I have a large forum with over 15,000 users on domainA. I want to set up 68classifieds on domainB (on the same server as the forum). I'm ready to buy, I just need to make sure that those 15,000 users will be able to log into the classified site without having to create new accounts and re-register. This is important because members know each other and I don't want confusion as to who is who. I am able to clone the database from one site to another if necessary (and copy vb over as well and sync them). Please say yes that this is possible. Thanks -vissa
I think I answered this in the other thread but it works with a step approach. Here is an example run down. A user tries to login First it checks the classifieds users table. If it exists then they are logged in. If not your vbulletin user table is then checked. If they exist in it then their details are copied to the classifieds user table and logged in. Since you have registered here you can test it by logging in here: http://www.68classifieds.com/modifications/userlogin.php That is our modifications section with this module installed.
I can advise if you wish to use phpBB instead. I have both 68 and phpBB installed onto the same database. I only allow registration through the classifieds registration and when they register it puts the same info into the phpbb database. Every user also has the same userid so I can share details between the two, ie, my users have their profiles and images. What I did at the start is write a small piece of sql that grabbed all user info the 68 database and inserted into the phpbb, userid, username, email etc.
Thanks. What happens if someone tries to register at the classifieds with the username of someone that ALREADY exists on the forum (that hasn't logged into the classifieds).? I'm worried about someone impersonating a forum member that never used the classifieds system. In your description, it sounds like that could happen. -vissa
If you make sure everybody on the forum is on the classifieds and vice versa, this wont be allowed to happen
How do you make sure everyone on the forum (15K existing members) is on the classifieds? Don't they have to attempt to login-in first before it adds them? Thanks -vissa
If your passwords are in the same format as they are in phpBB you can simply copy the details of one into an other. Try creating an account with the same username and password in your 68 as it is in your forum. Then use your phpmyadmin to have a look in the database and check if the passwords are encrypted exaclty the same. If this is the case you can copy everybody.
I haven't had an answer to this -- can someone please verify this for me? I just want to make sure someone can't impersonate a forum member on the classifieds system by registering as them. I'm ready to buy after this answer! -vissa
I just tested this and if you are registered for vbulletin and have not signed into the classifieds then some one could signup with your username. However as a workaround you could just disable the userjoin.php file and handle all registrations from vbulletin which would not allow any one to use the same username.
Hmm, is there any way to fix this? It would seem easy enough since it checks vbulletin when you try to log-in, couldn't it check vbulletin when someone tries to register with the same account and just reject it? Seems like a bug or a logic error to allow it the way it is. I guess you could funnel everyone through vbulletin, but that might be confusing to people who are only coming for the classifieds. Please let me know what you think as I need to make a purchase decision and it is between this and another (for 3 licenses). if you can correct the problem I would go with 68classifieds without question. Thank you -vissa
Please??? Need to make my decision now. If I can lock classifieds users out from registering with existing forum accounts that would be fine (so forum members can log in and complete their classified account settings/etc).
The easiest method would be to just remove the links pointing the registration on the classifieds and force everything through your forums. Then they would just use their forum login to login to the classifieds.
How difficult is that? Does that work with the plugin and/or is that something I could get help with? thanks -vissa
To do what I mentioned all you would need to do is edit the layout template file and change the register link to point to your forums. Then the users would be forced through the forum and there wouldn't be a chance of some one registering with the same username as someone else.
To add on to this thread, I am planning on purchasing 68 classifieds to integrate with vBulletin (and vBadvanced for that matter). Is this going to be a fairly easy task, or is it going to require a lot of tweaking? Are there detailed instructions? And thanks for the tip about 68 vs vB registrations - it looks like I can make it so all my existing forum members can have access to the classifieds by default right?
It should be very straightforward and not require a lot of tweaking. The module itself comes with instructions but if you get stumped or need help feel free to ask. Yes once it is installed a vbulletin user can login to the classifieds and it will automatically add their details to the classifieds database.
(sorry to crosspost, but this i very relavent to this discussion). I have discovered a bug using the vbulletin usershare module If a user registers at your classifieds site with the same name as an existing user in your forum (but one that has never logged into the classifieds site), the usershare will create a DUPLICATE user in the vbulletin forum. I tested this myself. This will be a second user in your forum with the exact same name as another (which is never allowed). All kinds of problems can result. The simplest solution (seems easy enough) is to have the module check to see if the username exists in the forum, and if so, reject that username. This would solve so many problems and eliminate this bug. -vissa
Any solutions? Has anyone come up with a solution to this problem? I can see that becoming a big problem. I was under the impression that all of my current vBulletin users would automatically have access to the classifieds, and any new users who registered would automatically have access to both the forum and the classifieds. Did I misunderstand? Thanks so much!
