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.

[hollosch]

Originally Posted by Lord Doys

there are still some minor flaws.. but it as workable is it is now.. ill look into it later this week, off to bed now

I tested it, but it seems it doesn't work to me:

vBulletin 3.7.4
MW 1.13.2
vbWikiPro 1.3 RC5

same as you...

Hope you can help me - cu

[Lord Doys]

i have fixed the vbWiki Pro: Go To Forum issue

open vbWikiPro_GoToForum.php

find:

PHP Code:

$wgOut->addHTML("Redirecting to: <a href=\"$url\">$url</a><br/>"); 


(~line 102)

and replace with

PHP Code:

$wgOut->redirect( $url ); 


cheers
Arjan

[hollosch]

This is the code i have:

PHP Code:

ln101            if (!$g_Arcane_Debug_GoToForum)
ln102                $wgOut->addHTML("Redirecting to: <a href=\"$url\">$url</a><br/>");
ln103               else
ln104                $wgOut->redirect( $url );
ln105              return; 


It doesn't work, when I replace the code in line 102.

???

[Shamil.]

I'm running 3.8 (vB), and 1.13.x (MW) hand MW gives me a blank page :| even if debugging is on in vbWiki-init.php

Blank page occurs in wiki when I add the require_once to the end of the localsettings file.

[Skyrider]

Getting error:

Warning: require_once() [function.require-once]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/LocalSettings.php on line 126

Warning: require_once(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/vbWiki_Init.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/LocalSettings.php on line 126

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

This is when I installed the previous version first before this patch. (the link given in the first post)

[ericdesmontagne]

And about vbWikiPro ? It does not work with vB 3.8... :'(

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by ericdesmontagne

And about vbWikiPro ? It does not work with vB 3.8... :'(

I can verify the Pro version works on 3.7.x and Mediawiki 1.11.0

Was it working for you on 3.7.x? Are you verifying it breaks when you installed vB 3.8?

[ericdesmontagne]

Yes it was working with 3.7.X, but on 3.8 i have always white page on the wiki :'(