Thank you for starting a new topic.
No, but it’s always good practice to backup your database and server files (including plugins and themes) regularly especially before upgrading site (BP or WP) and also before making major changes to your site.
– WP 3.3.1 and BP 1.5.5, right?
– Check BuddyPress > Components panel, are forums and groups enabled (they are by default)?
– Groups: When you say you cannot access groups, do you mean you cannot create groups?
– Forums: Which forum are you having an issue with, Group Forums or Sitewide Forums? Did you check this out https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/
When i click on install group forum… nothing happens. I have 4 groups but when I try to access them…. the message is no activity is found. No forums, no activity. Something is not connecting. I had to install bbpress in a separate install. is that the problem? Can it be fixed?
== When i click on install group forum… nothing happens. ==
Looking at your site, your Forums for Groups is already installed, otherwise there would be no “Forum” tab in your Group’s page like so http://faithteam.org/faithnotes/groups/faith-team/forum/.
Check that there’s a bb-config.php in the root of your WP installation in server (root == where you would also find the wp-config.php file), open up bb-config.php and double-check that the database DB information is the same as that of the database information in your wp-config.php file.
Go to your Group Forums Directory at http://faithteam.org/faithnotes/forums/ and right beside the page title “Forums Directory”, you should see a “New Topic” button and click on it.
== I had to install bbpress in a separate install. is that the problem? Can it be fixed? ==
You could also install the bbPress plugin aka Sitewide Forums in your BuddyPress installation. I suggest however, that we resolve the Group Forums (internal bbPress) issue before implementing Sitewide Forums. Unless you don’t want Forums for Groups anymore? …
information is not the same. Should I do copy and paste?
bb file has
‘BBDB_NAME’, ‘xxx’ );
wp file has
‘DB_NAME’, ‘xxx’);
and so on through the list
When I click on New Topic… nothing happens.
I do want forums for groups… that’s the essential desire here.
I miss typed the wp file above. they are alike except for the BB in front of the DB file (BBDB / DB)
Backup your bb-config.php in computer hard drive. The information which should be the same with your wp-config.php is the name of the database, username, password and hostname.
e.g. if in your wp-config.php, you have
`/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘NM_rx001’);`
then in you bb-config.php, you should have
`/** The name of the database for bbPress */
define( ‘BBDB_NAME’, ‘NM_rx001’ );`
same goes for the username, password and hostname. In other words, do not change BBDB_NAME to DB_NAME
EDIT – did not see your 3 most recent posts while I was writing info above.
But wait, you posted
`bb file has
‘BBDB_NAME’, ‘faixxx?);
wp file has
‘DB_NAME’, ‘FAIHxxx?);`
but faitxxx is not the same as FAIHTxxx Do not post DB info here. You’re compromising your installation.
in that case, both are fine as is.
No, use same case, lowercase. Or was typo on the spelling and the case?
