Joomla Connector/Bridge

Release Thread on joomla forums: http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,21066.0.html

com_connector
v. 1.0.0
all connectors are moved to separate packages
fixed some bugs with PHP4
support for joomla 1.0.8
better login/synchronisation handling
v. 0.0.8.1 ( bugfix release, no new functions )
bug in the connector administration
v. 0.0.8
updated to joomla 1.0.7
added wrapped mode
v. 0.0.7
updated to joomla 1.0.5
fixed some messages with "warning"
v. 0.0.6
compatibility with new version of VB_SOAP
some bugs by login fixed
v. 0.0.5
cookie store bug in vbulletin module fixed
compatibility with JMSOAP addon, added
v. 0.0.4
added functions to update and delete users
splited modules to own packages
v. 0.0.3
each module has own logout function
fixed bugs in vbulletin_sql module
fixed bug in the connector.php file
v. 0.0.2
vbulletin_Sql module included
select menu in the admintool for the modules
v. 0.0.1
init release, vbulletin module included


Additional Modules
All modules are now in separate packages
to add module just download the module file
and unzip it in the /components/com_connector/modules folder
if not exists, create one

Online Demo running with vbulletin module (SOAP)

http://www.c4u.to

HOWTOs:

switching from vbridge to com_connector
creating own modules
patching joomla.php file himself


Component Information and description
This Component is only for the connection from joomla -> application
at the moment are following things supported:
common login
global changing password
global changing username/email
synchronistion of the users ( by first login or registration )

That does i need to run this component?

for this component alone you needs only joomla 1.0.x
it should run with PHP4 und PHP5(tested)

some modules like vbulletin_soap can have own requirements (needs php5 + SOAP extension )


That does this component do?

this component allow you to connect different applications to joomla over SOAP/XMLRPC, SQL Connects ( other methods are posible too )
You should use this component if you wants to have common login with an aplications ( which based on cookie login (session to, because it use cookie to store a sessionid ))
it is posible to create own moduless to connect any applications

How to install
1.
download and extract the files_to_replace.zip" file
move all files from "upload" folder in your joomla root folder

2.
login into joomla administration and install the "com_connector.zip"
using joomla component installer

How to use
go to "Administration/Components/Connector"
click to "New"


Title: title/name of the module
Module: Choose a Module like "vbulletin"
URL: is a link to the application ( not to the module !! )
Add User to Joomla: if the user not exists in joomla he will be added
Add User to App.: if the user dont exists in the connected application it will be added
Display Mode: Wrapped = in iframe, Not Wrapped = redirect to application


Click on Save
you will be redirected to module settings
this settings can be different in every module


after you have added a data, you can create a menu link

go to Menu config, create on New and select "Connector Item"
in next dialog select you application and click to save

done

[leonsio]

you can try to rename the module name, but you must rename all variables in the module from vbulletin_sql to vbulletin ( example the class name )

if you have shell access on you server

just open the file in VI an type

:%s/vbulletin_sql/vbulletin/g

you can save and close the file with

:wq

[oojacoboo]

this surely isn't the proper thing to do though... Why is this happening? Does the SQL module work? What have I done that would have caused this, if it has been working?

[oojacoboo]

ok, I got the login working after changing that file name and making the necessary changes within that file. However, when I try to add the menu link to the component, I get the following error when trying to access it...

require_once("./components/com_connector/modules/$module->module.class.php");

While this isn't that big of a deal, I can just edit the template of the vbulletin file. I thought you might want to know so this can be fixed. It doesn't offer the option to decide which module you want to append to the menu link. Maybe that should be an option for future releases as well, espectially if this thing catches on and people will want to use multiple modules...LIKE ME - Still hoping for a community builder and Gallery2 module. Let me know if you have any immediate ideas on this, b/c using the wrapping feature would be nice!

Thanks again for all the great work. I look forward to future releases and the progression of this great component. Keep it up. Also, I send you a PM over at forum.joomla.org. Let me know about that.

[provedel]

Is it's compatible with vB 3.5.3???

Thanks!

[Xtrato]

yeah

[leonsio]

it works only with VB 3.5.x

one user in joomla.org forum is working currently on CB intergration

[Inferno Dragon]

I want to use Joomla on my site..right now I am using vbulletin 3.5.3 and my server running PHP4 can I still use it? becasue you have written "this hack require PHP 5" furthermore what is the install process? included in the package?

[leonsio]

where has you found that this hack require php5 ?

[Inferno Dragon]

Can you explain this?

That does i need to run this component?

for this component alone you needs only joomla 1.0.x
it should run with PHP4 und PHP5(tested)

some modules like vbulletin can have own requirements ( vbulletin module needs php5 + SOAP extension )

[leonsio]

okay i will translate this

the com_connector himself works fine with php4 and php5

some modules can have own dependances ( php5, php5 + soap, ldap .... )

the module "joomla" needs php5 + soap extension
the module "joomla_sql" needs only php4 ( or 5 )