Bulletin Board Integration [Support Thread]

[lat9]

This support thread applies to a series of plugins:

1) A replacement for the core Zen Cart phpbb class plugin, making it possible for other bulletin-boards to be more easily bridged from Zen Cart.
2) An implementation, using the above plugin, to implement the phpBB bridge (see http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...resses-allowed for details).

I'll be submitting the "base" followed by the phpBB implementation shortly.

[lat9]

These two plugins are now available for download:

1) Bulletin Board Integration via Notifier Hooks: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1597
2) phpBB Integration via Notifier Hooks: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1598

Please note that the Bulletin Board Integration plugin is a pre-requisite for the phpBB plugin.

[lat9]

Hulamac asked, in the thread that spawned these plugins, "... i noticed as quoted above that this would be only for version 1.5.1 how different would this be for 1.5.0, because of the addons im using i have to use 1.5 still would the resulting changes be similar or how could i figure out have to integrate this with my current install?"

Although I've only tested these plugins using v1.5.1, the overall concept should work on v1.5.0 ... with one very important change. In the zc_bb (the base Bulletin Board) plugin, you'll need to edit the file /includes/auto_loaders/overrides/config.core.php, starting at line 74. Find the following lines and either remove them or comment them out:

/*
$autoLoadConfig[0][] = array('autoType'=>'class',
                               'loadFile'=>'query_cache.php');

  $autoLoadConfig[0][] = array('autoType'=>'classInstantiate',
                               'className'=>'QueryCache',
                               'objectName'=>'queryCache',
                               'checkInstantiated'=>true);
*/ 

Please note that I mistakenly included the file /includes/auto_loaders/config.core.php, a core-file overwrite. This file is not needed (it's a copy of the file in the associated /overrides directory) and will be removed in the next release.

[lat9]

I've just submitted the Simple Machines Forum (SMF) bridge to the Zen Cart plugins.

When approved, it will provide the same level of integration as its phpBB sibling

phpBB bridge plugin: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1598
SMF bridge plugin: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1608

Both plugins require the installation of a prerequisite plugin:
Bulletin Board Integration via Notifier Hooks: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1597

[jlizotte]

You rock, lat. Thank you very much for your work on these!

[lat9]

You rock, lat. Thank you very much for your work on these!

Thanks for the compliment; it's a learning experience and enables more Zen Cart functionality!