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vBSSo

HOW TO CREATE A SINGLE SIGN ON FOR MULTIPLE PLATFORM

MOHAMMED S.A. KWAIK

http://www.facebook.com/msabukwaik

Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2

Step1 : Add the plugin to the wordpress platform ....................................................................................... 2

Setp2: Add vBSSo plugin in the vBulletin 4.2.1 ............................................................................................. 7

Step 3: Set the roles .................................................................................................................................... 11

PHP extensions ............................................................................................................................................ 14

Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................... 16

Introduction We will talk about how to create a single sign on using vbsso plugin. The single sign one will be

established for wordpress 3.5 platform and vBulletin 4.2.1 platform.

Step1 : Add the plugin to the wordpress platform Go to https://app.box.com/s/nvhxyxzzenqn14t2k4dk

Install vbsso-wordpress-1.2.7.zip

Go to the wordpress control panel

Plugins

Add new

Upload

Choose the vbsso-wordpress-1.2.7.zip

Install now

Enter the ftp account

Proceed

Active plugin

Go to settings

Go to vBSSo

Enter the platform-shared key.

Save changes

Setp2: Add vBSSo plugin in the vBulletin 4.2.1 Go to https://app.box.com/s/nvhxyxzzenqn14t2k4dk

Download vbsso-vbulletin-1.4.12.zip

Unzip it

Copy the content of the upload folder and paste in the forum folder.

Go to the control panel of the forum

Go to plugins and products

Manage products

Add/import products

Choose the vbsso.xml file (exists in vbsso-vbulletin-1.4.12.zip)

Import

Enter the platform address (Copy it from the vbsso plugin of the wordpress)

Enter the shared key (Copy it from the vbsso plugin of the wordpress)

Connect

Step 3: Set the roles Go to vbsso plugin in the wordpress

Press save changes

Set the roles

Press save changes

PHP extensions In order to be able to use the vBSSo plugin, you should active the libmcrypt and php_curl php

extensions.

Steps to active the required php extension

Go to https://app.box.com/s/6d6kmfc9bafici4co2a0

Download php_curl.dll and libmcrypt

Copy php_curl.dll and libmcrypt

Go to C:\AppServ\php5\ext and paste them there

Go to C:\Windows\System32 and paste them there too

Edit php.ini file

Search for mcrypt

Remove the ;

Search for curl

Remove the ;

Note if you did not find them in the php.ini file then write the following two lines

o extension=php_mcrypt.dll

o extension=php_curl.dll

Save the changes

Restart the apache server

Enjoy it.

Appendix

https://app.box.com/s/j0zlcmwxb3unpqahf6fj

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHvcAVNGdWI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iUig7bnFsQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRUQFR_sGgg