Integration with vBulletin - Openfire Integration - Instant Messaging Server for your vBulletin Users

A very easy and simple add-on.

This add-on registrate vBulletin registrations automatically to the Openfire Server. So you can own a Instant Messaging Server (based on Jabber) for your vBulletin Users. The solution here is realized with the User Service Plugin for Openfire . But there are many other Integrate solutions with Openfire. Openfire supports the LDAP authentication, too.

The only problem of this integration solution: Existing vBulletin users must manually registering to the Openfire server, but a import script is included

Requirements:
vBulletin 3.7 (3.6 and 3.5 are not tested)
Openfire
User Service plugin for Openfire

Recommend Products: Enhanced Jabber-Integration

Examples and Screenshots: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....36&postcount=4

Version History:

1.0.0 Beta 3
* fopen is no longer required
* Import script included
* A install instruction included

1.0.0 Beta 2
* Fix a important Bug with Password registration

1.0.0 Beta 1
* First Version

IMPORTANT FOR IMPORT EXISTING USERS TO OPENFIRE, IF YOUR USING THE IMPORT SCRIPT: It is recommended to make a backup of Openfire database and vBulletin database. This Import script has tested only with a low number of users. If anybody will improve the import script, you can make this . If you want to test in "local" area, please comment out the line with "vbmail".

Use the import script with your own risk

If you get timouts of the import process, make sure safe_mode is temporary disabled and set max_execution_time temporary to 50000.

After import, reset the php settings.

If you need my help for the import process, donate 30 EUR / $45 and send me a email with
your FTP and MySQL Account-Details. Create a vBulletin Adminaccount for me.
I will make then the import process.

[GoTTi]

so what does this do??? it doesnt use the vb user tables so the users need to register on a seperate site in order to be linked up using a messenger client?

im not understanding this. do u have a demo site or some screen shots for us?

[Sebijk]

Hello,

Openfire use the own table, not the vBulletin User Table. You can use a Jabber Client or the offical Openfire Clients Spark (Program) and SparkWeb (Webclient). I can make some screenshots for this.

[Sebijk]

So, some examples:

1. I register at a normal vBulletin Forum with this Add-on:

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Now I get a verify email for my vBulletin Account. After I'm verify my vBulletin Account, the Forum send my Registration Data to the Openfire Server (without the vBulletin Password).

I get a seperat email with my Openfire Account details with a seperat Password:

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Now I'm registered at my Forum and my Openfire Server.


Example with meebo:

I going to meebo.com and click more networks. Under Jabber I give my Openfire Account details:

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So Im Log In to Meebo and add a Google Talk User:

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I have make a dirty @ on the Screenshots because I dont like spambots.

More examples cooming soon.

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by Sebijk

More examples cooming soon.

That would be great. Please explain more.

[ShawneyJ]

ok so we download
"openfire_3_6_0a.tar.gz Works on most Unix variants, no Java JRE"
and install to our forum server?? atm i can find a install folder...
we register where to get a Secret Key?
where does "User Service plugin for Openfire" go?
no offense but there is some instructions needed here or have i missed something?
sorry i have never heard about Openfire till this thread so im new to this one.
mmmm maybe i wait as its in beta stage or maybe i just move on and forget it as it
Not Supported.

[Sebijk]

Hello,

Go to Server Settings -> User Service. Here you can create a secret key. The Openfire Settings are located in https://example.com:9091.

The Install Instructions for Openfire: http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds...all-guide.html

[Alfa1]

The only problem of this integration solution: Existing vBulletin users must manually registering to the Openfire server.

Do you have a solution for this?

[Sebijk]

I can only make a import script to import the existing vBulletin Users to the Openfire user table (with User Service Plugin, because Openfire use a another Password encryption) and the vBulletin Passwords cannot imported.

[Alfa1]

Would LDAP authentication make it possible to have integration, without the need for members to register with the Openfire server.