Integration with vBulletin - Patch to vbWikiStandard for vb 3.7 & mediaWiki 1.12

The following is a hack of an existing plugin the author abandoned and which stopped working when vbulletin upgraded to 3.7 and mediaWiki changed to version 1.12 - the two of which happen to be the latest versions of their respective software. The file change below will allow the hack to work with vb 3.7 and Media Wiki 1.12. If you are using older versions of either I would recommend using the elfMage's product in it's original form.

You will need to start by installing MediaWiki seperately and then uploading vbWikiStandard and following its instructions. Here is a link to that product.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=136242

Note the requirements are a bit higher - mediaWiki 1.12 requires PHP 5. This mod has only been tested on vb 3.7

Once you have completed the instructions of that product open file arcane_vbulletin_core.php - its part of the vbWiki package and find this code:

PHP Code:

// Include vBulletin Engine
    if ($g_vbWiki_StyleId_Override > 0)
    {
        define('VB_AREA', 'Forum');
        require_once('./includes/init.php');
        $vbulletin->options['styleid'] = $g_vbWiki_StyleId_Override;
        $vbulletin->options['allowchangestyles'] = false;                    // ignore user styles
        $vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] = 0;
    }
    
    require_once('./global.php');
    require_once('./includes/functions_login.php');
    require_once("./includes/functions.php");                // vbdate
    require_once("./includes/functions_forumdisplay.php");
    require_once("./includes/functions_newpost.php");
    require_once("./includes/adminfunctions.php" ); 


Replace with this code.

PHP Code:

    require_once('./global.php');

    if ((empty($_SESSION['wsUserID']) || empty($_SESSION['wsUserName']) || empty($_SESSION['wsToken'])) 
        && !empty($_COOKIE[$wgDBname.'_'.$wgDBprefix.'UserName']))
    {
        $_SESSION = array_merge( $_SESSION, $db->query_first("SELECT 
            user_id AS wsUserID,
            user_name AS wsUserName,
            user_token AS wsToken
            FROM ".$wgDBname.".".$wgDBprefix."user
            WHERE user_name = '".addslashes($_COOKIE[$wgDBname.'_'.$wgDBprefix.'UserName'])."' LIMIT 1"));
    } 


I have tested this for 2 weeks on EN World, a site that gets about 22,000 hits / day and it appears stable. We've had a few isolated instances of users stating they are getting logged off, but I believe that's because they are running cookie blockers.

Do not attempt using this hack with vbWikiPro - for optimization I removed the loading of several libraries pro requires. If there is enough interest in this bridge still I will consider wholly rewriting the bridge to tighten up integration further. In the interim though this seems to work.

I will provide what support I can but be warned the original hack has been abandoned and outside the changes I've made in this mod your guess is as good as mine.

[GoodOmens]

I get the following "Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array" regarding

$_SESSION = array_merge( $_SESSION, $db->query_first(....

[RRicart]

Warning: require_once(mysante2/public_html/atrwiki/SpecialPage.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mysante2/public_html/members/forums/vbWiki/vbWiki_Userlogin.php on line 14

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'mysante2/public_html/atrwiki/SpecialPage.php' (include_path='.:/home/mysante2/public_html/members/include/') in /home/mysante2/public_html/members/forums/vbWiki/vbWiki_Userlogin.php on line 14

I get this error.

[cosy]

plz for PRO version plzzz

[Michael Morris]

Originally Posted by GoodOmens

I get the following "Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array" regarding

$_SESSION = array_merge( $_SESSION, $db->query_first(....

My guess without looking into it deeply is that sessions are disabled. $_SESSION is a superglobal and should be present after session_start(); is called (which mediaWiki does). If it isn't present then PHP was unable to start a session. In the absense of sessions I'm unsure how to go about bridging this.

Eventually I will write a new bridge - the code above is a bit of a kludge to get things to work - passed along in the hopes in might be useful.

[GoodOmens]

Interesting adding session start before the mege_array function fixed the problem.

I wonder why it's not being called before?

[TheGreatTK]

W00t! This fixed the logout problems everybody on my board was having!

Thanks a lot, Michael!

[Rein Masamuri]

Well I have it set up, but now the users will not log off of the wiki when they log out of the forums.
I have vbWikiStandard and the pro fix doesn't seem to work...

[chris1979]

Hmm. I paid for the vbwikipro product and can't get it from their members area. :down:

I might have to use this free version instead.

[domaino]

Hi Michael,

Would love to be able to use this hack but unfortunately, whenever I go to access my wiki it comes up with the following:

Warning: require_once(public_html/forum/vbWiki/vbWiki_Init.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/domaino/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php on line 126

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'public_html/forum/vbWiki/vbWiki_Init.php' (include_path='/home/domaino/public_html/wiki:/home/domaino
/public_html/wiki/includes:/home/domaino/public_html/wiki/languages:.:
/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/domaino/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php on line 126

Any ideas where I'm going wrong?

Thanks in advance,
domaino

[Rein Masamuri]

Originally Posted by domaino

Hi Michael,

Would love to be able to use this hack but unfortunately, whenever I go to access my wiki it comes up with the following:

Warning: require_once(public_html/forum/vbWiki/vbWiki_Init.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/domaino/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php on line 126

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'public_html/forum/vbWiki/vbWiki_Init.php' (include_path='/home/domaino/public_html/wiki:/home/domaino
/public_html/wiki/includes:/home/domaino/public_html/wiki/languages:.:
/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/domaino/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php on line 126

Any ideas where I'm going wrong?

Thanks in advance,
domaino

I had the same problem. Double check your paths, you're probably pointing to the wrong one.

Does anyone know how to do sysops stuff with this bridge? Is a regular user on the forums a regular user on the wiki, and admin on the forums a sysop on the wiki?