Just integrated by BBPress install with my WordPress install. Thanks for the help on here too!
http://www.theenglishguy.co.uk/bbpress/
i have just installed bbpress and i have a problem the site is here http://www.hlvdubs.co.uk/forum
the install worked fine, but it wont let me login and there is no theme!
whats going on?
Not working for me with bbpress 0.9.0.2.
I’ve installed in my-plugins foolder, I can activate in plugins administration but I can’t see the analytics configuration page.
Thanks chrishajer.
That seems to have done the job and bbPress is now installed. But I do find that I am denied access to certain pages. I will see how this proceeds.
Because of the radical change in how topicmeta and bb_options are now stored, a few of my plugins will not work properly under 1.0 alpha until I figure out a work-around:
My-Views (most/least views tracking, some statistics)
mini-track
all-settings <<– now updated to support 1.0
(there may be others, tba)
Also note there is a drop in meta db performance under 1.0 vs. 0.9 because of how forum meta is appended in multiple queries and that more than one index (as needed by design) cannot be used in mysql on the bb_meta table.
There is also an issue of the meta table being checked on every page load to see if it needs to be upgraded – that part will probably be fixed in a later release.
Sorry, fresh out of ideas after that. I suspect that bbPress needs to be reinstalled after downgrading WordPress, but I don’t know why that failed for you.
I tried re-installing bbpress, but after I got past the first step (inserting the bbpress database info), it brings me to the forum home page. I cannot log in using any of the user id’s.
Does bbPress need to be ‘reinstalled’ after going backwards to WordPress 2.5.1? Like, if the bbPress installation made changes to the database with WordPress 2.6, then you rolled back to WordPress 2.5.1, you would lose the changes that bbPress made to the wp_users and wp_usermeta table, right? Would you need to reintegrate with the WordPress 2.5.1 database?
I suspect you could do it. Of all the forum software I have used, it’s easiest to get ‘under the hood’ of bbPress and make the changes you need. I have no idea how to start, but I bet it’s possible with bbPress.
Probably not. The database structure has changed a bit.
If you want to test it out on your current site, it would be best to test it out on a copy of your current database.
if i upgrade to the alpha, can I downgrade to the stable release?
peace
If I try and create a new user, I get the error:
Warning: mysql_insert_id(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/turner/public_html/lifelightcam/bbpress/bb-includes/db-mysql.php on line 180"
I can log into wordpress just fine with my user id and password, but not into bbpress. I checked and the user id does exist in wp_users
Hello 
I presently use a framework called CakePHP for my website. I have an existing users data model etc., that consists of many tables and so forth. It’d be a hassle for my users to have to set up a whole new account.
So, I was wondering if bbPress is by any chance customizable to the extent of database structure and basically the way databases are treated. I guess I’m looking for the most customizable forum script right now.
So can it seamlessly integrate with existing data, besides WordPress?
bbPress 1.0 alpha series
The first alpha of bbPress 1.0 is out. bbPress 1.0 will be based off of BackPress, and that’s the biggest difference so far between the 1.0 branch and the good ol’ 0.9 branch.
If you’re feeling adventurous, take the alpha for a spin (at the bottom of the download page) and let us know what breaks by submitting bug reports to bbPress trac.
Yay, time to update some plugins to make sure management panels will look cool 
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How about the php_mysql.dll, not just php_mysqli.dll? It seems to be saying it’s missing the mysql extension but you’ve posted only that you have enabled mysqli.
Also, be sure to restart the web server after making a configuration change.
Many people have posted about phpBB. Just click the tag you added phpBB and you’ll see lots of discussion.
Here are a couple:
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/a-phpbb-to-bbpress-database-converter
RE: public, private and superprivate forums:
https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/hidden-forums/
That enables you to hide forums based on roles.
I administer a phpbb forum that we are considering migrating to new software. As I’m pretty familiar with WordPress I thought this might be a good option, but I wanted to double check and ask a couple questions:
1) Can bbPress import my phpbb database? What info am I liable to lose?
2) My forum has a public section, a private section, and a superprivate section for admins and such. Does bbpress support this sort of thing? We govern who can go where with groups and permissions in phpbb, but I’m concerned that it wouldn’t translate.
Thanks!
Hello
I’m trying to install bbPress but every time I try am greeted by the message ‘Your PHP installation appears to be missing the specified MySQL extension (mysql) which is required for bbPress.’
I am using Windows XP Pro SP2 and have PHP 5.2.44 and MySQL 5.o installed . Both these applications work in isolation of each other and I have tried to install the MySQL extensions for PHP.
To give more detail; I have file php_mysqli.dll (version 5.2.1.1) in the folder C:Program FilesExt, file libmysql.dll is in C:Program FilesMySQLMySQL Server 5.0bin and this included in the Windows PATH.
I also have extension=php_mysqli.dll defined in section [MySQLi] of file C:Program Filesphp.ini.
Can you advise where my PC’s configuration is wrong, or if I need to carry out additional steps, because I would like to evaluate bbPress for use in a Java application I’m writing?
Thanks
Martin O’Shea.
It only affects posts made afterwards, not existing posts but some easy php/mysql code could fix existing posts.
But I could have sworn this was fixed in bbPress 0.9 with the WordPress Integration section built in. It should give the users a WordPress role and display name. Actually, WordPress should create the display name itself if it sees a user name without a display name. I wonder if this is a WP 2.6 issue which should not be used with bbPress 0.9
The themes section on WordPress.org is brand new and replaced the defunct one on WordPress.net bbPress.org will eventually get the look and layout that WordPress.org has, it just might take awhile as there is no one to work on it while bbPress is being developed.
A few sites have tried to do the “collections” idea but they have come and gone. I pretty much try to do what you are asking for on http://bbShowcase.org and of course right on this forum are lots of tips and tricks
Well each forum matrix is maintained by someone from each project. I recently had MDA update the settings for bbPress but there are still some things that are incorrect due to the limitations on that website (for example “plugin” is not an option on some settings).
In other related news, Wikipedia decided to delete the page on bbPress last week which really upset me:
http://ckon.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/wikipedia-overlords-delete-bbpress-page/
Virtually every other forum software is on there, so I don’t know why they felt that was necessary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Internet_forum_software
