[Plugin: phpbb_recent_topics] Running phpbb and wp on XAMPP

I am running both phpbb and wordpress on XAMPP on my PC.

They are using the same database but for development purposes sharing the same db user.

I therefore thought it would be simple to configure.

I have tried both secure and insecure but get the message ‘Database Error. Connectivity to phpBB failed. See README for help’ but strangely it brings back a list of the forums for excluding.

The widget displays the error ‘phpBB Error – phpbb_topics’

I’m not sure what I am doing wrong.

For good measure I tried granting the rights as suggested (although this may cause problems at the phpbb end) and used @localhost.

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

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