By daschristoff on
I'm looking to add a user forum for my site, but have the following requirements:
- All existing users added to forum user list
- Single registration form adds user to site as well as forum
- Single login for site and forum section
I looked into PhpBB but it seemed very complicated to make the necessary modifications and I'm wondering if Drupal would be easier to customize in the required manner. A quick browse through the modules section seems positive.
Is Drupal the best forum for me?
Any other suggestions?
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Drupals forum doesn't require you to have a single sign on.
if you are logged into drupal you are logged into the module in drupal including but not limnited to teh forum.
same with registrations and existing users.
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That's not quite what I had
That's not quite what I had in mind. When people log in on my existing site, then navigate to the forum (the only section that will be powered by drupal), I want them to already be logged in with the same username so they can start using the forum without having to log in again.
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you will have to write a bridge and brige the two programs logins, sessions and the like together. What you seek won't happen on its own. Nor do I think it's possible with the single sign on module which is more for signing into two drupal based sites from what I've read.
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My posts & comments are usually dripping with sarcasm.
If you ask nicely I'll give you a towel : )
so you're saying...
You already have a non-Drupal website with users and you want to integrate Drupal into that?
If so, what are you using?
~silverwing - if not, please clarify...
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Yes. I only need to use the
Yes. I only need to use the forum though. Possibly blogs down the road.
I'm using custom made logins and registrations.
You can see it at http://www.ultimatephotobattle.com
I just saw a forum system at
I just saw a forum system at simplemachines.org that looks like it has functions I can call on my register or login pages that run the appropriate steps for the forum section. This is sort of what I'm looking for. Does drupal have something like that?