bp has to be installed in a folder called /wp-content/plugins/buddypress. Try uploading the plugin again. Activate sitewide.
yes. that is where all plugins go. that is where the buddypress folder is when it causes the crash in my example. what i meant by subfolder install was referring to my wpmu. it is not running in root but in a subfolder. hence httpdocs/wpmu. that means my buddypress folder is httpdocs/wpmu/wp-content/plugins/buddypress.
I don’t *think* that bp has any issues running in a subdir of the doc root. That may have nothing to do with your problem. What error messages do you have in your error log?
ive have had months of battling with this same issue. mostly due to plugins. mu or otherwise. special mention, bp-dev plugins. im not sure if this would be the same case as yours but for me what really helped was deleting all the other plugins and not just disabling them either. totally remove them from files and database.
@alunsina I don’t think that’s the case for me as I don’t have any other plugins running. i wanted a clean install of wpmu, test with posts and signups, etc. for couple of weeks. Upon successful test of wpmu, install bp.
@burt adsit: I am not able to read my error log. i’ve requested the logs from my site host. the directory won’t let me browse the files via ftp. as for the apache logs and whatnot, I’ve asked for those too. so far nothing. i’m at an impasse here. it’s frustrating because that seems to be the question everyone asks and I don’t see a clear way of getting that data. i’m on hostmysite if that helps somebody tell me where to look.
I have a similar problem. I am using linux/apache/MySQL(5) on “The Rackspace Cloud” (formerly Mosso) as my host. I upgraded to WPMU 2.8 last week and when I reactivated buddypress, my admin went completely out (White Screen of Death is the new term I believe).
The only remedy was to delete the entire /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/ folder and then I can use the admin again. I removed almost all of my plugins (fbconnect, twitter to wire, & some other blog related plugins) and tried installing buddypress again…same thing.
The funny thing is, that even after this mess, BuddyPress does still work when activated, I just can’t get to the admin anymore.
Any help would be appreciated. Just to be clear, all was well before I updated to 2.8.1
Thanks,
Jeff Lee
If you are getting a white screen, you must check your error logs. This will tell you what the problem is.
Generally, the White Screen of Death seems to be implying a problem with the theme or the plugin. Check that you have COPIED THE THEMES NOT MOVED THEM!
Jeff, others have had WSOD issues and in many cases they are related to the php memory limit set on your host. Check your error logs and if it’s running out of mem then check this codex article:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP
It was the memory limit. I set it to 96M, reinstalled buddypress and it now works fine. Thanks Burt. Will this also improve performance overall? Another thing…if I get mad traffic as I build my community will I need to continue to up this memory value? For the buddypress.org community or the upcoming wordpress.org migration to buddypress, will this be a huge number? Or is this just a memory value for the installation of plugins?
What a great community of experts here!
Thanks,
Jeff Lee
Just for the installation of buddypress.
I’m getting daily WSOD on THIS site — that not building my confidence.
refresh i think it gets “stuck”
@nightlyfe
The blank (or white) screen issue on these forums is not the same thing as the “White Screen of Death”. A site that experiences a WSOD is basically not working, is inaccessible, and often indicates an issue with the codebase itself.
The issue with the blank screen on BP.org is not related to the codebase. Whatever is causing this issue will not affect your install.
See this thread for more information.
