Integration with vBulletin - OpenInviter Intergration

What is OpenInviterTM ?

Open source OpenInviterTM (Open InviterTM) is an free import contacts (addressbook) script from email providers like Libero, Rambler, GMX.net, Mail.ru, Live/Hotmail, IndiaTimes, Azet, Web.de, FastMail, Lycos, Zapakmail, Hushmail, Evite, Yahoo!, Uk2, Mynet.com, Abv, OperaMail, Interia, Sapo.pt, Inbox.com, Mail.com, Clevergo, Rediff, Virgilio, Nz11, Doramail, Walla, Gawab, Wp.pt, Apropo, Popstarmail, AOL, Care2, Netaddress, Bigstring, GMail, Yandex, KataMail, Mail.in, 5Fm, Terra or social portals like Famiva, Orkut, Vimeo, Fdcareer, Flixster, Xing, Plaxo, Cyworld, Konnects, LinkedIn, Motortopia, Twitter, Last.fm, Kincafe, MySpace, Brazencareerist, Livejournal, Mydogspace, Tagged, Hyves, Skyrock, Hi5, Friendfeed, Flickr, Badoo, Lovento, Eons, Flingr, Bebo, Faces, Multiply, Friendster, Facebook, Perfspot, Mycatspace, Xuqa, Xanga, Plazes, Plurk, Mevio, Meinvz. This contacts importer script is integrating with content management systems (aka CMS) like phpFoX, SimpleMachines Forum (SMF), Joomla, JamRoom, Social Engine, Wordpress, phpizabi, myBB, joovili, jamit job, PhpBB, Boonex Dolphin, PunBB, Dating Pro, Joomla1.0, PHPMELODY, symfony, Drupal, vBulletin. Open Inviter is written in PHP 5 (no database required but cURL or wget required) and running on any webserver (tested on Apache) offering advanced tell a friend features. OpenInviterTM is a free self hosted solution that does not use a third party gateway (or API) to import contacts.

Install Instructions
1. Upload the oi_settings.php to the adminCP dir.
2. Import the product-openinviter.xml

Done for my side of things.

Go to: http://openinviter.com/
1.Sign up for an account and download the package for vbulletin.
2.copy the Openinviter folder to your root vBulletin
3.Do nothing with the oi_settings.php and product-openinvitervbulletinediti.xml that come with their version.

If you use theirs, there is a security hole which I have patched in mine. I am waiting for them to email me back.

What did I change?
Changed how it is displayed in misc.php not index.php.
Also changed how it is displayed on the page in its own table instead of above the header.
Made the admin panel page alot nicer to look at.
Fixed security issues.


Fixes for their code.

Their code for vbulletin is a little messed up go to the Openinviter folder.
Open frontend.php add (echo $oi_display) at the bottom before the php close tag(i.e. ?>).
In the same file search for $contents and replace with $oi_display

I hope you enjoy
Please Click install.
Note support will not be giving if you don't.

[BBR-APBT]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Thanks for the reply.

May I ask, the importer, does this in any way, store user contacts in 3rd party areas, which would / could present security issues.

Is the username / password md5

Currently it doesn't call home but they plan to make it call home to track user and api key. Which I will not upgrade when it calls home. It runs completely on your server and logins directly to the provider you choose. The login looks as if it came from the users computer.

[Zia]

hmmm interesting..

from which mail id ..the invite msg will be send from user mail id ?

[BBR-APBT]

Originally Posted by Zia

hmmm interesting..

from which mail id ..the invite msg will be send from user mail id ?

The admin email that every other forum email is sent from.

[amjadz4]

The security token fix...did not work for me. I still get the same error! Path is correct.

[Zia]

Originally Posted by BBR-APBT

The admin email that every other forum email is sent from.

Hi..thankx..
I want to change the sender mail id to any other mail id..
coz sendind lots of mail from mydomain may mark itslef as spam domain..
to secure mydomain i wanna change it any other,...
pls advice........

[BBR-APBT]

Originally Posted by amjadz4

The security token fix...did not work for me. I still get the same error! Path is correct.

I dont know did you use my whole frontend file? There are a few places I changed in the frontend script

[BBR-APBT]

Originally Posted by Zia

Hi..thankx..
I want to change the sender mail id to any other mail id..
coz sendind lots of mail from mydomain may mark itslef as spam domain..
to secure mydomain i wanna change it any other,...
pls advice........

Line 119 in my frontend.php you will see this vbmail($email,

Simply change $email to the email you want to use. Make sure to leave the ,

[TimberFloorAu]

My biggest concern with this is security.

Even on their demo screen: http://openinviter.com/demo/

Its not encrypted.

[BBR-APBT]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

My biggest concern with this is security.

Even on their demo screen: http://openinviter.com/demo/

Its not encrypted.

The user and password being sent to aol, gmail etc?

If I make it encrypt the password on my server then send it to aol, gmail etc. It will show the wrong password as being entered. If you have any ideas how to get myspace, aol, gmail, etc. to accept encrypted mails let me know. I don't see this as any different then logging on to any of the services over your browser with out using https.

I mean if someone was sniffing your connection sure they will see the plain test password. Turn on ssl on your server. Problem fixed.

[Skyrider]

Any possible way you can select the contacts you wish to send the invite on? I tried the demo at : http://openinviter.com/demo/ and it grabs all the contacts right away.