vbulletin and Photopost integrated on different servers

servan · April 9th, 2008, 05:53 AM

Hi, (sorry, i dont speak english)

I have installed on my server vbulletin (server 1) like this:

mydomain.com/forum

And i'd like install Photopost on server 2 like a subdomain:

gallery.mydomain.com

Is it possible?

Chuck S · April 9th, 2008, 09:14 AM

well if they are on different servers you can not use the enhanced integration. You can integrate the login if the mysql can be used by both programs.

servan · April 15th, 2008, 02:44 PM

Ups...

Is it possible integrate the login with this configuration?

Server 1: forum
Server 2: mysql forum

Server 3: photopost
Server 4: mysql photopost

Chuck S · April 15th, 2008, 04:41 PM

You can integrate the login sure if the forum database server allows external mysql connections which of course it would since your having 4 separate server setups.

servan · April 16th, 2008, 05:09 AM

Thank you, Chuck S

Chuck S · April 16th, 2008, 08:05 AM

no problem glad to help out let us know if you need anything else

servan · April 18th, 2008, 06:40 AM

I'm going to "integrate the login", not use the enhanced integration.

Photopost database will be on one server (my server 4) and forum database is on other server (my server 2). My question is:

When i install Photopost, it create any table or anything on forum database (server 2)? (Is it necessary back-up of forum database?)

Chuck S · April 18th, 2008, 08:05 AM

No it does not create or modify the forum in any way

servan · April 18th, 2008, 03:10 PM

Ok. I have successfully installed. Only i have a problem:

The thumbails are not redisized. I've selected 100 pixels in Admin Panel. Thumbails are too big (images with real dimensions). Why?

I use ImageMagick.

(Sorry, my english is very poor)

Chuck S · April 18th, 2008, 05:31 PM

Maybe your imagemagick on the server is broke in admin global options do a test set your processor to gd2 and try. You can rebuild thumbs under admin scan database.

servan · April 21st, 2008, 11:39 AM

Yes. Solved! I have other question about cookies.

I have "integrate the login" with vbulletin forum (server-1) and photopost (server-3). When i'm logued in forum (mydomain.com/forum) and i visit photopost (gallery.mydomain.com) this cause that i'm "unlogued" of forum. When i return to forum i must login again. In Admin Panel of Photopost there are this options:

PhotoPost Cookie Path
This should be set to match the path/domain for your cookies. Setting to / enables entire site.

Forum Cookie Prefix
Some Default values vB3: bb, phpBB2: phpbb2mysql, Threads: w3t_

PhotoPost Cookie Domain
.yourdomain.com; sets the cookie to be usable across the domain

What can i do?

Chuck S · April 21st, 2008, 04:37 PM

You must set both your forum and photopost to something like this and for the login to work the domain must be the same

cookie path /

cookie prefix bb

cookie domain .domain.com

the .domain.com makes the cookie readable on all subdomains.

servan · April 21st, 2008, 07:50 PM

I set on photopost (gallery.mydomain.com):

/
bb
.mydomain.com

I set on forum (mydomain.com/forum):

/
.mydomain.com

This configuration is ok if i do login in Photopost, but if i do login in Forum not work, because I visit Photopost after and i return forum and i must login again.

I'd accept if they must login in Photopost again (not good but if it's not possible other solution...). My users do login in forum mostly.

Any idea, please?

Chuck S · April 21st, 2008, 08:26 PM

How about you post direct urls to your applications so we can better respond because if the domains are the same and you have set your cookies as stated things should work fine. You can also post a test login here as well.

servan · April 22nd, 2008, 06:45 AM

(i remove urls)

Chuck S · April 22nd, 2008, 07:32 AM

I stayed logged in fine with that login and doing those urls

servan · April 22nd, 2008, 07:47 AM

I dont understand it. I do login in forum and then visit gallery, go back to forum and i'm "unlogin". Sure!

Chuck S · April 22nd, 2008, 07:55 AM

I am using the links your posting here and I am still logged in if clicking them

servan · April 22nd, 2008, 08:12 AM

Pfff...

Is it possible to do that cookies photopost INDEPENDIENT of forum?

I want to do login in forum and visit gallery and not to be "unlogged" of forum when i go back. It doesn't matter if i must login in gallery after forum but it's very bad go back forum and i must login again, always i visit gallery and return forum login again.

I want that if i'm logged in forum and visit gallery not to be unlogged of forum. How can i do it?

Chuck S · April 22nd, 2008, 03:33 PM

Well from what I am seeing your cookies work fine the way you have them and your not logged out of the forum maybe someone else here reading this thread will try the login you posted and also chime in that it works as well. I cant say why it would not work for you.

Cookies are pretty universal as long as they are set correct they should work

I checked your forum and the cookie settings are indeed the same as the gallery and I stay logged in. Is there some other url your clicking maybe a different domain name we are not aware of since cookies only work on one domain?