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

[valendono]

I tried on my forum and its failed to login, because not compatible with vbseo or sumtin else?

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|chat|cron|wiki/)
RewriteRule ^(.*\.php(/.*)?)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images|wiki )/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]

still cannot login, I mean login success but not on wiki, its on forum.

Notes: I already follow readme.txt - sumtin I miss ?

[NoeJeko]

Please post a url to your forum and wiki. Also, what versions of vB and MW are you using? I don't think its vBSEO as I use this on 2 forums with vBSEO.

Posted from my Blackberry, please excuse spelling.

[Elenna]

This works wonderfully, thank you very much!

/me clicks install and nominates for MOM.

[NoeJeko]

Thanks!

To those posting support requests, I cannot help you if I don't have links to your forum and wiki. Also, if you see me not online for a few weeks don't worry - I get real time notifications of replies to this thread via Blackberry so I'll drop in as I see posts. The project will remain active as I use this product on my own site.

[daFish]

This looks like a very promising addon. However, do you support the login from an wiki which resides on the same server but under a different domain?

E.g.:

Board: www.domainboard.com/board
Wiki: www.domainwiki.com

[Brian30fl]

quick question how did u get ur wiki to mach ur forums layout?

[NoeJeko]

Originally Posted by daFish

This looks like a very promising addon. However, do you support the login from an wiki which resides on the same server but under a different domain?

E.g.:

Board: www.domainboard.com/board
Wiki: www.domainwiki.com

I do not. Cookies cannot be shared across domains - just subdomains. If you want to achieve single sign-on across different domains you'll need a SAML token or some other federated authentication method - and that is outside the scope of this plugin.

Originally Posted by Brian30fl

quick question how did u get ur wiki to mach ur forums layout?

I modified the MonoBook Wiki skin manually - the plugin is for single sign-on and user integration only.

For all - I've put in a request for a new hook and/or Admin CP option. This will eliminate the need to modify class_core.php if accepted and I'll try to make the integration process easier in the future.

[leonnix]

I'm so interested in this hack ! but I have a problem, for some reasons I have to set /mysite.com to be able to send and receive email from from users. Is there a way to make this hack work in my situation !

[NoeJeko]

Could you be more specific?

[leonnix]

Sorry! I was talking about the cookie path but I set my cookie path to back "/" , everything works fine now !

I haven't installed this mod yet but I'd like to have my site look similar to yours after installing.

I wanna make my wiki match my forum layout, but I don't know how. Could you help me on this matter ?

Below is my site and wiki:

Site: http://www.rowiki.net
Wiki: http://www.rowiki.net/wiki