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Beta1 is no longer available.  Please refer to the following thread link for details on beta2
Joomla-SMF 1.1beta2 thread link (http://www.joomlahacks.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=94&topic=1275.msg5750;topicseen#msg5750)

We are releasing Joomla-SMF 1.1beta for community testing.  We are very close to completing this new version but we have ran into problems finding the time to test everything.  For those of you willing to help, here is a beta version that you can install.  Any bugs you might identify would need to be reported to be fixed.  This version will be for both Mambo and Joomla with SMF 1.1RC1 & RC2.  Follow this procedure to install the beta.

If you currently have Mambo-SMF or Joomla-SMF installed please follow these instructions before installing Joomla-SMF 1.1beta

• Un-install Joomla-SMF Forum Component following these steps
  
  • Login to Joomla/Mambo Administration
    
  • Select 'Joomla-SMF'->'Configuration' from menu labeled 'Components'
    
    • Click the link 'un-patch' in front of the text 'Patch mambo index.php file.
      
    • Click the link 'un-patch' in front of the text 'Patch SMF index.php and Sources/Subs-Post.php file.'
      
  • Select 'Components' from the menu labeled 'Installers'
    
    • Click the radio to the left of com_joomla_smf_forum and select Un-Install from the top left of the screen

Then, install the component following the instructions listed in the _README_FIRST.txt file attached to this post.

Does it matter if Joomla is in a directory called joomla? In other words to get to my Joomla site it is www.mysite.com/joomla The reason I ask is this still does not work. If I login to SMF I am logged into both but If I log into Joomla it does not login to SMF.

Joomla 1.05
SMF 1.1 RC2

the directory should not matter if the patch of the joomla index was successful.  If this occurs on your dev site as well I can work up a debug version and we can gather more information to determine the problem.

Let me try upgrading to Joomla 1.07 and see if that helps. If not I will try some further testing on a dev site. Right now I am doing everything live because I broke my live site a month or 2 ago anyway when I upgraded to SMF 1.1 RC2. That was the biggest mistake I have ever done and I have regretted it ever since. By the way I have tried both the joomla-SMF login and the standard login and the CB login, all with the same results. And yes the patches worked fine, the only reason I asked about directories was in the help file it specified that Joomla should be in the root.

Nope. Upgraded to 1.07, repatched and it still will not login to SMF from any of the 3 Joomla login modules. I will ste up a test site on one of my unused domains and try some things over there. If you come up with any ideas let me know.

Thanks,

Yep, same thing here. No login to SMF 1.1 RC2. Using the 1.07 version of Joomla

(I upgraded first then came here after it broke :( )

I haven't got any problem with the login....

I'm using:

smf 1.1RC2
Joomla 1.05
bridge 1.1 Beta

I'll try upgrading to 1.07 and see what will happen....

Rick, Pete, are you guys using wrapped or unwrapped?  SEF or not?  Thanks.

Well....I just upgraded to Joomla 1.07 and I still haven't got a problem with the login...

I'm using the Mambo login and the forum is unwrapped... no SEF.

Also having the same problems with CB RC2 (login module) + SMF RC2 + Joomla-SMF 1.1 beta... If loging in, I won't get login in the forum.

Using it wrapped and no SEF on a local test machine (not online, with jsas)

No CB RC2 compatibility in the beta.  Does it work with other login methods?

I have the same problems.

When I login on Joomla! I am not logged in on SMF, it does not matter if it is wrapped or unwrapped. If I try to login from the wrapped forum login, I get the error username or password incorrect. But if I first login to Joomla! and then separately login in to SMF, it works. But this is not a really integration. The forum separately loaded, works fine.

New registerd users are not automatically synced, but manually syncing with the Joomla-SMF component works.

I have this problem since upgrading SMF from 1.1 RC1 to RC2.

I am using following versions without SEF:

Joomla! 1.0.7
Community Builder 1.0 RC2 (login module) the version from JoomlaJoe and Beat on www.joomlapolis.com
SMF 1.1 RC2
Joomla-SMF 1.1beta


Oh, just now I read that there is no CB compatibility.

Ok, I am looking into this.  Note, that currently the bridge doesn't support new users being able to login first from SMF.  I just found this out so sorry for not posting sooner.  When a new user logs in for the first time a sync is attempted.  From SMF it doesn't work at this point.  I am looking very closely at all this and searching for the best solution for logging in from either app.

No problem....that's why we're BETA testing  ;)

I think my problem was due to CB, sorry (but for the record I tried wrapped and unwrapped)

My website uses CB extensively, so I hope you reincorporate that.

In addition to my first post I have made another notice. Automatic login to the forum through the CB RC2 does not work, but the logout works  ;)

Wolverine, I am running with Joomla 1.07, SMF 1.1 RC2, CB 1.0 RC2

I have tried with all three login modules, joomla, Joomla-smf, and CB-RC2. I have tried wrapped (preferred) and unwrapped and I have never used SEF. Once again I want to thank you for all that you and Cowboy are doing for the community.

Does this beta thing include a fix for the AJAX problem I posted a resolution for?

Thanks!
-Kevin

I am at a loss on this guys.  I have tested until my eyes turn blue and I can't figure out why this doesn't work for you all.  I am going to make this debugging I have enabled a bit more official and then send it to you Rick.  Then we can try to narrow down any differences.  But I am pointing the finger at CB.  I am going to also look at what install tasks it does, maybe it is circumventing our login process.

Not at this point Kevin.  The main purpose of 1.1 is compatiblity with the updated versions of SMF and Joomla.  But development is ongoing so we will  try to address it in a future release.

Wolverine,

Sorry for the eye problems  ;) It may very well be CB. I started fresh on a spare domain that I have and installed Joomla 1.07, SMF 1.1 RC2 and CB since that is the configuration that I use on my live site and it did not work either. I will go back in tomarrow if I get time and wipe out everything including the databases and just do Joomla and SMF. If that works then we will know that it is something to do with CB. If I don't get to this tomorrow it will not be to next week as I am off to Cancun Mexico for a week after that.

Another little question:

Is the &amp processing also fixed in this release? (are much trouble's with templates with that. Lot of topics on this forum about that)

I am not 100%, but I think so.  That is a fix tha tI think cowboy may have done before I started helping him with the bridge. 

Hi, thanks for all the work on the component first of all.  I installed the beta on my server and the login also does not work when attempting to log in on smf instead of joomla.  As long as I log in from the Joomla module it is fine.  I am not running community builder at all, so I am not sure if the problem is at all CB related. :o

Switching from the CB Login to the regular login did it for me. SMF works but,  I need to use the CB Registration for some extra fields at registration plus moderator approval.

Using the CB Registration with the regular Login and the bridge comes up with redeclare errors (db_query comes to mind). So that doesn't work.

Will you be readding CB support?

I have been familiarizing myself with CB this week and intend to try and bring compatibility with CBRC2 into the bridge.  I want to resolve bugs first though, so once I get them complete I will put my efforts into compatability for CBRC2. 

Hey my site is smf-joomla rc2 wrapped ///
i dont use CB at all on my site...
users could login to the forum fine from the smf-jommla login block installed on the front page.. but once a user click on a recent topic thread and try to login from the 'original forum login' it says 'username or password does not exist'... i have successfuly synced smf users to joomla from the bridge... hmm

anyone have any idea what went wrong?

Known problem...look here:
http://www.joomlahacks.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,94/topic,1155.0 (http://www.joomlahacks.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,94/topic,1155.0)

It's a 4 pages long topic...most info is at the 4th page..

i have got a little suggestion with a feature you could implement if you add support for CB. when a user clicks "edit profile" he should be redirected to his cb profile.

I'll mark that on the list. 


A little update, I was able to fix the quick reply quote issue that was reported.  And I tested the time logged in fix by Ice Man.  I did alot of research into the sessions of Joomla and SMF.  Unfortunately, I am still new to the bridge and the logging in for each of these pieces of software is anything but straightforward.  I am continuing to look into it this week and hopefully I can at least resolve the issue of SMF not being logged in. 

Thanks to everyone here for your help testing and responding to others questions, it is very much appreciate!  <3

-Wolv

Thanks to you and cowboy we've got something to test...  :)
I absolutely love this component and it has become just about the core of my site...

And I for one am very pleased to hear that the quick reply issue has been solved...as well as the total time logged in...
I allready changed the code for the "total time logged in" in my current stable version 1.02a and it works like a charm...