There are a very few hosting services with MySQL server configuration which doesn't allow wpForo to complete all tables installation on activation process. This is the main reason why you get "Topic Add Error" when you try to create a new topic:
If this is not a new installation and you got this problem after wpForo update please execute this SQL in Hosting Service cPanel > phpMyAdmin database manager, navigate to SQL Tab. If your WordPress table prefix is not wp_ replace all wp_ prefixes in this code to your database table prefixes, if they are wp_ just use it as is:
SET SQL_MODE = "NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
ALTER TABLE `wp_wpforo_posts` ADD `private` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `email`, ADD INDEX `is_private` (`private`);
If you just installed wpForo and got this error please follow to this instruction:
You should open hosting service > cPanel > phpMyAdmin database manager, navigate to SQL Tab:
https://wpforo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wpForo-Topic-Add-Error-execute-SQL.png
Then insert the SQL mentioned below to the SQL query textarea. If your WordPress table prefix is not wp_ replace all wp_ prefixes in this code to your database table prefixes, if they are wp_ just use it as is:
SET SQL_MODE = "NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_likes` (
`likeid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`postid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`post_userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`likeid`),
UNIQUE KEY `userid` (`userid`,`postid`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_posts` (
`postid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`parentid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`forumid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`topicid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`title` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
`body` longtext,
`created` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
`modified` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
`likes` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`votes` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`is_answer` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`is_first_post` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`status` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
`email` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
`private` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`postid`),
FULLTEXT KEY `title`(`title`(191)),
FULLTEXT KEY `body` (`body`),
FULLTEXT KEY `title_plus_body` (`title`,`body`),
KEY `topicid` (`topicid`),
KEY `forumid` (`forumid`),
KEY `userid` (`userid`),
KEY `created` (`created`),
KEY `parentid` (`parentid`),
KEY `is_answer` (`is_answer`),
KEY `is_first_post` (`is_first_post`),
KEY `status` (`status`),
KEY `email` (`email`),
KEY `is_private` (`private`),
KEY `forumid_status` (`forumid`,`status`),
KEY `topicid_status` (`topicid`,`status`),
KEY `topicid_solved` (`topicid`,`is_answer`),
KEY `forumid_status_private` (`forumid`, `status`, `private`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_subscribes` (
`subid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`itemid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`type` varchar(5) NOT NULL,
`confirmkey` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
`userid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`active` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`subid`),
UNIQUE KEY `itemid_type_userid` (`itemid`,`type`,`userid`),
UNIQUE KEY `confirmkey` (`confirmkey`),
KEY `itemid` (`itemid`),
KEY `userid` (`userid`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_topics` (
`topicid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`forumid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`first_postid` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`title` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
`slug` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
`created` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
`modified` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
`last_post` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`posts` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`votes` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`answers` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`views` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`meta_key` text,
`meta_desc` text,
`type` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`closed` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`has_attach` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`private` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`status` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
`email` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
`prefix` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
`tags` TEXT,
PRIMARY KEY (`topicid`),
UNIQUE KEY `slug` (`slug`(191)),
FULLTEXT KEY `title` (`title`),
KEY `forumid` (`forumid`),
KEY `first_postid` (`first_postid`),
KEY `created` (`created`),
KEY `modified` (`modified`),
KEY `last_post` (`last_post`),
KEY `type` (`type`),
KEY `status` (`status`),
KEY `email` (`email`),
KEY `is_private` (`private`),
KEY `own_private` (`userid`,`private`),
KEY `forumid_status` (`forumid`,`status`),
KEY `forumid_status_private` (`forumid`,`status`,`private`),
KEY `prefix` (`prefix`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_views` (
`vid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`topicid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`created` int(11) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`vid`),
UNIQUE KEY `userid_topicid` (`userid`,`topicid`),
KEY `user_topic` (`userid`,`topicid`),
KEY `userid` (`userid`),
KEY `topicid` (`topicid`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_visits` (
`id` bigint(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
`ip` varchar(60) NOT NULL,
`time` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`forumid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`topicid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
KEY `userid` (`userid`),
KEY `forumid` (`forumid`),
KEY `topicid` (`topicid`),
KEY `time` (`time`),
KEY `ip` (`ip`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_wpforo_votes` (
`voteid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`postid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`reaction` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
`post_userid` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`voteid`),
UNIQUE KEY `userid` (`userid`,`postid`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
ALTER TABLE `wp_wpforo_posts` ADD FULLTEXT KEY `title` (`title`);
ALTER TABLE `wp_wpforo_posts` ADD FULLTEXT KEY `body` (`body`);
ALTER TABLE `wp_wpforo_posts` ADD FULLTEXT KEY `title_plus_body` (`title`,`body`);
ALTER TABLE `wp_wpforo_topics` ADD FULLTEXT KEY `title` (`title`);
After executing this SQL you'll get message "MySQL returned an empty result set...", this mean all is correct and already created:
This SQL query creates missing tables:
That's it, this is a one time manipulation, there will not be other issues in future.
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Hello, I have inserted your code, except I replaced "wp_" to "_wp" ...new tables were created, but the error is still present, do you have any other solution?
You've created tables with incorrect table prefix. Wy you've changed "wp_" to "_wp"? I don't think your table prefix is "_wp". Could you please leave some screenshot of your WP tables?
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Robert!
I executed the sentence at my db but the issue persists. Heres my db structure
Hi dalejandrom,
Please Uninstall wpForo (not deactivate), it'll remove all tables and data. Then Install it again. Then use the SQL above, I just updated and adapted for current wpForo versions. That was a little out of date. Now it should work fine.
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Because you've translated the SQL code too. The code is changed. For example:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
is changed to:
CREATE TABLE SI NO EXISTE
Please don't translate code, use it as is.
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Hello Wobert
I executed your SQL to solve my Topic ad error and the result is
#1067 invalid default value for created
my server is using MySQL v 5.5
How can I fix this ? in PHPMYadmin ?
THX
Hi @studiografic31,
Please execute the whole SQL at once. Also please leave a screenshot of all wpforo tables. You should add yje first line for all SQL's if you execute them separately.
SET SQL_MODE = "NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
The screenshot you've attached to your post says nothing. Its a one table structure, i don't even see which table is that.
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Ok, I see, your MySQL is very old version (we always recommend 5.6 and higher). So I made some changes in the code, please copy and try again. Don't forget the one row SQL on the top.
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Allelujah ! You Rock Robert !
I am able to post new topics, delete them and work on the forum now…
I attach last Screenshot after the new SQL… thanks again
Robert,
I have an active installation and the "topic error" message just started coming up. We run the plugin on Wordpress.com so cpanel access is out. Please help!
Andrew
IG GURU
I'm really sorry but we can't support issues on wordpress.com . We don't have business plugin there to debug. If you can install the ARI Adminer or SQL Executioner plugin and provide a screenshot of the wp_wpforo_topics table it would be very helpful.
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