Posted by keyo on September 4, 2007 at 11:55am
I would like drupal to handle the users profiles, but when "My Account" is clicked it redirects to the forum's user profile.
What would happen if I were to comment out the .module code that redirects this url? Is the reason for this redirect technical or personal preference?
Surely it would be better for drupal to handle the account settings instead of phpbb, more integral.
I couldn't get the bypass function to work. I have drupal in root of my sie and forum in mysite.com/phpbb/bypass 404'd for me. Any suggestions as to why this could have happened? Maybe I got the url wrong or installed it wrong. Forum's logout link also 404'd.
-Keyo
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Hi,arkepp already explained
Hi,arkepp already explained a whie ago..,but its idd for technical reasons.. cause when you change the password in drupal it does not update in phpbb but when you reverse it it will work..(thats what i think)
Have u actually enabled the
Have u actually enabled the module [not to underestimate your intelligence].
Yes, it is enabled. I think
Yes, it is enabled. I think something must have gone wrong during install. I will try again and see what happens. My main question was about the profile handling, which is really going in the opposite direction of integration, since the forum is not the only place users will be posting(gallery2, story, polls) content it will seem out of place to use the forum for profiles. I hope someone can find a fix for this. Keep up the good work.
-keyo
hi arkepp chose to code the
hi
arkepp chose to code the module to use the phpBB profile and not the Drupal profile. If you wanted it the other way, you would have to code the module again with the reverse.
Design decision
Integration is rarely a one-way street. It is is a design decision, mainly because the standard Drupal profiles are a subset of the standard phpBB profiles. The Drupal profiles by themselves are inadequate, and having multiple ways of editing the profiles is problematic.
If you are dedicated you can have a look at the phpBB 2.x version of the module, it shows you one possible way to go about it. You don't have to redo the module from scratch, but it could easily double the amount of code needed, not to mention maintenance required. Maybe someone is willing to sponsor it?
Good point
I still think of it as phpbb taking over my CMS, but at least its for a very good reason and it means the module is easier to install. It probably won't matter nearly as much if I encapsulate phpbb into drupal and theme it the same.
I tryed changing a users password via drupal and they were still getting logged into both drupal and phpbb3, so I don't know if demon's first post is valid.
Keep up the good work arkepp.
-keyo
demon is correct, though you
demon is correct, though you don't notice it because phpBBs passwords are usually not consulted.
Change the avatar, username or email, and you'll see it fall apart.