Okay, if you haven't done the following, please do it:
1) Make sure all your installed items are "clean", meaning that you don't have lingering copies of previous versions of things lingering. That can cause a problem.
2) Clean your cache/cookies (just as a precaution).
3) Go into administration and make sure you have things properly enabled, etc.
If things still aren't working, the best thing is to PM me with the details so I can see exactly what's going on with your site. This just may be one of those things I have to see first.
I know with the one from SMF you can have each database seperate, but that's all I know. Trying to find more info.
Oh heck, I'll take a stab at it...
Off the top, I don't recall all of the various technical differences. I often have to peek "under the hood" of software because I usually have to tweak and customize. But, the typical person is more interested in functionality and couldn't care less about all the techie details. So, I'll discuss this in terms of what the bridges do.
With respect to which one is better question, I get that asked all the time, and I'll give my standard answer...
It depends upon exactly what you want to accomplish.
I've used both bridges. In a nutshell, the reason I ultimately chose JSMF wa that it seems to be more dedicated to interfacing with 3PD products like CB. I am working on several real world projects where social networking and interactivity are critical features, and for Joomla that generally means CB is part of the solution. To that end, JSMF has implemented features the other bridge has not. For example, the ability to select which profile and messenger to to use.
Another critical thing for me is the nature of the team who backs the product. SMF has a lot of wonderful built-in capabilities that are yet to be fully harvested. I'd even made a feature recommendation on the SMF boards that the forum's Profile feature is a potential powerhouse that needed to be more easily accessible to outside programs (such as Joomla). Nothing officially was done. However, in contrast, the JSMF team appears dedicated to making SMF extensible to other products (i.e., CB).
Again, in no way is this a criticism of the official bridge. Just that what's "best" is determined by what's needed, and JSMF fulfills certain needs.
I just tried out the plugins in my lab with the older version of the bridge (1.1.4.2), and everything worked as it should. Other than support for JSMF 2.0, no other changes were made to the plugins, so I suspect this could be a bridge problem.
Just a hunch... could you check and see what link is being created when you try to go to the other profile links? If you're using SEF, there could be some sort of link bug. Anyway, post back with as much information as you can provide.
The problem only occurs when I publish the SMFInfo plugin. I am getting double slashes. The forum is installed in a subdirectory.
I suspect that for some reason a path variable isn't setting properly on your server. I've tested the plugins on other setups with no problems.
Could you please try unpublishing the SMF Info plugin and see if you get the error with any other one? Usually, a fatal error like this one stops the program cold, and it won't process anything else.
Also, do me another favor...
The SMF configuration path variable is a conjoined construct that pulls from already entered configuration information. Could you check your bridge setup in the admin section and make sure you haven't accidentally entered a trailing slash somewhere it shouldn't be? I remember having a problem similar to yours in the earlier development phase, and the culprit ended up being a trailing slash I'd entered where it shouldn't have been.
Warning: getdisplaytab(/<site>//Settings.php) [function.getdisplaytab]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /<site>/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_smfinfo/smf_info.php on line 92
Fatal error: getdisplaytab() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/<site>//Settings.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /<site>/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_smfinfo/smf_info.php on line 92
Per plugin ABOUT:
Version Information: Your Joomla version is: 1.0.11 Your SMF version is: 1.1 RC3 Your Joomla-SMF version: 2.0 beta 3 Latest Joomla-SMF version: 1.1.4.2 (SMF Version shows v1.1 RC3)
This time I verified: com_smf exists (com_jsfm does not).
I notice that the plugin is trying to get Settings.php. Are you having this problem with only the smfinfo plugin?
I also notice that in your example you have //Settings.php. Is that because you deleted your site name, or are you genuinely getting double-slashes? If you actually have the double-slashes, then that is a problem, as you should be using a single slash.
One more silly question - is your SMF installation a sub-directory right under Joomla or is it installed elsewhere?
Whoops! Here is the corrected zip package for SMF_Info. I'd meant to overwrite a previous version of the core php file, but for some reason the original version didn't delete.
Sorry about that!
That said, the plugins are done. The team can continue development/maintenance of them, as it looks like these are working as they should.
To respond to this quickly, I don't think there is a single component that will give you this functionality (not one that exists and/or is Open Source as far as I know).
Also, you're going to have to provide a bit more information as to exactly what you want to do. Sure, you want your members to have their own "subsite" so to speak. Exactly what do you want to appear on the subsite? Do you want member profiles and such (i.e., Community Builder)? Will the subsite be part of Joomla in any way, or simply a stand-alone that shares user data with Joomla?
The question is simple - the BS is in the details. And in this case, the more, the better.
Just to confirm, I am indeed making the plugins 2.0 compatible. With Wolverine's code suggestions, I've been able to get the SMF Info plugin working just fine with JSMF 2.0. Of course, I'm keeping backwards compatibility with the previous version of the bridge.
Later this evening, I will be tackling the other two plugins (Posts and Profile). I'll submit these plugins to the JSMF team for review and testing before they are released for general use. With luck, I should have something ready for the team within the next day or two.
I switched to XAMPP and the problem is gone. I still don't know why WAMP is behaving that way (I find WAMP much more user-friendly and easier to work with), but I simply have too much to do to debug someone else's software.
Continuing development with XAMPP, hopefully problem free.
That's the funny thing. Wampserver (or WAMP) should function just like XAMPP. I used to use XAMPP a while ago, but switched to Wampserver because XAMPP had permissions issues I couldn't resolve.
So, that's why I cannot figure out why I am having this particular problem.
Hello all. I'm now evaluating Joomlahacks 2.0 in my Wampserver lab (meaning I'm using a Windows machine to emulate the Apache environment).
Everything installs fine. The problem is that I'm getting the dreaded "PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare db_query()" error involving Subs.php. This happens during login/logout, and I also notice that my SMF themes are not displaying as they should when wrapped in Joomla.
I researched previous messages about this error for clues as to what is happening, but since 2.0 is so different, I couldn't readily find anything that helped.
I did not have any of these problems with previous versions of Joomlahacks in this same environment.
Also, because in the lab I am using the latest versions of both Joomla and SMF, I cannot "downgrade" to older versions of the bridge.
Any ideas? Has anyone else with the same setup encountered this problem and solved it? Thanks!
Enclosed please find the latest CB-SMF package. Please note that, if you are running PHP in safe mode, and/or your host has not properly configured your open_basedir so that your scripts can refer to each other regardless of level depth, you will have problems running these plugins (the dreaded "blank page" error). This has been reported to me by one beta tester who is now asking his host to check into it.
That said, please let me know if you have any problems with the package.
Hello, all. Just wanted to give you a progress report.
The latest versions of the plugins are going through beta testing. Bugs have been reported, and hopefully fixed. Pending final confirmation from my most advanced tester, I should be able to release this version for general use sometime this week.
The plugins are SEF-compatible, with both Joomla's native SEF and OpenSEF. They have been tested with the following software versions:
Joomla 1.0.10
Community Builder 1.0.1
SMF 1.1 RC3
OpenSEF 2.0.0-RC5_SP2 (basic install)
Joomlahacks Bridge 1.1.4.2
Ortisio's (aka "official") Bridge 1.1.5a, with SMF installed on a separate database
Hopefully, I will be able to post the public package very soon. Thanks again for your comments and bug reports.
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