SMF - Guarddog Bridge?

[jazz]

I've been using this program for a registration list that I've been gathering.  I don't know if anyone is familiar with the program, but it uses mySQL in a different database than the forum.  Is it possible to bring the member information from that database and apply it to SMF?

ETA:  Maybe this is a question for the GuardDog developer.  I can see the user lists in both databases, and they look similar.  If there was a way to link the two, that would solve a lot of my problems and prevent my users from using 2 passwords.

[[Unknown]]

Well, you might be okay just bridging them, and hooking password changes.

Look at Mambo and HiveMail integration.

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[jazz]

I'm asking a question without having all the details of what I'm looking for.  I really want to find out if this can be done, so forgive my lack of information right now.

I use a database called PHP Guarddog on my site for compiling a list of members that collects a username and password as well as other information about the user.  It collects more information than SMF does right now, but the table in the database looks similar to SMF.  A little different, because it collects more information.

I'd like to create a bridge so that my users don't have to have 2 passwords for the site.  Is this something that can be done?  If so, what steps would I take to do the necessary research on this?

[Peter Duggan]

Couldn't you have added to your previous topic about this (and/or asked us to move it here)?

I've been using this program for a registration list that I've been gathering.  I don't know if anyone is familiar with the program, but it uses mySQL in a different database than the forum.  Is it possible to bring the member information from that database and apply it to SMF?

ETA:  Maybe this is a question for the GuardDog developer.  I can see the user lists in both databases, and they look similar.  If there was a way to link the two, that would solve a lot of my problems and prevent my users from using 2 passwords.

[jazz]

Couldn't you have added to your previous topic about this (and/or asked us to move it here)?

Well thanks for merging the topics.  I hope I didn't cause any problem by starting a new thread.  I just thought it was more appropriate here.

Anyway, any suggestions?

[[Unknown]]

Yes, this is something that could be done.  Did you check the HiveMail integration?

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[jazz]

Ok, I'm back to this topic because I'm sure that what I'm looking at doing can be done.  I've done some testing, and it uses the same password encription.  It appears to be different, but when I paste the same password from one database into the smf database it recognizes the change.

My question is this:  What process does SMF take to recognize users?  If I find a way to have the username, password and email address to be entered into the smf_members table, will SMF recognize this person as a user?  Or, is it more complicated than that?

If anyone could help out with this, I'd really appreciate it.

[Jerry]

take a look at the smf api on the downloads page. include it into your scripts and it has functions to encrypt passwords the way the forum does... might try searching here for 'password encryption' or 'smf api'

[[Unknown]]

If SMF detects a lower level of encryption - such as plain md5 - in the password, it automatically upgrades it for you .

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