Hi there

I have just installed bbPress in a new database, not integrated with WordPress. I manage to access the forum, which is located at thenokian95.com/forum, but I cannot login, it says:

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/nokisat7/public_html/thenokian95.com/forum/bb-config.php:1) in /home/nokisat7/public_html/thenokian95.com/forum/bb-includes/pluggable.php on line 188

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/nokisat7/public_html/thenokian95.com/forum/bb-config.php:1) in /home/nokisat7/public_html/thenokian95.com/forum/bb-includes/pluggable.php on line 228

My installation went successfully, and I can register users. Here is the installation log, with a changed password:

Referrer is OK, beginning installation…

Step 1 – Creating database tables

>>> Create table bb_forums

>>> Create table bb_posts

>>> Create table bb_topics

>>> Create table bb_topicmeta

>>> Create table bb_users

>>> Create table bb_usermeta

>>> Create table bb_tags

>>> Create table bb_tagged

Step 2 – WordPress integration (optional)

>>> Integration not enabled

Step 3 – Site settings

>>> Site name: The Nokia N95 forum

>>> Site address (URL): http://thenokian95.com/forum/

>>> From email address: only.meraj@merajnet.com

>>> Key master created

>>>>>> Username: admin

>>>>>> Email address: only.meraj@merajnet.com

>>>>>> Password: something

>>> Description: Just another bbPress community

>>> Forum name: First forum

>>>>>> Topic: Your first topic

>>>>>>>>> Post: First Post! w00t.

>>> Key master email sent

Installation complete!

I have left bb-config.php and pluggable.php in CHMOD 755. I read other topics in this forum, and I had looked to see if there were extra whitespaces, but everything seems ok.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

Looks like your host has disabled a php function (getmypid) that bbpress needs. See this:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/cannot-create-forum

[@merajnet Member 16 years, 1 month ago]

I see, thanks. I didn’t understand how to correct the error. Is there any way to do it without asking the host to switch it on?

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

Yes, you can make a modification to that file to work around the disabled function.

getmypid() – often disabled on shared hosting systems

Line 43 of bb-includes/class-phpass.php needs to be edited to get around this function being disabled on your host.

[@merajnet Member 16 years, 1 month ago]

Tried to replace getmypid() by uniqid(), but still have the same exact problem.

My host says that getmypid is working. I built a php info file to check what modules were installed, and getmypid wasn’t there.

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

> My host says that getmypid is working.

> I built a php info file to check what modules

> were installed, and getmypid wasn’t there.

Well, one thing does not jive with the other. Either it’s enabled or it’s not. Do you have a choice between PHP4 and PHP5? Maybe they’re checking one version and you’re using another. If the web server uses PHP4 by default, but PHP5 is available, you can force PHP5 by adding this to the top of your .htaccess file:

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

To check which version of PHP your pages are being served with, and to see if getmypid is disabled, save this into a file called info.php (or anything.php really):

<?php

phpinfo();

?>

 

Then access that at your host http://www.example.com/info.php, and see what it shows.

[@merajnet Member 16 years, 1 month ago]

I checked what version it is, and it’s PHP 5.2.

Why doesn’t the other command used to replaced getmypid work?

Thanks for the help again.

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

Is uniqid there?

[@merajnet Member 16 years, 1 month ago]

No it is not. I’ll contact support once again. Thanks

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

You need one of those functions to make this work. There are other ways to provide some randomness, but you need to know what functions the host allows.

[@merajnet Member 16 years, 1 month ago]

I have some tools via my dedicated server cPanel. Anyway I could set this up by myself?

[@chrishajer Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

1. I would find out why the host has those functions disabled and ask if they will enable them.

2. Using the phpinfo() you need to find a function that is available that will allow you to replace this function. You will need to do this in every place it occurs in the code.

3. Or, you could consider a new host.

[@merajnet Member 16 years, 1 month ago]

1. They say it’s usually not enabled.

2. Will do so, the file is located at http://thenokian95.com/forum/info.php Please do let me know which one would work for me.

3. Have a contract with them. They say I can install the functions by myself, but I don’t know how to, and they will charge to do so for me, while I prefer not to pay.