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

[Mike G. <mi...@op...>]

Hi Luis,

On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 01:04, Luis M wrote:
> [...]
> >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?
> Ooops! sorry that I took so long to respond.

It happens online..  Thanks for making your way to the response :)

> 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).

We've done some work with that for Back-End..  Was a year ago so it
isn't at all fresh now (and I didn't do the work)..  But there's code.. 
The client ended up using PAM as a reference..

> 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.)

So there'd be a cron run ever few minutes to check & transfer as
required?

> I guess that with 0.8 this can be done a lot simpler (modules modules 
> modules)
> What do you think?

The current version of BE is still based on 0.7 (as we haven't had time
to migrate all of our code)..  But if you get the authorization working
against 0.8 then it should be easier..

> 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).

Just php would make it much more transferable if it is possible.

> 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

Might also be useful to look at how other folks have done this.. 
PostNuke has been doing this for a while..  Anyone know any others that
do?

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

Yup! :)

> 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.

Cool!

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

I didn't get a bounce, but who knows..  They'll get my response for
sure..

Mike
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