Title: wphpbb problem upon installing
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# wphpbb problem upon installing

 *  Resolved [robinberghuys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinberghuys/)
 * (@robinberghuys)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/)
 * First of all, this is a great plugin, so I hope I can get it to work. However,
   I think I need some help.
 * I edited phpBB and WordPress by putting making get_userdata and make_clickable
   pluggable. Then I uploaded the plugin files to wordpress’s plugin folder. I activated
   the plugin and filled in the required information. That’s where the trouble started,
   though. As the root directory of my phpbb installation is /forum/, I filled that
   in. I did the rest and hit ‘save.’ However, I got a red box saying: “Is the phpbb
   root path correct? /forum/” and a small, grey one at the top of my screen, saying
   the same thing. The red one went away, but the smaller, grey one is all over 
   my site now. Also, the ‘save’ button that used to be on the wphpbb options page
   is gone. I must have done something wrong, I guess.
 * Hopefully one of you recognises this problem and can offer me some help. I’d 
   be glad to hear from you.
 * p.s. my site is at lamahange.nl (lamahange.nl/wordpress and lamahange.nl/wordpress)

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/#post-494718)
 * I know absolutely nothing about this plugin but it looks like WP is looking for
   the forum at
    /wordpress/forum instead of /forum
 *  Thread Starter [robinberghuys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinberghuys/)
 * (@robinberghuys)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/#post-494723)
 * You might be right, but I don’t think that is the case.
 * On the wphpbb options page it says:
 * > phpBB Root Path*: [text box here]
   > Absolute path to phpBB root (example: /your/site/local/username/forums/)
 *  [zoutesnor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoutesnor/)
 * (@zoutesnor)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/#post-494754)
 * Did you put in the absolute path? Cause to me it looks like you’ve entered a 
   relative path.
 *  Thread Starter [robinberghuys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinberghuys/)
 * (@robinberghuys)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/#post-494769)
 * Wow, I did not even think about that. I did put in the absolute path. That must
   be it. I’m going to go and check what happens when I enter ‘[http://lamahange.nl/forum/&#8217](http://lamahange.nl/forum/&#8217);
   right now. Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [robinberghuys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinberghuys/)
 * (@robinberghuys)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/#post-494771)
 * It was a hosting issue.. Nothing wrong with the plugin. I just needed to put “/
   customers/lamahange.nl/lamahange.nl/httpd.www/forum” Sorry to have bothered anyone(
   including myself :p).

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 * Last reply from: [robinberghuys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinberghuys/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wphpbb-problem-upon-installing/#post-494771)
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