(SOLVED)Issue with a Joomla bridged phpBB3

korb · Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 25

Hello Devs, thanks for your true powerfull mod.

I managed to install this premod of yours with latest Joomla 1.5.6.
I am using advanced URL rewriting mode.

phpBB3 is installed in Joomla folder name distribution, exactly like rokbridge docs says.

Everything works perfect URL rewruting and meta when "surfing" with .../joomla/distribution. Link .../joomla/forum is not working.

Before installing your premoded phpBB 3.0.2, I had an original phpbb 3.0.2 bridged installation that worked fine with URL like .../joomla/forum.index.php

Now I have this error:

dcz

This can be a tough one to fix depending on how phpBB3 is bridged.

From what you describe, phpBB is in deed installed in joomla/distribution/ and works there, but does not work when called as a joomla module with /joomla/forum.index.php

The error suggest that in such cases, the phpbb_seo class was not started, like if common.php was not included as it should.

Looking at the bridge's code a bit, it seems pretty hard to have these two working, without further modifications.

The bridge is using hooks (in forum/includes/) including one for append_sid, so it will be hard to use it as is, since append_sid is already hooked by the phpbb_seo class (but outside of the hooking system for performances).

If you know a bit of code, you should be able to manage something playing with the hooked append_sid function, and properly starting the phpbb_seo class in the bridge files, but is may be complex.

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korb · Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 25

Thank you for reply

I "think" your idea is good, but I am no coder to do this.

I would very much want to know if there is anybody who managed to make phpBB SEO premod to work from inside Joomla, and of course HOW....bridget or not, I realy need to know.

I would apreciate a step by step, (for dummy like) way to make premod fully work installed inside Joomla with or without bridge. Maybe an experienced phpBB3 SEO premod user could try a Joomla installation and try to make it work briddged or not with premoded phpBB.

Now I am strugling to make phpBB work from inside Joomla, in a folder called "forum", without bridge and auth plugins. this htaccess is a very tough work for me and I cannot handle because I don't yet fully understand coding rules there. I cannot get rif of 404 page here Sad

Note: I have a localhost installation with mod_rewrite activated. Maybe on a live server is different....

Danny

dcz

Having the joomla .htaccess and the phpBB3 one working together is not the hard part.

Try to generate an .htaccess meant to be used in the forum/ dir, where phpBB3 is installed (using the "more options" option of the .htaccess generator).

Should work.

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korb · Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 25

The more options for htaccess management is very nice, but I managed to solve this using 2 htaccess files, Joomla redirecting to phpBB. Excelent done.

Danny