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Burak
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Hi,
I have a problem with activating buddypress. I am using WP 2.8.4a and Im trying the activate BuddyPress 1.0.3. I uploaded all the buddypress files to "wp-content/plugins" and try to activate from wp cpanel but it doesnt work. When I click the activate the page is loading and hold loading. No process. I wait 30minutes but nothing happened. I just cant enter my wpmu website. And I delete the buddypress. Now everything is normal but how can I install buddypress correctly?
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Keeper of the Dark Chocolate
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I would install the files manually or via svn. Many folks have problems with the automatic Automattic installer and many servers are setup not to allow such a script to work due to security concerns. (Which sounds like what's happening to you.)
edit: And of course there's no longer any instructions for a manual install on their site. Nice.
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Your best bet would be to post in the BuddyPress forums. They've removed the manual installation instructions which is what we'd typically suggest following.
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Off the top of my head, I believe the importer script uses curl to grab the files. Please make sure that you have curl installed on this server and whoever is running the server hasn't blocked outbound html requests on port 80. (I'm assuming it's port 80 and I believe it's curl. Anyone care to check?)
To be honest though, since trackbacks use both curl and outbound port 80, you would have seen this issue earlier but it wouldn't hurt to double check.
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Another thought just popped into my mind while working on a Gallery ticket. Try increasing the php memory limit allowed for php. It may be set too low for what the software is trying to do. I don;t think it'll solve the error because that normally kicks out and stops instead of trying to keep going like yours is doing but it's worth a try:
Kind of surprised that they're doing this via outbound ftp/sftp. I know that turning that off for endusers is on many server "First things to do when I get a new box" list. But then so is turning off curl, wget, mget, svn and the rest.
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I would install the files manually or via svn. Many folks have problems with the automatic Automattic installer and many servers are setup not to allow such a script to work due to security concerns. (Which sounds like what's happening to you.)
edit: And of course there's no longer any instructions for a manual install on their site. Nice.
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That's just lovely...
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Andrew
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So what should I do? :)
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Your best bet would be to post in the BuddyPress forums. They've removed the manual installation instructions which is what we'd typically suggest following.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Off the top of my head, I believe the importer script uses curl to grab the files. Please make sure that you have curl installed on this server and whoever is running the server hasn't blocked outbound html requests on port 80. (I'm assuming it's port 80 and I believe it's curl. Anyone care to check?)
To be honest though, since trackbacks use both curl and outbound port 80, you would have seen this issue earlier but it wouldn't hurt to double check.
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Another thought just popped into my mind while working on a Gallery ticket. Try increasing the php memory limit allowed for php. It may be set too low for what the software is trying to do. I don;t think it'll solve the error because that normally kicks out and stops instead of trying to keep going like yours is doing but it's worth a try:
If you're on shared hosting or otherwise limited:
http://www.bestwpthemez.com/wordpress/how-to-increase-php-memory-limit-in-wordpress-blog-733/
If you have root access to WHM if you;re on a box with that software:
http://www.thewebhostingdir.com/web-hosting-guides/how-to-change-php-memory-limit-in-linux-server.html
If you have root access to the server, suggestion 3 of the previous link should work for you.
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Found the manual install instructions:
http://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/setting-up-a-new-installation/
Kind of surprised that they're doing this via outbound ftp/sftp. I know that turning that off for endusers is on many server "First things to do when I get a new box" list. But then so is turning off curl, wget, mget, svn and the rest.
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