OK – This is what I did at the beginning.
ASO has cpanel.
I went to cpanel and created “subdomain” called “forum”
When you do this cpanel automatically creates a directory “forum”
I uploaded BBpress to this directory.
I created a database in cpanel and completed the fields in config.php
I tried $bb->domain = ‘http://forum.domain.com’;
$bb->path = ‘/forums/’; plus a lot of others.
Does not work.
So,
I went to a current subdomain I have http://test.domain.com and in cpanel physically created a directory /forum/.
I populated config.php with the data and it WORKS! (looks good by the way!!).
The only thing is that my forum is at
test.domain.com/forum/
I cannot get it to the root at
test.domain.com
(by the way when I install WP to testexample.domain.com it works first time every time and I do not have to install it to, and call it from testexample.domain.com/wpdirectory/
Sorry for the long post and hope it is clear…
What am I missing here?
I just had a chat with Patrick on Live Messenger, the guy that runs phpBBhacks.com , and he said, you’ll mostly have to work directly with the database.
Or atleast that’s how he does it, he said. Also, I’m not sure if this would, or could possibly help in any way, but.. they wrote up this article: “Write a converter with the Unified Convertor System.”
Of course, like anyone would do, they made it up for the people to convert from their current forum software, to their’s, but, wasn’t sure if maybe you devs could use it to benefit yourselves or not?
Just wanted to throw this out onto the table for ya’ll.. 
I think it’s great that bbPress made a official release finally.. and *hopefully* soon, I’ll get to making themes for it.
spencerp
/Sidenote quick: I had dealt with phpBB before, for a few good years, installed it for peoples, for money, and shot out a few themes too. Submitted them to the phpBBhacks.com site, and had patrick in the MSN mess list for a few years.. 
Hi
Is bbPress supposed to create an .htaccess file for mod_rewrite URLs? I was expecting this, like in WordPress, but there wasn’t a file after install. Should I just create my own .htaccess?
What is the url you’re tring to install it to?
http://subdomain.domain.com/forums/ ?
If that’s the case, you need to install bbPress in the directory on your server that that url points to. You config should then look like:
$bb->domain = 'http://subdomain.domain.com';
$bb->path = '/forums/';
I’ve updated the Registration integration documentation to link to a couple plugins you may find useful when integratinog WordPress and bbPress.
WordPress Plugin: http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/438
bbPress Plugin: http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/430
When we have a better place to put these plugins, I’ll let you know.
Making Plugins
bbPress has a plugin API that functions exactly the same as WordPress’. All the familiar functions such as do_action(), add_filter() and so forth are found in bbPress. One of our goals is to make bbPress as pluggable as possible. If you have suggestions for new hooks or other improvements, please let us know.
https://bbpress.org/documentation/customization/
Is there going to be a Your bbPress category?
It would be nice to show off some of the things we have been tinkering with for the last year or so.
Aaron
Maybe it’s the wrong place to write, but the RSS link from main forum page (http://bbpress.org/forums/rss/) replay with a 404 error, the no nicename link (http://bbpress.org/forums/rss.php) works fine, then there is a problem in the permalink structure maybe?
We link to the IRC channel here:
Development
It’s fairly quiet right now.
It shouldn’t be too many, just try it.
You can read about us internationalizing things here:
https://bbpress.org/blog/2006/06/internationalization/
Just one more quick one: how many strings are still hard coded into bbPress?
bbPress uses the exact same translation framework, gettext.
Large parts of it have already been translated as part of WordPress.com, but we don’t want to localize the default templates until we have proper themes. (Like in WP.)
Can bbPress be localized like WP?
Plugins? Awesome, now I really, really want to get using this. 
If you define('WP_BB', true);, you still have to call the WordPress script yourself.
put require_once('../wp-config.php'); (or whatever the right path is) in bbPress’ config.php.
klasen,
Users with spaces:
You way be able to get away with creating a plugin that overrides bb_check_login and bb_set_current_user with your own functions of the same name. If not, you’ll probablp have to edit the user_sanitize function. That function should probably be made pluggable.
I’ll try to get more details about this soon.
Fatal Error:
I assume you are talking about defining the constant WP_BB. All this does is tell bbPress not to load certain functions. It does not include the wp-config file for you (haw would it know where to look?). You need to do that yourself. I’d suggest require_once('../wp-config.php'); (or where ever it is) in bbPress’ config.php file.
mod_rewrite:
bbPress can generate a sample .htaccess file for you if you log in and browse to bb-admin/rewrite-rules.php. Copy the output and save it into your .htaccess file. Alternatively, you might be able to forgo the rewrite rules and instead set Options +MultiViews
Hello, installed the recent 0.72 version and having some issues. Trying to use it integrated with WordPress install. BBPress doesnt seem to recognize any wordpress users that have a space in their name. I have some wordpress users with spaces in their names (which function just fine in wordpress) and they are unable to log into bbpress. Users without spaces in their names log in just fine.
A couple of other issues which I havent dug into yet:
– If I try to activate the option for loading wp every time, I always get this error: “Fatal error: Call to undefined function: __() in /home2/klasenus/public_html/forums/bb-includes/capabilities.php on line 27” Works fine without it. Not sure if I really need it, but want to have full integration of bbpress into wp
– With mod_rewrite set to true, if I try to navigate within bbpress I get redirected to my wp 404 page as the bbpress page cannot be found. About the only link that works in bbpress is the new topic link
Any help would be appreciated… I will keep chugging…
Mr Papa
Wow. I’ve been watching bbpress for a long time now and waiting for a release.
What a trip that I end up on the site almost minutes after it happens.
Go Go BBPress!
Damn this is looking good! And just after I’ve already gotten all fired up about Vanilla.
Halleleujah bbPress is getting some love! So now I want to bring in some client forums. Anyone know of any way to import the data from a phpBB db? Is such a thing possible? I really hope so.
Frills will be in plugins.
I love the new design, and the fact that it integrates with WordPress really rocks. If only there were some ‘frills’ to it.. Ah well, I’ll definatly have to try it out in the future.
Awesome! Now, I’ll start working on making awesome themes for bbpress..
spencerp
