[astereo]

If you’ve had experienced installing other applications and you follow the bbpress install guide from the site, you shouldn’t experience any problems.

abc, you’re problem lies in the database. Some things to check:

– Do you have “all permissions” on the database you are trying to install BBpress on?

– Is your mysql database username, password, and host (usually localhost) all right in the config.php file?

ed, the best solution for you is to use the original config-sample.php from the file and re-enter all the required fields. Usually “unexpected….” error messages come up if you deleted something you should have not, such as removing a ” ‘ ” from the outside of a url. Try filling in all the options and uploading as config.php again.

[potter_system]

Yes, you can copy the data using PHP and mySQL (‘Insert into *your-bbpress-prefix*_users (user_login, user_pass) VALUES(-the username you got from the row-,-the password for the same row)’)

[RedSkunk]

Please! You’ll have to be patient.. we are lucky we got this phpBB to bbpress importer this quickly.. jeesh! I’m sure brunotorre will probably make up more import scripts then..

If not brunotorre, then someone else I’m sure.. We’ll just have to be patient here.. Just my 2 cents …

I was able to use his script to bring over all of my users, just by modifying the table names that it was calling for from phpBB. But his code got more complicated, especially for the posts.. For someone who has a firm grasp on php, it wasn’t as much to ask as it might seem.. But I ended up bringing over the info by hand via PHPMyAdmin… Nearly everything, minus the dates of posts since PunBB put that info on a different table altogether.

But yeah, I’m not faulting brunotorre for not getting to my issue immediately. The demand for PunBB->BBPress is prolly going to always be small. Kudos for brunotorre’s work, def!

[abc12345]

When I did the same setup on another computer, I was able to successfully install bbpress! Finally, I got it to work. I just do not know what was different. I guess I will have to go back and see why the first system would not allow it to install properly.

[salatti]

I’m trying to get cookies integration with wordpress working, but after some failed attempts (I read the FAQs and searched on the forum) I can’t figure out how to do this. My WordPress installation is at http://www.salatti.net while bbPress is at forum.salatti.net (so bbPress is not in a subdirectory of WP, but on a third level domain). What should I do?

Thanks,

Daniele

[sailjojamela]

I’ve been searching the forum for an answer and all I can find are login issues that are related to WP integration. My forum is set up as free standing.

I installed, edited the config.php and logged in just fine. I was able to view all of the admin pages and added a new topic. I then decided to change my password in my profile. Ever since then I am unable to login. I’ve reset my password and still can’t login. I created a new user and can not login under that name either. If I type in the wrong password it tells me that it’s wrong but it’s like the correct passwords don’t stick and I keep getting the login boxes. The forum is located at http://www.jojamela.us/bbpress

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[chrisjb]

I’ve checked in cPanel and I’m pretty sure I’ve got the names right. it autimatically shortened themboy7_bbpress to themboy7bbpres when I created the database.

I’ve contacted my host AN Hosting now, referencing this thread, so hopefully they can resolve the problem.

[AphelionZ]

define(‘BBDB_NAME’, ‘themboy7_bbpres’)

not “themboy7_bbpress”?

if that’s not the case then you should perhaps contact your ISP to see if the database server is up and running (unless you can tell because your page is successfully completing other mysql queries)

[chrisjb]

Yeah i already renamed it – actually I copied it and changed the name of my copy then edited it:

<?php

// ** MySQL settings ** //

define(‘BBDB_NAME’, ‘themboy7_bbpres’); // The name of the database

define(‘BBDB_USER’, ‘themboy7_tmgforu’); // Your MySQL username

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

define(‘BBDB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

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

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

// If your bbPress URL is http://bbpress.example.com/forums/ , the examples would be correct.

// Adjust the domain and path to suit your actual URL.

// Just the domain name; no directories or path. There should be no trailing slash here.

$bb->domain = ‘http://www.themortgageguide.org.uk&#8217;; // Example: ‘http://bbpress.example.com&#8217;

// There should be both a leading and trailing slash here. ‘/’ is fine if the site is in root.

$bb->path = ‘/forum/’; // Example: ‘/forums/’

// What are you going to call me?

$bb->name = ‘TMG Forum’;

// This must be set before running the install script.

$bb->admin_email = ‘forum@themortgageguide.org.uk’;

// Set to true if you want pretty permalinks.

$bb->mod_rewrite = true;

// 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;

// 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 = ***********;

[abc12345]

Dear astereo,

Great guide! One thing I would add, however, is what to do when there are errors, ie troubleshooting. For some reason I get stuck at the install.php file telling me “Cannot select DB.” This is despite the fact that I have followed the directions you mentioned (and those included on this website) to a T and have successfully installed WordPress, phpBB, and other php/mysql web programs with no problem. Also it seems like the member n2 is having the same problem. If the solution is found to this, perhaps it could be put in your ultimate guide, so that others do not fall into the same trap. Thank you.

[edwinkort]

Shouldn’t have posted the problem here. But sometimes this laptop seems to have a mind of his own.

[AphelionZ]

great guide! I hope you keep it up

[edwinkort]

Great, thanks. Although I’m still having problems installing this

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/bookieb/public_html/bbpress/config.php on line 46

Line 46 (and further):

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

$bb->wp_home = ‘www.bookieboy.co.uk’; // WordPress – Options->General: Blog address (URL) // No trailing slash

$bb->wp_siteurl = ‘www.bookieboy.co.uk’; // WordPress – Options->General: WordPress address (URL) // No trailing slash

[ranrar]

Mozey: hmm but what are the chance of a designer will make a simuliar design to both bbpress and wp ? mabye some, i just know i dont want the same theme on my forum as i got on my blog

[planetphillip]

Maybe I have misunderstood you but there is already a search function in bbpress. Try opening /search.php

It’s also possible to integrate it on any page.

[woolgatherer]

I’ve just installed bbpress and have the same problem – my posts were all -1years “freshness”

I figured out that I needed to configure the config.php with my server time and not my local time. My server runs on PDT, which is 7 hours behind my physical location (on BST, shortly to be GMT). So now my “freshness” is correct, but all my post times are wrong. I’d like to see a mod that allows the user to define their local time zone and operate independently of the board’s installation location.

Apart from that – bbpress looks great and I love the freshness of it after the clutter of phpBB.

[ranrar]

Mozey: ore just new kindt of themes just fore bbpress?

[kannued]

Mistainu

What I wrote should have helped you. You are doing what I said you cannot do.

You CANNOT have BBPress inside WP. BBPress must be outside WP. Then you edit bbpress’ config.php to link to the WP directory. That is where the integration happens.

The other option that could work is that WP is a subdirectory of BBPress (being the root). But I haven’t tried that.

[ranrar]

The same happent to me when i deletet alle post in the first forum bbpress automatic made when installing, I think its becors you not made the first topic yourself it count -1 ?

[ranrar]

why not do as wordpress does? just copy a script/code into a folder and then activate the plug-in and then folow the install instructions acorting too the plug-in readme about tags? and so on?

then you can easly can deside yourself witch you need this plug-in ore not just like wordpress.

[ear1grey]

See: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/67?replies=5

[ranrar]

in the 0.72 version of bbpress, i cannot remove forum treds in my Mysql database..

[ranrar]

Yes its quit nice skin to bbpress, i hope in the futre there vil come more cool skins to bbpress like wordpress

[mistainu]

#1. have a smoother “intuitive” integration between wordpress and bbpress?

#2. plugins and theme options pages in control panel *doh*

#3. in the bbpress control panel, have a link that says “over to wordpress” and vice versa; that would require bbpress and wordpress to “recognize” each other’s presence on the website. a result of suggestion #1

#4. search function? etc

that’s all i can muster… otherwise it’s awesome.

[mistainu]

nevermind, i figured out what went wrong:

near the bottom…

// Use the following line *only* if you will be loading WordPress everytime you load bbPress.

//define('WP_BB', true);

so i removed the //

define('WP_BB', true);

and that’s what caused the problem… now that i replaced the // back, integration works fine. but i have a question?

what was that line even supposed to do? i thought load everytime means i can callup the wordpress functions in the bbpress template? or something to that extent? someone please clarify?