X7 Chat - vbulletin integration

[kewl1uk]

Originally Posted by Ken Woods

How did you integrate it with vBulletin? I'm very interested in trying this one.

Thanks!

First and foremost, you use this at your own risk. Backup your database and your files!

I have this running in vBulletin 3.6.5!

Download X7 Chat, read install.txt in the Docs folder, upload the X7 Chat files and then upload the attached file to overwrite the one in the /forum_directory/X7_directory/lib/auth. Then go through the install procedure ignoring the errors and inputting your vBulletin forum database details in stage 1. In the final stage input your vBulletin forum Admin username and password, otherwise you won't get Admin access in X7 Chat.

All the authentication script does is authenticate forum members and adds them as members of X7 Chat. It doesn't use anything else from the forums, doesn't use the vBulletin member groups and has its own profiles, avatars, etc. Ripe for a good hack I'd say.

I didn't write this and I don't own it but since X7 Chat is open source under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE I'm assuming that I'm not breaking any rules nor any copyright in posting the file here. If I'm wrong then please accept my sincerest aplogies.