Hi Guys,
Okay, I think I have this working now. I used mambo + the smf bridge, installed all the components as I was supposed to and connected it to forum 1 (Rats Rule! forum). I shared all the database information as listed here HERE (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=16190.msg140102) and then added the 2nd forum as a wrapper on the main page. I haven't changed the login/logout functions yet because I don't want to affect my large forum, but I should have it soon.
I've done nothing else, most of it is still default, but it's exciting (heh, at least to me :)
I also think I have it worked out to intergrate it into my email system so my forum people get goosemoose email accounts, I'll keep you updated on this.
Check it out http://www.goosemoose.com/mambo
Ortiso,
Any idea on how I could set them both up to use the smf module? Could I rename it and install it twice? Both forums share most of the same databases, but I notice that the forum that is actually linked redoes the links within the forum, and it allows direct linking to posts. Also, right now the linked forum is using the mambo css while the wrapped one is using smf css. I know that can be rixed rather easily, but I am actually looking at putting 8 or 9 forums together here (different forums for different pets).
Thanks
Quote from: goosemoose on December 02, 2004, 06:52:06 PM
Ortiso,
Any idea on how I could set them both up to use the smf module? Could I rename it and install it twice? Both forums share most of the same databases, but I notice that the forum that is actually linked redoes the links within the forum, and it allows direct linking to posts. Also, right now the linked forum is using the mambo css while the wrapped one is using smf css. I know that can be rixed rather easily, but I am actually looking at putting 8 or 9 forums together here (different forums for different pets).
Thanks
Wow! That sounds like a colossal project. 8)
You can accomplish that by renaming all the files, and editing the xml file with the new names (smf1,smf2,smf3, etc., or whatever you want, actually.). There will be a few other changes to make inside some of the files.
Where I can see problems are things like:
If you get a lot of traffic, you could cause a heavy load on the CPU of the server. The include in the Mambo header calls a lot of SMF functions, and if you include that for each SMF, and you have 8 or 9 of them, it can cause problems. Although, you may be able to avoid this if you don't want to use the integrated login module.
The easiest solution would be to have a main forum, and then put all the different pet forums in child boards. I did this with my site when I switched from Everything Space to Everything Science. I put all the Everything Space boards as child boards of the Everything Space board.
There may also be cookie issues, but I can't say for sure.
Check out how it works right now. The integrated login will actually log you into both sites, and I guess I can live with the links not being of a similar format. I just want the css to match now!
Nice! I suppose you could just open more links to more forums via wrappers. As long as there is one forum with the "com_smf" in the menu items, it should all work alright.
8)
Yup, now if I can just figure out the freaking CSS!