When I try to enter the settings page for the phpBB2Drupal module,
it gives me a blank page. Before I installed the phpbb3, this wasn't the case.
How do I get to the settings page ?
Thanks in advance !

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naheemsays commented
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What do you mean "installed the phpbb" ?

This module is not a bridge between phpbb and drupal - it is there to import the relevant data. You can safely move the phpbb files somewhere else if they are causing the problems.

Or do you mean giving the phpbb database details caused the problem? If that is the case, then the database credentials probably were wrong and you need to reset them. You can do that by visiting "admin/phpbb2drupal/reset".

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grinnage2k commented

Thanks for the comment.
As soon as I installed the phpbb board, the settings page for phpbb2drupal turned to a blank..
The credentials for the database are correct..

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naheemsays commented

what do you mean installed the phpbb board? Are you trying to import the data into drupal? If so, you only need the database details, not a full phpbb install.

Also, what happens when you go to admin/phpbb2drupal/reset ? does the settings page work after that?

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grinnage2k commented

i dont need phpbb installed, eventhough the settings page says this:
"Path to forum directory. Enter the full directory path where phpBB is installed." ??

to be more clear.. without having phpbb installed i get these error messages:

"Error locating phpBB installation. Please fix your settings!
Error locating . Please fix your settings!
Unable to connect to the phpBB database. Please fix your settings!"

than after installing phpbb.. i get the blank screen where "phpBBforum settings" page is supposed to be.
which means i cant hit the reset button.
thanks for going through the trouble of helping this newbie ;)

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naheemsays commented

honestly, i can not find the reset item..

You just type it in if needs be. http://sitelocation.com/admin/phpbb2drupal/reset (replace the start of that with the actual details.)

i guess i misunderstood the whole purpose of the module.

There is a separate integration module that works with phpbb instead of importing its data: http://drupal.org/project/phpbb but that does not seem to have any releases, but it does have a group: http://groups.drupal.org/phpbb

I havenot used that and I personally do not recommend such a hybrid approach, but the ultimate choice is yours and depends on what you want/need and where it is available.

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grinnage2k commented

i will give that a try.. thanks for the suggestion.
btw i edited my previous comment with more info..
might clear things up a bit

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naheemsays commented

Just some generic info/questions:

Do you have an actual phpbb site already up and running with data/posts at the moment or are you trying to set one up for the first time?

If you already have one up and running with live data, you can use this module to import the data, or the phpbb bridge module to have them running side by side.

If however what you want to do is to create a new site with forums, use the core forums (along with advanced_forum module) iy set things up.

If you get a blank page, it generally means that there was a problem with the phpbb credentials you put in. just manually type the reset link and that should clear it. If you do not then want to import the data, feel free to uninstall this module as you do not need it.

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grinnage2k commented

also.. there's no admin folder in my drupal ?
when i hit my administration panel it says
http://sitelocation.com/drupal/?q=admin

but no folder..

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naheemsays commented
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the above path is correct when you do not have clean urls active. and drupal does not have an admin folder.

I assume you found your solution and you were not trying to import data, but to have a bridge module?

If you really were trying to import data and failing, please reopen.