Vbulletin Application Connector

Version 0.2
Bugfix: now it is posible to define active/inactive connectors
ADD: Changing userdata ( email and username )

Version 0.1
init Release

that this hack do?

with this hack you can connect other applications with vbulletin
this hack provide a simple api to create own module, to connect different application with vbulletin, and create common login with it

this addon is the same like com_connector for joomla

example:

you have an CMS or own created application and you want to have common login with vbulletin
so you must creat a class ( = module ) which knows some methods like login/logout
this methods will be called by the connector if the user login into VB
if you want the connector will try to add the user to your application or vbulletin, if the user dont exists
the connect to your application can be created by soap/xmlrpc calls, database connnects, ldap or something else, its your choose

for a little demo i have included a joomla module, which connects to joomla using SOAP calls to get common login with vbulletin ( needs JMSOAP addon for joomla )

demo is on my side: www.c4u.to

if you log in into joomla, you will be automaticaly logged in vbulletin, by com_connector hack for joomla ( which is using VB_SOAP on vbulletin side )
if you login into vbulletin, you will be automaticaly logged in into joomla, by this hack ( using JMSOAP addon on joomla side )

in the next version i will include functions to update/delete users


installation
1. unzip the package, move all files von vb_connector folder to your forumroot
2. install product xml file

the you have new menu in admincp to create connectors
it is posible to use one module more then once

howto create own modules: http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/to...html#msg131894

you can use this tutorial for joomla, difference with joomla is, that you will get all parameters as array, not as object, look at the joomla.class.php file in the package

[oojacoboo]

pman, thats b/c its using an iframe and it doesn't reload the joomla frame on a login. Or at least I would assume thats the reason.

I did use the sql modules and they worked for a while, until we upgraded mysql to 4.1.x and it broke the connector...

[leonsio]

attention the joomla module(s) are not compatible with joomla 1.0.8 currently

[imported_ToY]

Originally Posted by leonsio

attention the joomla module(s) are not compatible with joomla 1.0.8 currently

i was wondering why it wasnt working for me!

any idea when this will be updated?

[leonsio]

new file jooma.zip attached

this include joomla_soap connector for joomla 1.0.8

you need new version of JMSOAP installed

http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/to...5.new.html#new

[Paprika]

Has anyone ran across a module or whatever for this which allows combined user databases for vBulletin and 4images photo gallery?

I could figure out how to write one and make one myself but I thought I'd check beforehand...


I'll check back but PM me if you know something specific. Thanks!!

[Xtrato]

Search theres a mod to add it with users; the works.....

[Tamrin]

This looks exactly what we need.., we have multiple joomla sites and a vbulletin setup and badly want to combine all logins across the various sites..

The question that rises here though is how it treats existing users in both DB's ?, i.e. will it simply overwrite the users from one into another DB, what happens if someone has the same login on joomla as someone else in the forum ?

Starting blank with our user DB's isn't really an option..

[leonsio]

noone user will be overwritten
it will synchronise user if he dont not exist in the database ( username )

common login works only if all instances are on same domain

cms2.forum.tld
cms2.forum.tld

or forum.domain.tld
cms1.domain.tld
cms2.domain.tld

user synchronisation works allways

[fabianv]

Ok I have a few questions regarding this awesome concept.

After installing everything seemed to work.. I could login from both sides.

What I'd like to know is how to have stuff like latest threads and who's online and vbulletin polls and stuff in JOOMLA with php4. Where can i download these? Do they exist?

Also.. when I log in with Joomla nomatter which account it is it gives this welcome message. "Welcome, 0" why is that?

Thanks.. hope to get a response from someone soon!
Keep up the good work!

Edit: Also, how can I make it so that the Joomla ''Register'' button links to Vbulletin? I wanna remove the Joomla registration thing completely for the general user

[leonsio]

http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,37191.0.html

all addons for the connector you can find in this thread

the com_connector/ vbulletin application connector is only API for connect applications: common login, user synchronisation/management

Welcome, 0" why is that?

its joomla 1.0.8 problem see supportforum for joomla

for link register on joomla to vbulletin you must edit mod_register.php file in joomlaroot/modules folder