announcement

[toxa]

Just a reminder that those who have requested their copy of the script, should be receiving it anytime now. Meanwhile you can test the script here (we will create a document open for comments to let you see how it works for yourself tomorrow).

BanzaiTokyo modXvBin 1.0

BanzaiTokyo modXVBin 1.0 is an integration script that synchronizes the users databases of modX and vBulletin. We've chosen vBulletin forum script as the core of the package. It has more developed tools to work with the users and is just a more advanced piece of software.


BanzaiTokyo modXvBin requires that the PHP files of both systems (modX and vBulletin) are located on the same server. As for the databases - they can be anywhere since the script looks up the information for the connections in the configuration files.

What has already been done:
1. When a user logs in one system he is automatically logged in in the other.
2. When a user is registered in one system he is automatically registered in the other. In fact the registration is done through vBulletin. The data for modX's database is taken from there.
3. When a user edits their password or email in the User Control Panel in vBulletin, the script automatically updates the parameters in modX.
4. The same happens when you change user's parameters from vBulletin Admin Control Panel.
5. vBulletin password reset works for both systems.

What has not been done yet:
1. Registration though the means of modX script (through registration form or creation of webuser in admin panel) doesn't add the user in vBulletin's database.
2. The user modifications in modX admin panel are not automatically transferred to the vBulletin database.
3. modX password reset does not reset passwords in vBulletin.
4. User removal from either modX or vBulletin database does not remove him from the other system.
6. The script will not affect the users registered in either of the systems before the installation of the script. If it is needed the users can be created manually in the other system and password reset.

I will post more info and installation instructions tomorrow.

[toxa]

For testing purposes you can register at BanzaiTokyo and post comments on home page.

[resurepus]

the installation has been sent out to our first users. Pretty soon we'll hear their reports on how it feels to run BanzaiTokyo modXvBin.