simple-machines-forum

convert.php does not run in a screen session

I am trying to convert a big forum. At the moment I have to do this via ssh and start convert.php with "php5 -f convert.php -- $OPTIONS". But my internet connection is a bit buggy and so it is often killed. If i start the above working command in a screen session it does not work. Instead php gives me the HTML code of the "convert.php"...

How do I integrate SMF into my custom Php member based website?

Hi guys, I built a simple social community website for a client - the client would like to add in a forum and he likes Simple Machines Forum. The website I built has its own users management system. The client would like SMF on his website and at the same time when a user is logged into the website they don't need to log into SMF website...

Render a partial from a task in Symfony 1.4

I'm trying to render a partial in a Symfony task and having no luck. I found docs in 1.1 that say to just call get_partial() but apparently that's no longer readily available in 1.4. I tried loading the helper manually with sfLoader::getHelpers('Partial'); but I get "Class sfLoader not found". Any help would be greatly appreciated. F...

Need an open source php based forum to be integrated into my custom made cms

Hi guys, I've built a simple membership based website for a client - the client would like a forum integrated such that whenever a user registers on the membership site a corresponding account is created on the forums end as well etc. I checked out simple machines forums and phpBB - however I'mn not sure as to how to get this implemente...

Integrating Simple Machines Forum in my custom membership site - login not working?

Hi guys I'm trying to integrate simple machines forum into my custom made membership website. I'm using the SMF API which is available here at http://download.simplemachines.org/?tools. The thing is that its working on my localhost testing server - however on my online server where the system is hosted - its not working. I have set...

how does OpenID differ between different logins on the same OpenID endpoint

I am trying to implement an own OpenID endpoint based on SMF user accounts. I based my code on phpMyOpenID and some SMF authorization code. It works fine so far. I can use the endpoint to login/register on any site. If I am not logged in on the SMF, it will ask for my login and if that SMF login is successful, it accepts it. However, i...

The most efficient way to setup MySQL on Ubuntu Server 10 LTS?

Very soon I will setting up a web server for a client who has a very busy site. He has a forum (run on Simple Machines Forum SMF written in PHP) that cannot really be changed. I want to move this to a separate virtual private server on it's own, as it's very busy at around 40,000 hits a day with 400+ posts a day. With the version of SMF ...

Has anyone used WebFaction hosting for large traffic websites?

Hello. I'm a point where I'm needing to move a large traffic website off of MediaTemple Grid Server (it's maxing out the resources there now and they have actually asked politely for it to be moved to something more suitable) and on to a new server that can handle things better. My first thought was setting up a VPS. The site has two m...