This module creates users in PhpBB automatically when they register, synchronizes info when it is changed from the Pligg admin or from the Pligg user's profile and allows user to login automatically to PhpBB when they log in to Pligg. The admin "convert all" feature allows admins to add all Pligg users to PhpBB at once.

There is only one problem for integrating existing PhpBB users:
As soon as passwords are encrypted in Pligg , this feature can't make their PhpBB password same as in Pligg. They can't login to PhpBB with same login/password manually, they can login there from Pligg only, until they go to profile and update their passwords. So you should try to force a password update from Pligg or force them to log in to Pligg every time.

Installation:

1. Upload the phpbb folder (zip attached to this thread) to your /modules folder.
2. Navigate to Admin > Modules and activate the phpbb module.
3. Navigate to the phpbb module settings page (a link is placed on the admin homepage)
4. Enter the database information for phpbb. In the attached image example the database name is pligg_pligg and the prefix used by phpbb is phpbb_
5. Set the cookie name (probably phpbb3_sv889)
6. Hit submit to save your settings. Now when you create a user in Pligg it should become a phpbb user in your forums.

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Everyone should thank forum users lpapworth for covering the majority of the ChipIn fund (started on another thread). His financial contribution is what allowed us to develop this module.

[Yankidank]

@kenboldt, that's how this module is designed. I think it requires that both phpbb and pligg are installed on the same database, you just have to specify the prefixes. Please try it out and take a look at the code before making suggestions.

[kenboldt]

I apologize if I overstepped my bounds by making the suggestion prior to making the suggestion. I just got the feeling that it might have been the source of errors for many of the people who had posted, and I thought it might help.

In the future, I will make sure I test and examine the code prior to making such suggestions, again, my apologies.

[boredtoday]

can i export my existing phpbb users into pligg using this mod?

[onlinebisnes]

does this module compatible with pligg 1.0?

[crog]

yes, this module is compatible for pligg 1.0

[crog]

This module work perfect.

One question... I'm login to pligg system first, and go to my forums i surprise is not login automatically of my forums.

Two logins required !!!

Helpme please for 1 login run.

[neo_orange]

I am new to phpbb / pligg / mysql and over the last few days I installed phpbb and got it working, now I've uploaded and have a pligg set up working but I really want this mod to work yet so far it's not working out for me. I'm on godaddy if that information helps? I didn't specifically add a prefix to my databases so I think the first option, Mysql Database and Prefix: confuses me the most. I did try it as "phpbb_mydbname.phpbb_" and it didn't work.

Should Mysql Database Host: be local host or something like this? mydb_name.db.29485785.hostedresource.com

This mod works if a user signs up at the pligg page first then tries to log into phpbb, but what about the other way around, does it work that way too? phpbb then trying to log in at pligg app?

[atrandom]

I think pligg should make it's own forum system perhaps this would be the easiest?

[neo_orange]

I have a PHPBB site up and going and I have a newer Pligg site as well. Both sites are their own identity but they're related topics and I would like to send traffic back and forth between the sites thus a universal login would be ideal. From what I've gathered the best suggestion is to let them share a database.

Does anyone know if this can be done after both Pligg and PHPBB are already created, to merge them or does one need to be restarted into the other?

There is a possibility that I will add another PHPBB and or Pligg site into the "network of sites" in the future. Will there be problems having 2+ PHPBB or 2+ Pligg sites share a DB? I think there is a mod to let 2 PHPBB's share the same member data but I'm not too sure about the process yet. I'm also not sure if it's possible to have multiple pligg's use the same DB or how I could have multiple pliggs and multiple phpbb share the same member data.

[ewallach]

awesome. great module.