Mehdi's Phpbb THREE bridge Component

This is a bridge between Phpbb3 and Joomla 1.5.
The bridge allow to enable separately visual integration and user integration. Require PHP 5. ||

The bridge is replacement of my older bridge for Phpbb2. Similar logic, but slightly different instructions.

latest fix: unexpected error "script is called from a wrong place", that some people get ... (bug that affects windows install)

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bydiegito on November 18, 2009
It works perfect. If we want to upgrade from Phpbb3.05 in Phpbb3.06 what we do;
byxrichx on September 10, 2009
it's good, but too much changes to the phpbb3 code/files! It's ver hard to patch/upgrade the forum after installing this bridge...
bypur3vil on September 7, 2009
I've been looking for this identical bridge. It's everything I've been searching for, easy of installation A+.

I attemtped a template change, going thru the CSS convertor with the website to no avail. Maybe I missed something or maybe it was the template I was using.
bylaevanay on August 23, 2009
The step by step instructions were easy to follow. Installed easily and no issues once installed, again the instructions made all the difference which were easy to follow... idiot proof! no problems at all. Now please add more templates!
byHangJebat on August 6, 2009
Installed Joomla & phpBB for the first time, followed the step-by-step instructions ... it works marvelous!!!

Double thumbs up!!!
byfogcitymarathoner on August 1, 2009
Worked! FAQ addressed all my issues. Magic!
bydatto510 on July 8, 2009
This works really well !
The instructions are easy to follow and the whole thing works seamlessly switching back to joomla for logging in & registering etc.
by.Jamie on July 7, 2009
After using RokBridge and becoming disappointed by it's lack of visual integration, this was a God-send! Yes, you need to get your hands dirty, but it makes it that much more fun.

Unfortunately, it all worked out useless in the end as I needed to transfer over the names and I didn't realise phpbb doesn't have name support, so I'll have to just use Kuena, but this is still a great bridge and anyone with Joomla and phpbb3 should use it.
byDHMH on July 4, 2009
It's a great bridge!
The support from the Author is also great!
Thx!
byfrancly on June 19, 2009
follow the instruction install without any problem, more importantly is the great support from the owner.


thanks
Wow.... If only everything worked that well.

I appreciate you taking your time to develop and update this bridge, and will be donating soon.

I have worked with other bridges in the past and some have had some silly problems / issues, but not with this one. This one was very simple to execute by simply following the instructions.

I will be checking out the 'hacks' to get another template installed, but the Bridge part worked just as it should.

The only suggestion (not really a complaint...) would be to try and add another theme to the install package that is a dark theme so both dark/light joomla installs can have a style that works right out of the box.
bywaach on June 11, 2009
Its an excellent extension since it enables one to tap into the Robust phpbb under single signon. Its really been useful.

keep up the good work.
byertuğrul on June 8, 2009
Thank you for this bridge... This bridge hack is the best ever.
byredhale on May 29, 2009
Absolutely the best bridge I've seen. I've tried a few others (i.e. RokBridge), but this is the best. This is the only bridge I've seen in which the visual integration actually works as it is supposed to work. The setup requires a bit of work, but the instructions are clearly outlined on the website.

Great work!
byDogMa on May 26, 2009
At first it didn't work because I did something wrong, but with the great support it now works like a charm, thanks Mehdi!
byDeiseHost on May 23, 2009
Great work on this.
Was easy to install. Although I had issues configuring relative path for my joomla as it is installed in the root folder. However, just making the relative path as ".." fixed it.
Works just as I had expected. Well done devs. Great work indeed.

10/10 from me.
This is one of the great extensions for Joomla. And more than that it is free.

Thank you Mehdi for the great work.
This bridge is very useful and simple to install. It works very good with visual and user integration. You can select the way you want to use the bridge:
- no integration (nothing changes)
- only visual integration
- only user integration
- Both visual & user integration
You only need to insert some hacks on phpbb3 but not in joomla. Joomla is untouched.
The bridge needs to use adapted themes for a good use. Bridgesilver, an adapted theme from prosilver, is provided with the bridge. You can find in author's web, instructions and a tool for the adaptation of new themes to the bridge. But I think that some skills are required for this. Adaptation of new themes to the bridge it's not so easy, and is the only lack I could find to this excellent bridge.

The author of the bridge is serious. I contacted him twice for installation help and I received a fast response by email.

Thank you Mehdi for that fantastic Bridge !
byzentech on May 11, 2009
If your thinking of using phpbb3 on your website, the this mod is a must.

The basic install of the extension is good, however after a few custom edits of the phpbb3 template files this basic mod, become Excellent!

The step-by-step manual on the developers website is great, but could do with a few graphical illustrations, clearly showing users how to install it, maybe a video.

Other than that, 5 stars all round. This is a great extension you should be proud. Thanks man.
I'm fairly new to joomla and phpbb but this extension made bridging the two a breeze. Do to my lack of experience i did require a bit of assistance and received excellent support from the developer. He was able to point me in the right direction and now i have a fully integrated forum for my website!
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