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

[San]

I've the same problem

[SilentK]

It's really odd though because I have one portal working fine and there all on the same server so it's not an issue with the server environment. I dont think it's related to the subdomain especially because the new accounts are getting updated. It's just that old vbulletin accounts cant login to the portal.

Hmmm thinking of the only thing different between the portal setups and the only thing that comes to mind is that on the first one the admin name for the portal was not the same name as an account on the vbulletin installation. On the second portal however it was originally I did change this though and renamed the admin account to something not in use on the vbulletin installation.

Any ideas? Should I try a complete reinstallation of joomla and the connector? I should have some free time when i am done with school today so I'll give it a try and report back if it fixed the problem.

[SilentK]

A complete reinstallation solved my problem. I think the cause was using an account name that already existed in the vbulletin database as the super administrator during installation.

Working now anyways.

[LauraFL]

Can someone that has this installed and working please contact me? I'm having some minor issues, but could really use someone that could walk me through it.

Thank so much!!

[RoninGT]

When i goto Joomla and goto componates/connecter and make a new one i get an error saying. that it could not find com_connecter/modules. Did i miss a step somehwere?

Ronin

[leonsio]

read the release post

[wildsmith]

This is working for me with a couple of minor issues so thanks for creating it.

I keep getting duplicate new user accounts created in vBulletin but I'm not sure what is causing this. It only happens sometimes when a user who already has a vBulletin user account uses my site. I have to clean out the duplicate accounts on a regular basis but it would be nice to stop them being created in the first place.

This is on vBulletin 3.5.4, Joomla 1.0.7 and the sql versions of the connectors.

Thanks,
Jon.

[wildsmith]

I've just updated to Joomla 1.0.8 to see if that fixes my duplicate users problem, I see things are being done a bit differently for com_connector in the new Joomla.php

Thanks,
Jon.

[dakar]

sub'd, this may be useful in the near future.... looks promising.

[boiboi]

URL: what do I put here? My vbulletin url?