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Has anybody successfully integrated PHPBB with Seredipity? They're both awesome, but I'd like users on my site to not have to register twice to use both.
I did a quick search and found nothing of much help, am I missing something?
I can handle a little more than the basics of PHP programming/MySQL, so try not to be too complex with things =P
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks a lot!

Hi!

Which kind of integration do you need? There's no integration of authentication, but there is a plugin that can mirror blog entries to a phpBB installation.

Regards,
Garvin

I need an integration of authentification.
Am I on my own here?

Hi!

On that area, yes, you are on your own. I know of no public code which has done this.

You have two options, either to mirror the userbase of serendipity into phpBB or the userbase of phpbb into serendipity. There is no real-time integration, both applications need their own separate userdatabases.

For Serendipity, theres the "External authentication" plugin which can help you as an example on how to import foreign authentication utilities.

For PHPBB you might find similar tools that use foreign application authentication schemes?

If you are using MySQL5, you might even be able to use temporary Views to redirect authentication live.

Best regards,
Garvin

garvinhicking wrote:Hi!

Which kind of integration do you need? There's no integration of authentication, but there is a plugin that can mirror blog entries to a phpBB installation.

Regards,
Garvin

Hello Garvin

How would i go about mirroring blog entries onto a phpbb forum?

thanks,
Sam

joeyklatzko wrote:I need an integration of authentification.
Am I on my own here?

in phpbb3 you can add different auth-methods. but i think, you have to code the method on your own.

Hi!

How would i go about mirroring blog entries onto a phpbb forum?

Install the s9y forum plugin, enter the phpbb database data into the plugin. Then each blog posting and comments will be mirrored.

Regards,
Garvin

This should be a possibility though, I'm sure in the past I've installed Coppermine photo gallery, and Invison BB system to use the same user table, at least the username/password section. Might be there is to much difference in the serendipity system and the available BB systems though.

Hi!

In fact, there is too much difference, yes. You could use it with virtual MySQL5 views, though.

Regards,
Garvin