME of your WordPress database (so XXX_wrdp1), the second is the ID used to access said database (sounds like XXX_wrdp1 from your post) and the third is (heh) your password for that ID.

Set those up to point to WP and you should be able to log in.

[theindiansabroad]

Yes, the database for wordpress is XXX_wrdp1 . Could you please tell me what is the most graceful way of fixing it? I don’t want to affect my operational site on wordpress, just want to integrate BBpress with it.

Thanks in advance.

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

It looks like you have separate databases for your forum and blog. Do you also have an XXX_blog or XXX_wordpress database?

[Florian]

Hey,

I think I had the same problem. Did you get the message “Forum could not be created” when you chose a new username?

I just installed without integration and integrated afterwards. This killed my admin access, but I could restore it with the plugin which was mentioned in some of the sticky threads.

Both installs now successfully share the user database, but I am still fighting with cookie integration… *sigh*

Greetings,

Florian

[ndrwld]

Hey,

I’ve a problem with bbPress integration with WPMU. All installation steps going fine. I enter cookie integration fields, the same database, use default prefix’es, but nothing solves the problem.

In 3 step of bbPress installation when I enter existing user “admin” in key master field it shows me an error – “The key master could not be created. An existing user was found with that user login.”. But even if I choose new user, forum installation ends fine but when trying to login, it redirects me to install wizard once again.

With single install (without integration) bbPress works fine.

[bobbyh]

This has happened to me before. From what you’ve said, it sounds like you didn’t change anything in the database and you just have an old/bad cookie that isn’t letting you log in again. Just clear your old cookies…

[johnhiler]

This plugin helps restore keymaster access for bbPress:

https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/fix-admin-access/

Not sure if it helps at all for WordPress… did you lose access to your blog or your boards?

[antonytycoon]

I have a huge problem with my website most likely something i have done out of my own stupidity, i have lost the ability to log into my website all administrator accounts have vanished. i had edited one of the options in some settings, i changed my Domain name from how it was being displayed (http://yugioh-episodes.com) to (http://www.yugioh-episodes.com)as it looks better, at this moment i was logged out and my blog does not have any admin accounts, is their a way i can get my blog back i don’t want to loose the many many hours of work i have put into this …. please help me . thanks

[buckminster1]

I was not aware that there was a problem with the cookies. Currently, I have to login to each separately. The bbPress db shows a link to the wp user tables. Whenever I change any of the settings in the WordPress Integration, none of my users are recognized. Thanks for backups!!

The WP and bbPress integration is implemented on my company intranet that I am building.

[Sam Bauers]

Hi everyone, bbPress 1.0 is moving beyond Alpha stage and skipping Beta to go straight into a series of Release Candidates towards a final 1.0 release. The first RC is now available for download.

We’ve made this decision to push towards 1.0 final as the scope of what was going to be included in 1.0 has been whittled back and we have had some serious real world trials through TalkPress.

Please note that if you are integrating bbPress with WordPress version 2.7.x or lower, you will need to add this line to your bb-config.php to maintain cookie compatibility:

define('WP_AUTH_COOKIE_VERSION', 1);

When you upgrade WordPress to 2.8 that line will have to be removed.

[sicofante]

Thanks Crishajer.

My friend is using 1.0 beta. The current stable release didn’t work (I don’t know exactly why).

It will not be integrated with WordPress.

He confirms he can use two words user names now, but the problem with using accents and tildes still persists (and it’s an essential need for us). He says he modified the class-bb-install to take these characters, to no avail.

[chrishajer]

What version bbPress are you talking about, and will it be integrated with WordPress?

Spaces are no problem already.

[alvarix]

With WordPress there is a handy way to override the url Options set in the DB like so:

define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘http://localhost’ );

define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘http://localhost’);

This is really useful for local development. Anyone know the equivalent in BBPress?

[braddock16]

I don’t know what is going on but my replies are being deleted every time. Please mods, stop it…i’m trying to find a answer to my problem.

Johnhiler, I deactivated all the plugins but the problem persists.

How can I reset the installation? I mean, the wordpress and bbpress tables are now one aren’t they? I think that’s how I installed it in the first place. How can I start over from scratch with the forum installation?

Regards,

Brad

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

It has not been fixed in 1.0-a6 (as of three weeks ago). It happens on WordPress.org too

(And _ck_, what’s a good plugin for that on WP? I’ve yet to find one I like, but I’m picky.)

[_ck_]

I doubt they anticipated that. Years later, WordPress unbelievably still shows NOTHING when a comment is held in the moderation queue. You have to install a plugin to give the user some kind of clue what has happened. It’s dumbfounding.

[lookfab]

Today I did the reverse integration of an existing WordPress blog (2.7.1) and BBPress forum (0.9.4). I described my plans here. With some help from bobbyh and a lot of digging into these forums, things worked out well.

Here are the steps (all but the final 2 are database operations, which I did using phpMyAdmin):

1. I didn’t need to do backups because I was using a test site, but if you are trying this, don’t go any further without full backups of everything.
2. Copied the “bb_users” and “bb_usermeta” tables from the BBPress database to the WordPress database. I was a bit worried that the row sizes weren’t exactly the same in the destination copy, but as it turns out, that wasn’t an issue.
3. Added a “user_activation_key” field to the copy of “bb_users” to ensure that the schema matched my current “wp-users” table in the WordPress database.
4. Renamed the “wp_users” and “wp_usermeta” tables to “wp_users_old” and “wp_usermeta_old” respectively.
5. Renamed the new “bb_users” and “bb_usermeta” tables to “wp_users” and “wp_usermeta” respectively.
6. Added WordPress admin rights and metadata to the new admin user. To do this I ran the following query:
   

   INSERT INTO wp_usermeta (user_id, meta_key, meta_value) VALUES (‘1’, ‘wp_capabilities’, ‘a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;b:1;}’);

7. Added WordPress user metadata for the rest of the users (since I’m using the BBPress user tables as the starting point they know nothing about WP capabilities). Here is the query:
   

   INSERT INTO wp_usermeta (user_id, meta_key, meta_value) SELECT user_id, ‘wp_capabilities’ AS meta_key, ‘a:1:{s:10:”subscriber”;b:1;}’ AS meta_value from wp_usermeta WHERE user_id NOT IN (SELECT user_id from wp_usermeta WHERE meta_key = ‘wp_capabilities’) GROUP BY user_id;

8. Changed the user_id references in the “wp_posts” and “wp_comments” tables so that they pointed to the correct users (you need to do this because equivalent users don’t necessarily have the same ID in the previously separate WordPress and BBPress databases). Here are the queries I ran:
   

   UPDATE wp_posts SET post_author=NEW_ID WHERE post_author = OLD_ID

   UPDATE wp_comments SET user_id=NEW_ID WHERE user_id = OLD_ID

   NOTE that you need to think carefully about the order in which you do these changes. You don’t want to change a user’s ID to one that already exists in the WordPress table.

9. Installed superann’s plugin to downgrade WP 2.7.1’s cookie handling for compatibility with BBP 0.9.4: http://superann.com/2009/02/26/wordpress-26-27-bbpress-09-cookie-integration-plugin/
10. Told BBPress to find its user data in the new WordPress user tables. This is done in the BBPress admin page for WordPress integration: […]/bb-admin/options-wordpress.php. You need to follow the instructions carefully. In particular, note that the WordPress database secret should be copied from the current WordPress setting and not vice versa.

Some other notes:

• This is not something to do in a rush. I checked the results of each step carefully before moving on. This included browsing the database and, later in the process, logging in to the blog and forum to check whether things were working as expected.
• This worked for me. Your mileage may vary.

[lookfab]

I just got done reverse integrating existing installs of WP and BBP. So I didn’t actually run the BBP install, but I think “…/bb-admin/options-wordpress.php” answers your question about the secret key. See the “WordPress database secret” section on that page.

It points you to “…/wp-admin/options.php” for the value “secret” setting in your WP install. I think this may be the SECRET_KEY you are looking for.

If your install is already done, just go to “…/bb-admin/options-wordpress.php” and enter the secret in the text field provided there.

[pracus]

Hello!

I use 2.6.3 version of WP and I just installed bbPress 0.9.

I also use Freshly Baked Cookies plugin (http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/freshly-baked-cookies/) to allow bbPress using WP cookies.

What I get now is a strange situation: when I log into WP then I become logged out from bbPress and when I log into bbPress then I become logged out from WP, so I can never be logged in both of them. Everything else work fine.

My WP works on http://www.subdomain.domain.com/ address and bbPress works on http://www.subdomain.domain.com/bbpress/ address. I have fulfilled all the integration instructions.

What is also strange that when I log in WP then get these cookies:

– wordpress_logged_in_[HASH 1]: admin%7C[HASH 2]

– wordpress_test_cookie: WP+Cookie+check

– wpfsession: [10 digits number]

– wp-admin wordpress_[HASH 1]: admin%7C[HASH 3]

– wp-content/plugins wordpress_[HASH 1]: admin%7C[HASH 3]

…and when I log in bbPress then I get similar but [HASH 2] is the same as [HASH 3].

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance!

[johnhiler]

_ck_ – I’m using your skip-akismet plugin and thank goodness! At least my authors/moderators/admins are spared this.

Akismet is going absolutely bonkers on all nine of my bbpress and WordPress installs… it just started a few days ago. I thought maybe it was connected to skip-akismet, but some of the *press installs aren’t using skip-akismet and they are still having problems!