Third times a charm?

[s/v laura ellen]

I'm now onto my third attempt to bridge Mambo and Coppermine.
My first attempt was a disaster, end up trashing the groups table.

On my second attempt, I bridged Mambo <-> SMF <-> Coppermine
This worked well and is now in production.

On this (the third) attempt, I do not need a forum, just a CMS and photo gallery.
So I'm back at it to get the Mambo <-> Coppermine bridge working.

When I configured and enabled the bridge, pressing the Coppermine login button just brings up the Mambo site.  Coppermine works just fine with the bridge turned off.

Coppermine install: http://aylard.ca/drr/gallery/
Mambo install: http://aylard.ca/drr
Coppermine version: cpg1.4.21
Mambo version: 4.6.5
Test user account: test / testdrr

BridgeManager settings:
Forum URL:  http://aylard.ca/drr (Mambo)
Relative path to your BBS's config file:  ../
Use post-based groups?:  0
Cookie name/preifx (if applicable)

[Joachim Müller]

I strongly doubt that the Mambo bridge that comes with cpg1.4.x was designed with Mambo 4.6.5 in mind - there has been no update on the mambo bridge for ages. This being said - now that you appear to be starting from scratch with that mambo driven site - I suggest looking into Joomla instead.
Maybe someone else who is more experienced in Mambo can help you in detail...

[phill104]

The 4.6 release of Mambo is very different to the earlier releases and the whole security/logon system has changed considerably. I believe there is a bridge being planned by a third party but you could be waiting forever for that.

I too would suggest switching to Joomla where there are now a couple of bridging options available. Migrating from Mambo to Joomla is quite easy and you will find lots of info via google on how to do it.

[s/v laura ellen]

Thanks for the information.
I guess I'll look into Joomla or Drupal
You guys saved me a great deal of frustration and lost time thanks.