Title: [Plugin: WP phpBB Bridge] WordPress phpbb bridge continue login Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WP phpBB Bridge] WordPress phpbb bridge continue login * [Steven de Jong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ste3fy/) * (@ste3fy) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/) * When I’ve installed wordpress phpbb bridge I can log in via phpbb but I can not go back to the control panel of WordPress. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [KingOfSpades](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingofspades/) * (@kingofspades) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546439) * I have the same problem. There has been numerous posts for this issue, and I am a little bit confused of how people can use it. * To my understanding it seems to be by design that you will need to login through pbpbb, as there is one interface required. But I don’t know whether people who can successfully use this plugin have another way of editing their wordpress settings, enter blog entries, work on the css files etc. Because regardless what I did and I redid everything from scratch, followed the instructions, the widgets and all, still the same issue. I am not going to post the details here but if anyone interested [this is one of the threads ](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-cannot-login-to-wp-admin-redirected-to-forum-login?replies=86) about this problem. * Can someone who is using this plugin successfully tell us how they work on their wordpress settings and blogs, etc? I started to doubt myself that I am looking for the wrong thing!!! * [Yuibox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuibox/) * (@yuibox) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546628) * Same problem here. I wish the documentation was more clear than this. * [Yuibox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuibox/) * (@yuibox) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546629) * Yes, it is documentation problem Check the following 1) * > Here’s how to fix the problem; * If you need immediate access to wp-admin then all you need to do is FTP into your WordPress plugins directory and rename the wp-phpbb-bridge plugin folder to something else. You’ll be able to access wp-admin once again. The problem however is that the bridge function of the plugin is still enabled in MySQL… Here’s the fix for that… * Login into phpMyAdmin from your CPanel and open your WordPress database. Search for wpb_active and select all the DB tables before clicking Go. You’ll now see the row wpb_active, click on edit. Change both “yes” values to no. You now have your wp-admin back! * This time be sure to enable the phpBB3 Users Widget before “turning on” the bridge. * Dear programmer, please correct your installation instructions, talk about a dark cloud over a potentially brilliant plug-in! * 2) * > you need to have your forums as a sub folder of your wordpress blog. * for example: domain.com/wordpress/ * your forums need to be: domain.com/wordpress/forums/ * otherwise you will have issues with the wp-admin page.. * The developer just forgot to add this **IMPORTANT **information * [sheba2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sheba2/) * (@sheba2) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546643) * @Yiubox, many thanks for detailed guide to this plugin. * Can you please comment on how well this is working for you? One of the latest posts says it slowed down the site considerably. Did you experience this? * I was unable to install it and got this error message: * Warning: require_once(/public_html/sfwp/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/ wpbb_functions.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /public_html/sfwp/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/wp_phpbb_bridge. php on line 154 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/public_html/ sfwp/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/wpbb_functions.php’ (include_path =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /nsheba/public_html/sfwp/wp-content/ plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/wp_phpbb_bridge.php on line 154 * [majamaki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majamaki/) * (@majamaki) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546648) * I’m having the exact same problem here. Once activated I can’t gain access to the WP admin, it just continues to redirect me to my forum index page. * Is it possible to have this work with the forums on a subdomain instead of a folder? What info can I change to make it work correctly with a subdomain? * I have my forum installed on a subdomain from my WordPress site (WP site: [http://chowchow.org/](http://chowchow.org/), phpBB Forum: [http://forum.chowchow.org/](http://forum.chowchow.org/)). Both are on separate databases. * I logged out and back in, yet still going to the admin URL simply redirects to Forum index. * I can’t even deactivate or change the pluggin settings now, I have to rename the plugin folder name in order for it to become inactive. How can I get this to work right? What am I missing here? * Any help would be great as I really need to have a solution for integrating the two so I can begin to utilize the BuddyPress features with the existing forum members. I did pay a donation for the license. * [majamaki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majamaki/) * (@majamaki) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546649) * Yuibox, I tried searching for: **wpb_active**, but nothing comes up, so I can’t disable it. * [majamaki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majamaki/) * (@majamaki) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546650) * I found it, you had it spelled wrong or maybe the developer changed it. You should be searching for: **wpbb_activate** (correct) not **wpb_activate** (wrong). I was able to change it to **no** and access my wp-admin. * [zeoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zeoz/) * (@zeoz) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546651) * i cant understand why noone read the installation instructions… * **from plugin page :** * > Installation > Once you have your WordPress and phpbb forum set up, download and install the > WP phpBB Bridge plugin and activate it. (Make sure you use the same credentials > for both WordPress and Phpbb Admin user: Name/email/pass) > Note: There is a > difference between activating the plugin and activating the bridge. You must > activate the plugin first in order to see the WP phpbb widgets, but DO NOT > activate the bridge just yet. > Go to menu Appearance/widgets. (You will find 4 new widgets) > Drag & drop the > widget called “phpbb3 Users Widget” to the widget area of your template to > activate it. If you want you can activate all widgets but make sure that you > fill the form “forums” with the id’s of phpbb forums you like, to get topics > from in widget “Phpbb3 posts widget” Go in menu: «WP phpBB Bridge» and complete > the paths for config.php and ucp.php. Typically it should be similar to this > depending on your file structure: > Path to config.php: /home/content/html/wordpress folder/forum folder/config. > php > URL to ucp.php: [http://YOUR-WEBSITE.com/phpbbfolder/ucp.php](http://YOUR-WEBSITE.com/phpbbfolder/ucp.php) > Now activate bridge. > That’s it !! You’re good to go… * you can also see how to install it in this video : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HyL6XLLYlys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HyL6XLLYlys) * If you’ve completely botched this up, there are a few things you can do: 1.) The easiest method is to go to your website FTP, locate your wp-content folder > plugins and completely delete your PHPBB bridge plugin * and/or * 2.)If you need immediate access to wp-admin then all you need to do is FTP into your WordPress plugins directory and rename the wp-phpbb-bridge plugin folder to something else. You’ll be able to access wp-admin once again. * The problem however is that the bridge function of the plugin is still enabled in MySQL… Here’s the fix for that… * Login into phpMyAdmin from your CPanel and open your WordPress database. Search for wpb_active and select all the DB tables before clicking Go. You’ll now see the row wpb_active, click on edit. Change both “yes” values to no. You now have your wp-admin back! * hope this helps and isn’t too confusing. Good luck! * [majamaki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majamaki/) * (@majamaki) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-phpbb-bridge-wordpress-phpbb-bridge-continue-login/#post-2546652) * Thanks for the response zeos. * However this does not address the issue about being able to access the wp admin with the plugin activated. The admin should always be available. * Also in my database the value to search for is not wpb_activate, but instead it was wpbb_activate. * I would like to use the plugin, but I also must have full access to the wp admin. * One other note, the serial number is not registering. It does not save it. 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