Bridge 1.14 - Not logged in to Joomla

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Bridge version 1.14, SMF 1.1 RC2 (patched), Joomla 1.08, Coppermine Bridged with SMF, Separate Databases (same user & password).

Hi,
I couldn't get it to work properly with the the 1.13 bridge so I thought I'd try this one but I still can't get it to log me into Joomla, only into the forum  Also when I installed it for some reason it installed the header bot 3 times & the login module twice (I did uninstall the previous 1.13 ones first) and I was able to uninstall the copies, I've tried adding this bit <?php mysql_select_db($GLOBALS['db_name']); ?> at the bottom of my templates for the separate databases too but I'm still only logged into SMF.

URL: http:// www.catchthelight.co.uk

[Orstio]

I have registered on your site.  Can you give me super admin access to Joomla, and admin status to SMF to see what is wrong?

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Hi,
I've pm'd them to you. I had a similar problem on another site (same host) and in the end reverted back to the 1.12 bridge - I was begining to wonder if it was the server set up but I suppose it's problably something I've missed, though I've read through the read me's about 50 times now

[Orstio]

I can't find anything wrong.  The only thing that doesn't look right is the template you are using -- It is a 1.0.x template which should not be used on a SMF 1.1 RC2 forum.   

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Hi,

Have pm'd you.
I did do an update for the theme for rc2 but I'll double check again.

[Orstio]

Here is your problem:

in the file includes/version.php:

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/** @var string Product */
var $PRODUCT = 'Catch the Light';

The bridge looks for $_VERSION->PRODUCT for "Joomla!" to make sure that this is Joomla and not Mambo.  This helps the bridge figure out which session/cookie compatibility to use.

If you change that, the bridge cannot determine the cookie compatibility, so the cookie never gets set properly.

This would be why I work so hard to make sure that core source code is not changed.  Even a small change like that can have a profound effect on things that may seem unrelated.

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That will teach me not to mess with things I don't understand!  I've changed it back and I'm logged in 
Thank you so much for finding out the problem, it's been driving me nuts