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site:
forum:  http://philmontforum.com/forum
joomla:  http://philmontforum.com/cms
coppermine:  http://philmontforum.com/cpg

i have registration turned off on joomla installation right now.  users can register in phpbb forum.

i have bridged coppermine app joomla using mehdi's bridge (works champ).

i hesitant, though, run phpbb-joomla bridge.  phpbb forum has been running smoothly since may, 2007, no spam registrations because of security measures modified phpbb code.  have been looking @ joomla's registration set , fear lacking in ability block spam registrations.  have looked through joomla extensions , have read on captcha engines, have read spammers have cracked codes these written with.

is there way bridge phpbb joomla have new user registrations go through phpbb registration process instead of joomla process?

thanks help!

edit:  after thinking through, i've added couple of questions.  can not control user registration through phpbb, control user log-in through phpbb?  mysql auth extension need instead of mehdi bridge?  can mysql auth extension used in conjunction mehdi bridge?

another edit:   i've installed mysql auth component , module joomla installation, , have queried such:

code: select all

select username name , username username , user_email email phpbb_users username='%{user}'  , user_password=md5('%{pass}')

with setting, when log in joomla using mysql login form - first time try log in, redirected joomla home page (as set do) not logged joomla.  user written joomla_users table in mysql database @ time.  second time try log in, logged joomla , can see content logged in users can see.

i guess seeing results phpbb users can log joomla.

how change mysql auth settings users logged system first time enter user , password?
can bridge phpbb forum joomla installation using mehdi's bridge, use mysql auth component log-ins?
how can set mehdi bridge/mysql auth login form on joomla home page logs users both joomla , phpbb?

i still want user registration go through phpbb process instead of joomla process, , mysql auth allows that.

thanks help!

to control new member registration through phpbb instead of joomla, did following.

1.  installed mysql auth component , module joomla installation - used sql query listed in previous post.  component reads , uses phpbb user table log users in joomla (and writes these pre-existing users joomla user table).

2.  installed mehdi's phpbb bridge, following instructions except for:

i hacked mehdi's file joomphpbb_engine.php such:

find , delete:

code: select all

//don't let user register phpbb, redirect him joomla registration page instead
      if( strcmp($phpbbcurpage, "profile")==0 && $_getpost['mode']=='register'){
         $target = "/index.php?option=com_registration&task=register";
         header('location: '. $joomurl . $target);
         exit();
      }

this forces users register through phpbb, other help.

i did not run mehdi's quickmerge.php tie phpbb users joomla user table in database.  mysql auth component when users log in.

3.  set joomla "main menu" set of links mirror links used in phpbb - home=forum index, register=register (there no login/logout switch register available, cannot register while logged in), memberlist=memberlist, etc.

4.  set joomla global configuration new registrations not allowed.

5.  unpublished core joomla log in module.

6.  published mysql auth log in module.

this set runs log ins , registrations through phpbb, seems bit tighter on security against spammers.  @ 1 point in figuring out process, changed joomla global config allow user registrations, , hit 3 spammers in 10 minutes.  haven't had spammers hit phpbb installation yet.

so, i'm eating popcorn , waiting see happens.

i need figure out how fix little phpbb template glitches bridge has caused....