Hi Gang, I see others have had difficult getting the installer to connect to the database. I do as well. here is my status:

1) I reviewed all my database name/user/password. confirmed against wp-config file. all good.

2) Database on same server as wordpress and bbpress install;

3) No bb-config file is created yet, so nothing to delete. There is a bb-config-sample which I have left in tact.

4) My host is Dreamhost; my wordpress blog running like a champ

5) bbpress folder installed in root directory of wordpress

Still won’t connect. Thoughts? THANK YOU

THANK YOU.

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years ago]

What error are you getting, exactly?

[@mralec Member 16 years ago]

“There was a problem connecting to the database you specified.

Please check the settings, then try again.”

[@johnhiler Member 16 years ago]

Chris had some great advice for a user in a similar situation here:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/problems-trying-tlo-install#post-58763

Is it possible that there’s a missing BB in front of your constant names in bb-config.php?

[@mralec Member 16 years ago]

Well, I just bypassed the installer panel, manually created a bb-config file from the sample, uploaded it and it SEEMS to be working now.

[@johnhiler Member 16 years ago]

Ah great idea… glad it’s working! (or at least, seems to be working)…