Chrishajer, thank you for your detailed help.
Before I installed the bbpress, I have created a database as below:
1, mysql> create database MyForum_database;
2, mysql> show database; it is displayed.
3, to create a dbconnect.php file to test it,
<?php
$con = mysql_connect(“localhost:3306″,”myname”,”mypassword”);
if (!$con)
{ die(‘Could not connect: “.mysql_error());}
else
echo “Successful connect.”
mysql_select_db(“MyForum_database”, $con);
?>
4, to run this dbconnect.php file in the
http://localhost/mrm/bbforum/dbcon.php //mrm is root of my website
To get the “Successful connect.”
This means my website host is “localhost” and the database is on the same server as the web site, then this probably should remain localhost in Database Host.
5, my web site host is ‘localhost’ in my Apache setting in my server.(We have static IP address)
6, please see my setting in bbpress installation:
Database name: MyForum_database
Database user: myname
Database password: mypassword
Database host: localhost
Database character set: utf8
Database character collation: forum
bbPress cookie secret key: skyisblue
Table name prefix: f_
Where is I wrong? My MyForum_database has been connected, why bbPress installation can’t connect it.
My database and website are on same server, same host.
So I wander why…
Please help again.
