[hishamabu]

Hello,

I am trying to install bbPress onto the same Database I have installed WordPress. But I keep getting an error (see below).

As far as I’m aware I have filled in the appropriate config.php information. With the same information that I’ve got on the WordPress wd_config.php.

But still no luck. Both WordPress and bbPress have been downloaded from the official websites merely a few days back.

Warning: mysql_get_server_info() [function.mysql-get-server-info]: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2) in /home/.stinkybutt/vault21/ibnmuslim.com/abdi/forums/bb-includes/db-mysqli.php on line 80

Warning: mysql_get_server_info() [function.mysql-get-server-info]: A link to the server could not be established in /home/.stinkybutt/vault21/ibnmuslim.com/abdi/forums/bb-includes/db-mysqli.php on line 80

I really do appreciate any and all help with regards to this matter.

Kindest regards

Hisham

[livibetter]

You need this https://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/745/745c.diff

and don’t use unix socket.

If you have to use unix socket, read https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/cannot-select-db-error?replies=11#post-12434

[hishamabu]

Thank you so much for your response livibetter, but I’m not getting this at all. I’m not a programmer/coder by any stretch of the imagination. My abilities go no further than copy & pasting code.

With regards to Unix sockets, I’m on a Dreamhost hosting package if that helps at all.

Can you please tell me how the trac thing work?

Thank you again.

[hishamabu]

This has now been fixed. Again, thank you livibetter.

[terrypearson]

Can someone actually explain what the solution was? I am getting the same error.

[livibetter]

Recent discussion indicates r971 could be a temporary good solution.

Go to the bottom https://trac.bbpress.org/browser/trunk?rev=971

Download the ZIP, and use it to upgrade

I am not sure if it will touch you database or not, anyway backup is a good habit.

Please tell us if this works or not.