External Database Authentication Reloaded vs PHPBB Single Sign On

Please Note: When you update to version 1.2.1, you will need to re-enter the details on the settings page. This External DB Authentication plugin allows the use of an external MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Sybase, Oracle, or SQLite database for authentication into WordPress. It is required that you know the encryption method for the passwords stored in the external database. Password encryption methods include MD5, SHA1, plaintext, PHPass, or enter a custom hash/salt method. It disables password reset/retrieval and account creation within the WordPress system on the user-end, and it doesn’t allow updating from the WordPress end back into the external authentication source. In addition to authentication, the plugin allows you to: Choose additional fields, such as first name/last name and website, to be imported into WordPress. Enter a custom message for users concerning logins. Do user role checks from the external database: you can set the plugin to check from a specific role field and compare to a value to allow login to WordPress.

This plugin allows to use the password from a working phpBB installation to log into a WordPress blog. or on the other side to log into phpBB with the WordPress user. The username for the administration must be the same on the two installations. Otherwise you will end having admins that have no privileges on the other part. How it works There is no actual “sync” of the users. When the app is configured correctly. the app checks that the user who tries to log in is at least registered in one of the systems, if yes, and the password is correct : he’s logged on both systems and his account is created if missing. On password change it should also set the password on both platforms. WP2BB With WP2BB, you can now define that your posts are published in a forum, so that your community can add comments directly on them. You can add the method “wp2bb()” on your template so that you have links to your forum to add comments and a replies count There is also a widget to list the last replies in the forums P.S. : WP2BB was created by Alfredo de Hoces (http://www.alfredodehoces.com/) Uninstall To uninstall, you have a few steps to make Go the the Plugin options, revert the “auth mode” to “DB” and not “wpbb” If it doesn’t work go to the ACP in General -> Client communication -> Authentication Then go to the wordpress control panel and disable the plugin. The last step is then to go with FTP in the PHPBB folder and rename the file “common.php” to “common.wp.php” and the file “common-orig.php” to “common.php”. Your configurations should be separated again