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Topic: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

I have vld 2.7 and installed the latest punbb.  I got everything working except that there is no auto login so I removed the forum and started all over again with punbb 1.2.23.  Same problem, no auto login. I figured maybe its only for new members so I created a new member on my site and went to the forum.  It created the member perfectly on the forum but I have to login manually everytime.  I searched all over these forums and it seems like this is the common sentiment yet there is no fix.  I search punbb's forums and its the same theme always unresolved.  I'm thinking about trying phpbb3 but I don't know if it will be any different.

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

There are lots of threads on hear about integrating punbb. Do a search and you will find the answer.
I would help if I knew the answer, but I don't. Sorry.

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

JohnPerry I always appreciate feedback but did you read my post?  I said I did search these forums and I find the same problem but never a solution.

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

I can help you if you use phpbb3 ...
I use it for all my sites ...

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

Thanks gugu, I'm going to make the move to phpbb3.  I'll let you know when I do.

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

http://www.vldpersonals.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5153

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

gugu I don't understand you say this works for punbb but not phpbb?  Will this solve my auto login problem?  All this is great and everything but my problem is with auto login.  I need to make it so that members who are logged into my site and visit my forum are also auto logged in to my forum.

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

It might be silly to ask but you are using the same DB for the forum and VLD and syncing it right?
and you also have the integration details set correctly?

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

Yeah I'm using the same database and followed all the steps.  In the directions here to integrate a forum is says that some forums have a setting called "enable automatic logins" or "enable persistent cookies".  I haven't found these settings so I assumed that punbb does not have these.  Other Than this I've tried everything.  The members are created perfectly they just don't auto login.

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Re: Has anyone ever figured out how to integrate a forum and make it work?

I use phpbb3 and have no problems with autologin ...
I try punbb ones and the autologin not work  for me ...
so I get back to phpbb3 again ... and are happy for that ...

I recommend you to have same database phpbb3+vldpersonals
and syncing the members+database and it should work for you.

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