Integration with vBulletin - MediaWiki/vBulletin Single Sign-On

Overview:
This hack provides single sign-on capability for MediaWiki using your vBulletin users. You must ensure your cookie path in Admin CP is set to '/' for this to work. Also, I have not tested this if your wiki and your forums are on different subdomains - but as long as your have your cookie domain set properly it *should* work. This is not a user bridge - it is a complete single sign-on using your vBulletin user repository.

The install process has been extremely simplified in version 2.x of this product. You only have to edit LocalSettings.php, import a product, and change a setting in your Admin Control Panel. It's been completely packaged as a vBulletin product - unlike the previous hacked up version, heh. I didn't originally plan to release this so I designed it so it worked - not so it could be redistributed. I searched high and low for a functional MediaWiki bridge - almost bought NuHIT's product, and then realized it had been abandoned for over a year.

This hack no longer requires an edit to class_core.php.

I'll do my best to support it, but I can make no promises.

This thread is for discussion of this mod on vB 3.7.x. For vB 3.8.x, please use the MediaWiki/vBulletin Single Sign-On 3.8 thread

Demo of plugin in action: MyMMOGames - Multiplayer Gaming and Media Community

Also, if you use memcached - ensure you do not cache sessions. If you do, restart it at least once a week. If you don't, you'll end up with invalid session errors out of MediaWiki.

Requirements:
MediaWiki Version: 1.11.0-1.14.0
vBulletin Version: 3.6.9-3.8.2

Features:
- Provides single sign on capability between vBulletin and Mediawiki. vBulletin user repository is used
- Configurable sysop/bureaucrat groups
- Configurable disallowed user groups
- Configurable "Who's Online" display
- Counts users viewing wiki in vBulletin's "Who's Online"

Installation/Upgrade:
Please read the included "readme.txt" file in the "docs (do not upload)" folder.

Options:
Admin Control Panel->vBulletin Options->MMOG Wiki Options

Change Log:
1.0.0.0 - Sep 18, 2008
- Initial Release

1.0.3.0 - Sep 29, 2008
- Bugfix: Incorrect redirects for login/logout

2.0.0.0 - Sep 30, 2008
- Feature: Streamlined installation procedure
- Feature: Wiki path set in ACP
- Bugfix: Forum paths no longer hardcoded

2.1.0 - Oct 4, 2008
- Feature: ACP option to use MediaWiki Short URLs
- Feature: ACP option to set sysop groups
- Feature: ACP option to set bureaucrat groups
- Feature: ACP option to disallow login to certain groups
- Feature: ACP option to change WOL display text

2.2.0 - May 1, 2005
- Bugfix: Users are not logged out when logging out of the forum
- Bugfix: No longer requires modification to class_core.php
- Feature: Mediawiki 1.13.0+ supported (verified on 1.14.0 also)

If you like it, please click "mark as installed" The more people that use this, the more time I will make to try and support/update it.

Been pulling your hair out looking for this as long as I have? Nominate it for Mod of the Month =]

AuthPlugin was inspired by and modified from this existing MediaWiki Extension:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QISSingleSignOn

[BRotondi]

Thanks for the Info. So it should work with 3.7.3 and 1.13?

[NoeJeko]

vB 3.6.9-3.7.3 / MW 1.12. There are steps in this thread to get it to work with 1.13 but I haven't integrated them into the package yet.

I do intend to make this compatible with vB 3.8 when it is released.

Also, I've added PayPal information so the "Support Developer" links are now active. It's not a requirement for use (else it wouldn't be called a donation, heh) but if users like this mod a small donation would be greatly appreciated =]

[GoodOmens]

Originally Posted by NoeJeko

Double post ftw.

I just realized what's causing this and /facepalm for not realizing it beforehand.

You can add this line to the .htaccess file in your wiki directory and then the change to class_core.php is not necessary:

php_flag magic_quotes_gpc off

Just confirmation this works fine (after an update to 3.7.4 P1) on Apache 2 and PHP 5.

[BRotondi]

I tried the AuthPlugin_vBSSO.php for MediaWiki 1.13 here... but it does not work 100%:
- login/logout through Wiki does not work
- logout through Forum does not work
- but login through Forum works

Anyone got it to work with 1.13 and 3.7.4?

Bruno

[NoeJeko]

I'll try to get a working version for 1.13/3.7.4 out by the end of this week. I have a few days off from my job but I have a major project coming up with my startup.

[BRotondi]

Tried also only to change AutoAuthenticate to UserLoadFromSession (#115)... same effect...
Thanks for your efforts!

It does not really hurry for me... but I'm curious about bringing it to work
Bruno

[BRotondi]

And a little hint: Use vars in LocalSettings.php for "Forgot password" and "Please use your forum information for login. Login across the forum and wiki is the same"

since other languages need to update this
German: "Passwort verloren", "Bitte verwenden Sie für die Anmeldung die selben Login-Daten wie fürs Forum." (not perfect, perhaps someone can improve this...)

Bruno

[Big Kahuna]

Originally Posted by carrlos

Thanks a million shikareez!! That did the trick!!

From this point on I solemnly swear to read all posts on all pages before installing any add-on!! I actually had 1.12 installed then upgraded before installing this!!!

Edit:
Is the link in Who's Online suppose to go to a download of the opensearch_desc.php file?????



http://www.androidmodding.com/wiki

Yeah I'm bummed too. I spent a whole freaking day trying to figure out what I was doing wrong with retracing my steps over and over and over again. I've got VB3.7.4.patch 1 and MW 1.12.1 and after 9 hours don't have it working.

I really wish the original post would actually say that it won't work with MW1.13.1 in red bold. Sure could save a lot of people from wasting a whole day.

www.moparstyle.com/forums
www.moparstyle.com/wiki

[Big Kahuna]

I someone ever figures this out -- please email me at dave@oldhippie.com so I can get back on this.

[NoeJeko]

I'll update this thread when I get it working.