Lovely...

I'm pretty sure its the cookies that are the problem. What exactly is wrong with the cookie domain setting? And are there any options whatsoever that I can use to change them to get them to work? Am I the first person experiencing this problem?

The browser considers forum.site.org to be a different site from www.site.org and won't let them read each other's cookies (I think. You might be able to resolve this by changing the cookie path in the vbulletin admincp but BE CAREFUL - screw up the setting and you won't be able to log into vb period without uploading tools.php and resetting the cookie path).

I've changed it to .pinkowitz.org and it works fine! Now to continue with the rest of the installation. XD

RC2 is out. If you have installed RC1 there is no need to upgrade - all file changes where in the installer.

So I was able to fully install vJoomla, but was persuaded to uninstall due to the majority of nonworking links. I installed it through the forum location http://forums.pinkowitz.org.

Would the majority of the links work if I made the forum a subdirectory inside vJoomla (i.e. http://pinkowitz.org/forums)?

Also, I noticed my custom theme did not load images into the vJoomla. Should I import the theme's images into vJoomla's image directory to get it recognized by vJoomla?

Editing the templates and changing relative paths in URL's and images to absolute paths is beyond the scope of getting the core functionality to work. It is something I'll look into, but it has a lower priority than completing the testing of the code against the modules and also deploying and setting up the sites I built this thing for in the first place.

What I can and will do is ask Brian Tinsman for permission to include the section of vbAdvanced's installer code that rewrites URL's and image paths. It should work for this project as well with minor tweaking, but he owns that code and I cannot use it without his permission.

Themes aside, it seemed that none of the modules were working due to the broken URL's. Do you think the fact that the forums were hosted on a subdomain could be the issue? Would it be easier to just install it as a subdirectory?

All testing was done with a subdirectory arrangement, but having them in separate directories shouldn't break modules. Anyway, which modules where broken. I'm not sure it's possible to break ALL of them, some are too dirt simple.

I just recall anything in the top panel would not work. I recall that few on the side panel didn't as well. But I think the cause of that was probably the subdomain installation. I'll give it another shot when I'm at my computer again. XD

The "top panel" -- if you mean the navbar that's because that's a template that belongs to vbulletin. The default side menu items are just that - defaults - and they are meant for a clean Joomla installation without vbulletin. My goal in this is to get the single most difficult and technical hurdle out of the way - the actual bridging of code. Anything beyond that is time consuming, but relatively simple to work out if you know a little html.

I see. I'll research it more and attempt upgrading again.

I have another question however, when I deleted all the SQL entries, and attempted to reinstall, I continued to get an SQL error. Do I need to reupload fresh vJoomla files to initiate a fresh install?

If you didn't formally uninstall there are two table alterations that must be undone. jos_gid must be removed from the usergroup table, joomla_itemid removed from the forum table and joomla_registered removed from the user table.

Michael-

This is going to be fantastic when I can get it to work, good job man...but here is my problem. During installation I keep getting this:

This happens after I enter in my forum location and admincp folder name. I click next and it comes up with that error all up and down my screen.

I have deleted all files, re-downloaded both vB and vJoomla. Re-uploaded both. Ran through the vB installation and am now going through the vJoomla installation and that comes up.

Thanks Michael for your help.

I found the problem. On the login.php file for some reason ./forum was coded in there where my forum is located in a different directory name than that. It didn't pull my forum location into the login.php file for vjoomla. I corrected it and now I can login.

Thanks...

Michael-

Got through the installation for the first time. It seems simple now that I got through it...but I am getting this at the bottom of the page when I first sign in and it goes to the poll on how the installation was:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/admin/domains/nefga.org/public_html/joomla/modules/mod_mainmenu.php on line 1

What does that mean?

Thanks...

Trying to install it I am getting a message box saying "The site has not been provided" followed by another message "Forum not found". I am getting this error at Step 4 of the install.
The installer find my forum @ step 1 then it finish the joomla DB settings, I leave the usergroup configuration defults and click NEXT then I receive the 2 message boxes.
I checked to see that the Path to Save Cookies is /

What did I do wrong

thanks in advance

Michael -

First off, thank you for fixing the admincp errors in RC2 even though I personally have no need for them now. Here are the current issues I'm having post-install of RC1.

1a You mentioned that beyond the installer files in RC2, nothing else needs to be changed to compensate for a custom named admincp. Unless the installer modifies your php files, that's not entirely accurate. For one thing, I had to replace "admincp" in globals.php to my custom name in order to be able to access the administrator directory from my root.

1b Are there any other files in the vJoomla CMS that reference admincp that need to be manually updated (besides the install files which you say you've taken care of and the globals.php file)?

2 The administrator login to vJoomla within VB doesn't work. The default path "../" is supposed to find the files that are 1 directory above, correct? But for me it's not working. My forums are located in public_html/forum (although the URL to the forums is forum.domain.com), whereas the joomla files are in public_html, so this should work, right?

3 The navbar links are broken. I know you said this is because it's a VB template. Is that just the way it is? Do you plan on "fixing" it? Is there any way to manually fix the links? Or better yet, to remove the navbar altogether from the main site?

4 The site logo (just like the navbar) searches for the image file in the root directory rather than the forum directory. Again I'm guessing this is because it's a VB template? How do I fix this? Do I have to use absolute image paths?

When is joomla! 1.5 coming out ?

I'm kinda waiting for this one, since they say it's completely rewritten

I'm having trouble finding joomla_itemid and joomla_registered from the forum and user tables. I did have success in finding jos_gid from the usergroup table, but I cannot find the other two. When I try to reinstall now, I continue to get an SQL error due to my lack of removing these entries. How can I remove them if I cannot find them?

EDIT: Disregard that last post. The SQL error came from me manually removing the entries without updating the jos-vbulletin product.

Everyone has a magic button - the one thing that will pisses them off thoroughly. Mine is being called a thief. Jelsoft has chosen to call me a thief. I have chosen to remove my hacks from this site, and my support for them. Good day.

noooooo michel morris you hack was one of he most wanted hack made please dont leave us my site was expectin your hack seens the first wordd of you

I've been working with this mod and I have to say, excellent, excellent job! This is absolutely perfect for what I've needed to do, and I would like to say, please keep up the excellent work!

I've found a way to also incorporate the custom images from an individual vBulletin style. In the installation instructions for the mod I have enabled, it says to place its custom images folder in the main directory; so I did so for the vJoomla directory and it works as well.

If you're curious on how my site looks, its http://pinkowitz.org

Thank you for making this stellar mod Mike!

Like many others I have been following this thread with excitement and anticipation. It would be a shame if your hard work and this amazing mod would go down the drain. I sincerely hope that this will be solved.

I have a bad, bad temper. I'm sorry. I've had some time to cool off, and it isn't fair to anyone watching the dev of this mod for it to be cancelled over this. So I'm going to go home, get some rest, in the morning I'll reupload the files. This news couldn't have come at a worst time for me - my father is very ill so I'm not in a good mood as is.

Again, my apologies.

that goood news i really hope your father get better
pace out

Pfew! I'm glad you reconsidered.

My sincerest condolences to your father Michael.

Sorry to hear about your father and your situation with Jelsoft.

As I mentioned in the early part of this thread I think this product has the potential to do a lot of good, so I hope you see a way to continue development. If you feel up to elaborating on the Jelsoft issue maybe some of us can offer suggestions.

To help you out a bit, I'd like to make a post to describe the errors I am getting with the add-on as of today.

For reference, xxx = Directory in file path that I manually edited out, and was not included in the actual error message.

Key Problems

• Nav Bar on Header and Footer link to a nonexistant page on the vJoomla index (but are functioning correctly on the forum page). Fix would be to allow custom URL settings for the Nav Bar and utalized Forum Modules. Temporary fix is to manually change the URL in the address bar to match the module that is of the Forums location.
• The "Who's Online" Module, when clicking upon a username, does not provide the correct URL, a problem similar to that of the Nav Bar on the vJoomla index. The "Who's Online" also displays an inaccurate number of the "Most Users Online" and continually resets its number.

Minor Problems

• Error text displayed on the News Module page (as shown in bold)
  1. "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /homepages/13/xxx/htdocs/xxx/components/com_content/vbcontent.html.php on line 35" - The News; This category is currently empty
  2. "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /homepages/13/xxx/htdocs/xxx/components/com_content/vbcontent.html.php on line 113" - Latest News; items
• Error text displayed on the FAQ Module page (as shown in bold)
  1. "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /homepages/13/xxx/htdocs/xxx/components/com_content/vbcontent.html.php on line 35" - Example FAQ's; this category is currently empty
  2. "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /homepages/13/xxx/htdocs/xxx/components/com_content/vbcontent.html.php on line 113" - [Back]

I will continue to edit my post if I observe any more, but these seem to be the major ones at the moment.

This is great news to reopen the hack.
I don't understand why jellsoft calling you a thief unless they afraid that the option of using joomla & vbulletin will effect thier sales when they start selling CMS (I hope this is not the case).

hope your father will get better.

Files have been re-uploaded.

Fixed. Just had to re-upload and it worked.

This is looking really good Michael..please don't give up on this...you're doing great work!

Michael-

Should be the last question. When I go into the vB AdminCP and go to click on "vjoomla Administrator" it comes up with a blank white page, but at the bottom it has a url that includes something about "you need to login"...It is trying to get to my joomla/administrator page. Just comes up blank.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Nevermind on that too! I got it figured out...re-uploaded the files and it worked!

I'm still confused on how I can change the links for the Top and Bottom Nav Bars, Top Login Panels, and the right "Who's Online" Block for vJoomla, but not for the vBulletin forum. Is there a PHP file that can be edited to do so? Another solution to consider would be removing the Nav Bars and Top Login Bar on vJoomla, being that the login block to the left works perfectly. I am fine with either one.

Two possible approaches. 1 - give Joomla the option to use its own navbar. I could implement this as follows, create template jos_navbar. Joomla will try that navbar template during rendering first - if it is empty it will use the vbulletin navbar.

I could also include a $show['joomlaon'] variable in joomla so that templates could respond to being rendered by Joomla.

So do one, the other, or both?

Both sound excellent! :)

Also, are you aware of the error text that is displayed on the news and FAQ modules and a possible fix for them?

Two problems that came up so far Michael-

1. If I were to select an option on the poll that it automatically brings up upon installation, it states that I need to enable cookies. However I am able to login to every site that requires cookies so I know they are on...any suggestions?

2. If I go to the administrator for joomla through the vB admincp and try and change a newsflash or something. It loads up everything but then will not allow me to edit anything and the original text disappears. It then will not allow me to close out/cancel out of the edit and then because I don't cancel or close it, the newsflash gets locked.

Any help with greatly be appreciated!

Thanks...

I get number 1, polls dont work.

A quick fix for the locking of the posts are to log out and log back in. I've noticed the same problem.