phpBB

The beta version of the module has once again been updated. Quite a few things have been changed. In short: You have to replace all the files, including the two new ones: functions_drupal.php (contains three configuration values near the top) and acp_users.php. You can find the download and instructions here: http://kepp.net/phpbb3/

The following is a quick description of how I debug login problems in cases where the user is logged into Drupal, but not in phpBB or mysteriously falls out. This is also a respons to kjuib's request below, but it is easier to refer to later when it is a separate story.

The beta has been updated again to keep up with phpBB and RC5. AcydBurn indicated that RC5 may go gold, so hopefully things will start to settle down. If you have a bug to report, please make sure you are really running phpBB RC5.

The modifications to Drupal's .htaccess file are no longer required. In fact, it is important that you restore this file to the original supplied by Drupal. The cookies for the phpBB session are also handled differently. In your phpBB ACP the cookie domain should be set to your actual domain, so if your installation lives at http://www.somedomain.com/drupal , the field should be set to "somedomain.com".

Okay, I got stuck while upgrading to RC5. The phpBB developers appear to flip flop on this issue, or maybe they don't know it's happening, but I have seen this come and go during the RC-process. In short, I can't get setcookie() to set a cookie for the domain .domain.com , I can only get it to set to domain.com (missing dot in front, which makes it a host, not a domain). If I try to force a dot in front, either PHP or the browser rejects it.

phpBB uses (from includes/session.php)
header('Set-Cookie: ' . $name_data . '; expires=' . $expire . '; path=' . $config['cookie_path'] . $domain . ((!$config['cookie_secure']) ? '' : '; secure') . '; HttpOnly', false);

But that doesn't appear to do anything in Drupal, maybe because the phpbb module runs too late?

I am also suspicious about Drupal's .htaccess and the PHP stuff that happens in the configuration file, but at least the former should affect phpBB as well.

Any ideas?

I have updated the beta to fix the issues Jason pointed out. The .htaccess file no longer makes mod_rewrite look for user. Instead I have introduced a new permission called 'edit drupal users'. If your role has this permission then you will not be redirected to the phpBB profile.

If you modify usernames, email, password or pictures through Drupal you will end up with a mess in your database. Therefore only key admins should have this permission.

Hi
I have to integrate an existing PhpBB 2.X into Drupal, so I tried out the PHPBB integration module. After first trying to integrate an fresh php bb installation into a fresh drupal installation I failed after deleting the cookies and log in again (a did everything according to the manual at http://kepp.net/drupal/. I got the following text in my browser:

I have updated the beta version of the module you can get from http://kepp.net/phpbb3/ for Drupal 5.2 and phpBB RC4. The module hasn't really changed, only the ucp_profile.php file really needed to be updated for RC4. If you are using the code you need to replace the .module file, configuration.inc and ucp_profile.php. I also recommend checking the .htaccess files. The configuration instructions have not changed.

I have implemented user deletion three quarters of the way. But I am not sure it makes sense to move this over.

Hi,

I know that there are thousands of topics like that on the net, but I would like to know what's the status in our group.

Please type your favorite BB software, and please write why you like it, and what you hate in it.

I personally use Invision Power Board 1.3, but I hate it. There's nothing good about it, the only reason that I use it the all my moderators like it, and don't want to deal with phpBB. (I can't wait to surprise them with DruBB) :)

Please share your experience,
Have a nice day.