Hi folks
I'm not one to come and plead for help... but I'm here doing so. Why? Because I'm just not good enough at this admin lark.
One the site I run, we have come to the decision we would like to create a site that's more than just a forum, but a resource of information as well. A CMS system seemed perfect for the role. And from my minor fudge finger button pressing, it definately seems the way to go.
The problem is none of us are quite up to the job. I managed to set the forum up and customise it enough - but that's where my skill ends.
So I'm asking if anyone wouldn't mind doing a little mentoring for me? I'm happy to go and click/bash the buttons and do everything asked - I just need pushing in the right direction.
I think once I have things set up so they work, I can fudge my way through doing a skin.
I have currently have both mambo and smf in the same database. However, I thought I had got the users ported over, but they don't seem to be able to login to the site. I think I've not done something here?
Also the forum still has the header at the top. I've just not a clue on this one
So for some information about the site:
Official site: www.minus1mod.com/smf/index.php
Testing ground site: www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo
And my versions / settings:
PHP Version:
5.2.8
Web Server:
Apache/2.2.11 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.8.8
WebServer to PHP interface:
apache2handler
Mambo Version:
Mambo 4.6.2 Stable [ Zeppy ] 24-April-2007 03:00 GMT
SMF Version:
v2b4
Bridge Version:
2.0
Bridge configuration:
SMF forum integration: Wrapped
Use SMF CSS in other pages: Yes
Synch language from Mambo to SMF: Yes
Bridge Registration:
SMF forum integration: Use Bridge registration
Use SMF CSS in other pages: Yes
Synch language from Mambo to SMF: Yes
Require Registration Agreement: Ticked
Ask for ICQ, AIM, YIM, MSN?: Ticked
Send a SMF PM to the user on registration?: Ticked
Use real name or username as display?: Username
Also register into Community Builder?: Un-Ticked
(You must have Community Builder already installed, and be using Bridge Registration)
Use the CB profile instead of the SMF profile?: Un-Ticked
(You must have Community Builder already installed)
I have synched members from SMF to Mambo and clicked the synchronize Mambo/Joomla groups accourding to saved settings.
Modules:
mod_smf_login: Unpublished
mod_login: published
mambots:
SMF_login: published
SMF_logout: published
SMF_register: published
SMF_user_ban: published
SMF_user_change: published
SMF_user_delete: published
SMF_user_unban: published
SMF_header_include: unpublished
If you need more information. If you want a previous forum member I do have a test account, more information... anything, just ask.
Any and all help is very much appreciated by this novice.
Piers
If you have migrated your users from SMF to Mambo, you need to use the bridge login module (mod_smf_login) and not the Mambo default login module.
I have just un-published the mambo login and published the mod_smf_login and it seems to have crashed the site: see pic
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/krom_stormbrow/Picture1-3.jpg)
These are the modules published:
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/krom_stormbrow/Picture2-4.jpg)
ANy ideas why it might have crashed it?
If you publish the mod_smf_login module, you need to unpublish the SMF_login and SMF_logout mambots.
Right, unpublished those and now I get the following error code come up:
ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://minus1mod.com/test/mambo/index.php?
The following error was encountered:
* Zero Sized Reply
Squid did not receive any data for this request.
Your cache administrator is webmaster.
Generated Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:34:21 GMT by pxy1 (squid/2.7.STABLE5)
I have re-published and tried logging in and I still seem to have managed to get the same error message. ???
This is a test site. Is it worth deleting all the users I have ported over and start this stage again?
*Edit*
OK, gone back and unpublished SMF_login and SMF_logout mambots. Site didn't crash this time phew. However, I'm still getting the same error :(
Is there any sort of thing I can do to provide anymore information?
This image is of my mod_smf_config in phpadmin:
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/krom_stormbrow/Picture1-4.jpg)
And this is my users on phpadmin:
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/krom_stormbrow/Picture2-5.jpg)
Thanks Orstio for all your help so far
What did you use as your path to SMF?
Another problem that you'll have is your URL.
QuoteTesting ground site: www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo
When you installed Mambo, you told it that it was installed at http://minus1mod.com/test/mambo . Mambo needs for your browser to be at the EXACT URL that you told it that it was installed at. So, if you access it at http://www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo you will never be logged into Mambo.
The path to the smf is: /home/minusmod/public_html/test/mambo/smf
If you click on the forum link it does find the forum though (It's a duplicate of the main forum from a week or two ago)
Is there any way to change that?
I'll have a play and see what result I get tonight. :D
Right I changed the site location to http://www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo/ (http://www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo/) in the global configuration panel.
Unfortunately this hasn't worked and still results in the same error message appear on the browser.
Would it help Orstio if I set a super admin account for you to have a look at the back end?
I wouldn't want you to make the changes as I think it's better if I make them so that I actually learn what is going on,but you might be able to understand what is happening behind the scenes better.
Let me know.
Many Thanks
Piers
Interestingly, I tried to re-send the activation email to a user I have been testing with incase it might have been that.
However, the email didn't get through and the browser just went blank.
Ok got these from the firefox error console when trying to login with a transferred user account:
Error: syntax error
Source File: javascript: http://www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=39&action=login2
Line: 1, Column: 84
Source Code:
http://www.minus1mod.com/test/mambo/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=39&action=login2
Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIWebNavigation.loadURI]" nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://global/content/viewSource.js :: viewSource :: line 141" data: no]
Does it work if you use a real browser?
As in safari or firefox? No
I'll try in opera.
Firefox or IE should do.
QuoteSynch language from Mambo to SMF: Yes
Do you have Nokkaew installed?
No. Just installing now!
*crosses fingers*
Installed. Any setting in particular I should look to adjusting?
I wasn't suggesting that you install it.
If you don't have it installed, there is no reason to attempt to synch languages, because you'll only have one language to work with. The bridge language synch depends on Nokkaew being installed, since Nokkaew is Mambo's multi-language component.
Ah right. I don't really need it there. Probably why it didn't have any effect. :)
I get the feeling that this should be something simple, is there a code I can run to give a full run down of settings and installations?
Do you still have language synch turned on?
Do you still have Nokkaew installed?
Synchronize Language from Mambo/Joomla to SMF?: Yes
Nokkaew installed: yes, but not published.
*EDIT*
This might be of interest in tracking down the issue.
If I try and login through the login module presented in the mambo interface the site crashes.
If I login via the forum login (within the wrapped smf site) it logs in and displays the users information on the login information module with the mambo skin.
heres the test user details
user: newb
password: minus1mod
Find this line in modules/mod_smf_login.php:
<input type="hidden" name="lang" value="', $configuration->get('mosConfig_lang'), '" />
And delete it.
You sir are a genius... better start running as if I could kiss you feet I would :D
Consider me solved for the time being :p