Re: [Fwd: [Back-end-development] IntegratingPhorum into Back-e

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>I like phpBB too..
>
> > Examples:
> > phpslash: http://www.latinomixed.com
> > phpBB: http://foro.latinomixed.com
>
>Ok..  But how did you integrate it?  Does phpBB use phpSlash templates?
>Is there a common authorization?
>
>Mike

Ooops! sorry that I took so long to respond.

At first I originally wanted to make them both authenticate againts a LDAP 
database since  I can control the schema of the files (and it would be just 
simpler to maintain if I want to allow some users to have valid email 
addresses @latinomixed.com and not to others, yet all users can authenticate 
against the same DB).
However, I just make both pages look similar and never really got the time 
to update the user DB's so that they can share "containers", meaning use 
PHPLIB to authenticate against an LDAP DB for both phpBB and phpSlash.
Now that this subject has come to my mind again, I'll try to do my best to 
look into that (I know a lot more Perl/PHP/LDAP now to do the transition 
simpler: Perl first to pull the records, and PHP to create new users against 
a single Sign On/User Creation page.)
I guess that with 0.8 this can be done a lot simpler (modules modules 
modules)
What do you think?
We can work together on this if you so want. Let's meet on #phpslash every 
now and then and divide the work needed. I think this can be accomplish very 
simply (with Perl or PHP).
Essentially we will need:

1. Migration scripts (simple)
2. Authentication mechanism (PHP Classes for both projects) (a bit harder)
3. Single User Creation process
4. Other minor stuff (cookie names, whatever other cookie related stuff)
5. Test test test

I'm up for this. And I know the guys at Back-End might love this also.

On a side note, Joe, I need you to assign the Bugs to me so that I can close 
as many as I can (and ask people who can deal with the ones I can't), so 
that we can get ready for a "beta" 0.8.

P.S. Please note that I'm not subscribe to back-end-development mailinglist.

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Luis Mondesi
System Administrator
LatinoMixed.com

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