Integration with vBulletin - YAFB - Yay! Another Facebook Bridge

This is not just a "port" for vBulletin 4 of this modification, this is the next version of the modification which support both vBulletin 4 and vBulletin 3 family

IMPORTANT: FILE ISSUES HERE: http://code.google.com/p/vbulletinfacebook/issues/list (require a Google Account)

Yay! Another Facebook Bridge 3.3.2
Tested to work with vBulletin 3.7.x and 3.8.x (3.6.x requires some manual edit, contact me for detail instruction)
Tested to work with vBulletin 4.0 (use different .xml import file)
Please note: this product requires PHP5. If you get weird error messages, please check if you PHP version is still 4 (which is very old and you should change to PHP5 as soon as possible). Also, MySQL 5 is strongly recommended

[WHAT IS IT?]
There are many vBulletin - Facebook bridge out there but installing is always the problem for most of forum owner. So I decided to build this product from scratch and provide you the ability to install this Facebook Bridge into your forum in 10 minutes. The detail install instruction can be found below (under the Feature section). A few technical notes: This product uses Facebook Connect to maintance connection between vBulletin forums and complicated (and awesome) Facebook servers. All most everything is automatically done by the script, even the Administrators don't need to do any manual editing (yeah, I'm talking about manual templates editing, you WON'T need to edit templates each time you implement a new style). Once again, most of everything is options which can be enabled/disabled via AdminCP or UserCP interface. All possible type of caching is use to improve performance and reduce heavy PHP load on server side or javascript load on client side. Well, it's quite a long paragraph for introducing. Let's make it work!

[SEE IT IN ACTION]
Screencast:
1. Installation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ComjeipReE4
2. Connecting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7m85O_iX70
3. Posting and Notifications: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBwwiffLvJ8
Demo board:
vBulletin 3.8: http://daohoangson.com/vb38
vBulletin 4: http://daohoangson.com/vb40
Authentication Username: demo. Password: demo.

[MAIN FEATURE]
*** Damn easy to install!
1. Loaded with long list of actions/notifications: posting thread, posting reply, rating thread, sending pm, sending visitor message, uploading image (avatar/profile picture), uploading pictures, comment on pictures. This list are designed to be expandable easily later by me or other people who loves to develope this product (well, if you do, contact me right now!)
2. Ability to quick register with Facebook credential but Administrator can disable this function via AdminCP. Facebook proxied email addresses are handled completely and vBulletin can send email without any problems (of course, the member must grant the Email extend permission). There is a setting in AdminCP to disallow Facebook proxied email addresses also for boards that need email explicitly
3. Ability to auto login with Facebook session (Administrator can turn this on or off in AdminCP and members can enable or disable this feature on their accounts either)
4. Other abilities: Display a profile block on vBulletin member page. Display a wall tab/box on Facebook profile page. Synchronize avatar from Facebook.
5. [AdminCP] Administrator can "edit" template bundle easily. Actually the old template will be deactivated, the new template will be registered and then all action associated with the old template with be updated with the new template bundle id. Oops, why you need to care about all of it? I did it for you already! Just go the the editing page and click Edit. Yay! All done
6. [AdminCP] Staffs can manage connected users and see basic information about them (including granted permissions)
7. [AdminCP] Administrator can decide to: migrate connected users from other products to YAFB, restrict private forums from being posted to Facebook, view detail log of YAFB in action, send notifications to connected users
*. [Experimental] I have added a fun feature that generate the Fans List, the photo will be posted to new thread with friend tagged (if available). The main purpose of this bonus feature is to demostrate the ability of the bridge. If you have an idea, contact me and I will implement it if I can
*. [Experimental] Friend Inviting functionality is added. Access from UserCP > Facebook Bridge > Invite Friends

[CHANGE LOG]
Version 3.3.2 (released on Jun 10, 2010): Register On-the-fly issue with vBulletin 3.8.4 fixed
Version 3.3.1 (released on Jun 08, 2010): Bug fixes and Migration for vBulletin 4.0.3
Version 3.3 (released on Apr 06, 2010): Auto login related features added. User experience reached a new higher level!

[NEW INSTALLATION]
*. Upload all files/folders in folder "upload" into your forum root (Please upload before importing product)
1. Import Product:
1.1. Go to AdminCP
1.2. Plugins & Products ~> Manage Products ~> Add/Import Product:
1.2.1. Browse to the .xml file (use product-yafb.xml for vBulletin 3 and product-yafb_vb4.xml for vBulletin 4)
1.2.2. Click Import

2. Fill the settings:
2.1. Go to AdminCP
2.2. vBulletin Options ~> vBulletin Options ~> Yay! Another Facebook Bridge
2.2. Create a Facebook Application if you haven't had one for your forum. Refer to the Creating Facebook Application below if you don't know how to do it
2.3. Fill the API key and Secret into the approriate fields. You can leave the Template fields untouch (the will be filled automatically). If you want to use the Account Reclamation feature, please place http://domain.com/forums/register.php?do=fbb_reclaim into Account Reclamation URL field. With other fields, it's your decision to made
2.4. Click Save and you are done!

2.* Creating Facebook Application:
2.*.1. Go to Facebook Developer > Create Application page http://www.facebook.com/developers/createapp.php (login if you didn't)
2.*.2. Enter the Application Name. Suggestion: Put your forum name here. Don't forget to tick the Agree radiobox and then click Save Changes
2.*.3. Now you can get your API Key and Secret (that are needed in step 2.3)
2.*.4. And go to the Connect tab, fill your forum url into Connect URL, fill your domain into Base Domain.
2.*.5. You are done with required information. But you can go through other tab and enter more detail about your forum, your application. I suggest putting a nice icon, banner into it. Happy customizing!

[UPGRADING]
Just upload overwrite files/folders then reimport the xml file. Do not forget to check "Yes" under "Allow Overwrite" to upgrade

[CONFLICT]
Since this product interfere with the registration procedure, I have found some other plugins/products that conficts with this product. Below is the full list of known confict and action taken to resolve the issue
No Spam (Human Verification): Temporary disabled during Facebook registration
vMail (Email Verification): Temporary disabled during Facebook registration

[OTHER PLUGINS/PRODUCTS]
I have developed an easy to use options/permissions system that allow other plugins/products to add it's actions into this bridge and let the forum members experience a whole new era of connections. I did a small demostration with my kBank System (which is a money system with award/thank functionality and a useful hiding feature) and it runs pretty well. If you are interested in testing kBank in action with YAFB, contact me. If you are a developer who wants to integrate your plugins/products with this Bridge, contact me either! You are all welcome
*Also available: Publishing Blog (vBBlog) to Facebook [New! Updated on Jan 10th, 2010]


[KNOWN ISSUES]
FILE HERE: http://code.google.com/p/vbulletinfacebook/issues/list (require a Google Account)

[Nadeemjp]

Originally Posted by Zaiaku

What version of the mod are you using?
Can you verify in myphpadmin there's that column is in your db?

Zia bro I am using the latest version.
It was working fine with 3.8.4 and then i upgraded to 4.0.1 and after many failed attemptes i finally successfully upgraded.
I am afraid that during the process, I might have deleted some critical file that is causing this. or maybe i deleted most of my previously installed modifications. i have really no idea what is causing this.
the album can be created, it can be deleted. but the old albums are not showing pictures. only the broken links and when someone attempts to access thos pictures, upload new pictures, etc this error is generated.

i am not a technical person so really dont know how to figure it out. since the error showed FBB, so i thought maybe my pro friends can help me out

[Nadeemjp]

and no zai bro there is no table by the name of "a.fbbypass" in my database.
should i be looking somewhere else?

[mobe00]

Works perfect here. I changed the facebook icon to a smaller one and placed it beside the login button. looks great i think. and the mod works perfect

[mobe00]

To place the small facebook icon as i did beside the login button do this

In the header template search for :

<input type="submit" class="loginbutton" value="Login" tabindex="104" title="{vb:rawphrase enter_username_to_login_or_register}" accesskey="s" />


Righ after paste this code :

<vb:if condition="$show['guest']">
<a href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/facebook.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
<img src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/fbb/fbconnect.gif" border="0"/>
</a>
</vb:if>

Download the fbconnect.gif icon that i attached here and upload it to your fbb folder in your root forum folder.

This will place the button to the right of the login button.

[Zaiaku]

Originally Posted by Nadeemjp

and no zai bro there is no table by the name of "a.fbbypass" in my database.
should i be looking somewhere else?

Looks like you upgraded the mod before upgrading the forum from the errror and what you told you you did. Try re-importing the product and use overwrite. If that doesn't work or as an alternative you can try running the query

					ALTER TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "attachment`
						ADD COLUMN `fbbypass` int(11) DEFAULT 0
						,ADD COLUMN `fbpid` varchar(255) DEFAULT '-1'

[BBR-APBT]

Originally Posted by vexvegaz

quick question guys... in the forum manager option where "Page ID to publish feed when new thread posted", how do i set it up so it posts to a group page wall or application page wall instead of the owner wall?


tnks in advance

I just looked at this again and I tried to use the options that are there it does not work.
In the log it says it posted but it really never did. So when Mrpaint gets back around to look at this I will send him my logs in a PM so he can look at it. I think I know the problem but when it comes to the facebook side of things I am still learning the ins and outs.

[dangerin]

Good evening guys...
With the help of mobe00 that has installed this wonderful MOD on my site i see this errors code :

Warning: tempnam() [function.tempnam]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File() is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/*****/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in [path]/includes/class_upload.php on line 275

Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: Filename cannot be empty in [path]/includes/class_upload.php on line 281

what can be? I've reactivated all the products that i had deactivate for a correct installation of YAFB
Bye and thanks newly to mobe00

[kall]

Originally Posted by BBR-APBT

I just looked at this again and I tried to use the options that are there it does not work.
In the log it says it posted but it really never did. So when Mrpaint gets back around to look at this I will send him my logs in a PM so he can look at it. I think I know the problem but when it comes to the facebook side of things I am still learning the ins and outs.

It does post it to the Page wall, but looks to be only posting it to the 'Just Fans' part.

ie: http://www.facebook.com/nzboards - click the Wall tab and then Just Fans, there's some of mine there.

*edit* <jedihandmovement> Pay no attention to the fact the links are not dynamic. </jedihandmovement>

[Zaiaku]

Originally Posted by dangerin

Good evening guys...
With the help of mobe00 that has installed this wonderful MOD on my site i see this errors code :

Warning: tempnam() [function.tempnam]: restriction in effect. File() is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/*****/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in [path]/includes/class_upload.php on line 275

Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: Filename cannot be empty in [path]/includes/class_upload.php on line 281

what can be? I've reactivated all the products that i had deactivate for a correct installation of YAFB
Bye and thanks newly to mobe00

open_basedir this is host problem not a mod problem. Not sure if there's a work around for this or now. I got his error without this mod when trying to uupload profile pics fro URL instead of from computer.

Its possible that you have open_basedir restrictions on your server. To get uploads to work you need to create a 'tmp' subdirectory under your main directory and chmod it to 777. Then in the Admin CP set "Upload In Safe Mode?" to 'Yes' and point the "Safe Mode Temp Directory" to that directory. Or disable open_basedir.

[dangerin]

Mmmhh,
Firstly really thanks for answer but it's really difficult to understand for me that you said.
In effect i see that the post on facebook has not the avatar that firstly there was.
Is possible that you are able to explain how if you spoke with a little baby for what i must d to solve this error?
i've inderstood to create a tmp directory in public_html ( is my main directory ) but after i do not now where is the safe mode that you have indicated.
Thanks for all