cpg bridging to joomla? (without SMF)

[sinti]

Hi,
is there a way to bridge cpg (1.4.2) to joomla (1.0.4) but without the SMF?

Searched the Forum and got the following:

http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=25005  (unfortunately with SMF, weird thread)
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http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=24281

Refering to: http://www.joombla.com

This is the JoomBla Modified Copppermine Gallery 1.4.2. These files are required for use with CoppermineVis to allow Coppermine integration with Mambo or Joomla CMS.

    INCLUDED:
        * Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.2
          -Files Modified for Mambo / Joomla Integration using JoomBla CoppermineVis Component
        * JoomBla Example Template

    INSTALLATION:
        * Refer here for Coppermines Install Manual:
        * If already installed Coppermine 1.4.x, just overwrite previous files with these.


COPPERMINEVIS COMPONENT IS REQUIRED

One can get the CoppermineVis here: http://www.joombla.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=2

BUT THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT!
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Another try:
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=22760  (very good, but unfortunately also with SMF)
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http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=21043.0 (for mambo and with SMF)
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Any other hints are warmly welcome! Thank you!
Greez sinti

[sinti]

Hi,
found some new infos:

unfortunately in german: http://www.joomlaportal.de/joomla-komponenten/23930-cpg-1-4-2-stable-mit-brigde-3.html

for english speaking people a free translation:

Tools
1. Free version of CoppermineVis http://www.joomla.it/joomlab/files/com_copperminevis_1_0_joombla_com.zip
2. The changed CPG Package directly from joombla.com http://joombla.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=32&func=select&id=1
3. the Joomla Bridge [Edit GauGau 2006-02-03]Link removed as per request of the license holder. Re-distributing is not permitted as I suggested in below[/edit]  (the original joomla bridge has to be replaced with this one!)

Make sure users choose "remember me" when logging in. A Patch to ensure this is available at http://joombla.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47

A how-to is available at http://joombla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=33


Very promising! I have not tested it yet. I will try it in the next few days (if I find some time among other duties  ). But if someone else is faster, I'll be thankful for a short message!
Thanks!

One question I have: Is this really a free version of CoppermineVis, or is it an illegal copy of it? Is anybody familiar with such questions?

Greez
sinti

[sinti]

The following license can be found in the posted CoppermineVis Package ReadMe:

JOOMBLA SHARED SOURCE LICENSE

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So, one can use it freely, right? Even if for a new version has to be payed for?

[Sarit]

So Sinti, what was concluded?
Did you find any good way to merge the two?

[Joachim Müller]

try using the mambo bridge that comes with coppermine.

[GsJosh]

Well, I'm trying to merge the two also but I'm experiencing some difficaulties. I did use the Mambo integrate file but when I had used that the coppermine resulted in a fatal error so I reinstalled coppermine. Should I edit the coppermime>mambo bridgefile? I opened it and I saw some 'mambo' words and maybe the file is trying to find mambo files where it needs to search for Joomla files? (I Don't know)

I'm just lost in this large forest of Joomla and coppermine. Can you help me out? What does this mean? Do I need all those files? What do they do?

[cornelp]

I have the same issue and been trying to figure this one out for last week or so. I dont use nor need a Forum, so just want the 2 together sharing the same user database.

GauGau, I tried to use the one that comes with Coppermine, but with no luck, well sort of. If U use the one that comes with Coppermine, it works in a way. U will be able to bridge the 2 together and go from your Joomla/Mambo frontsite to Coppermine, BUT, the user lists are still separated, both have to have the same users in the list. Unless something I did not do, perhaps U can share that info? (Maybe some changes in the bridge file itself, etc).

I gonna keep trying meself as well, I want the 2 together, nothing better then Coppermine and Joomla/Mambo put together.

Sinti: thankx for the links on that last post. I will give those a try TONIGHT and see if it works.

GauGau, I would very much appreciate it if U could explain further your way? It sounds the easiest way, bu then again it sounds easy but who knows.

THANK YOU...

[cornelp]

sinti, that link to the italian site does not work. I registered with them to see if that was the problem, but no luck. I got everything done except no component. Anyone out there has the free version of this component? Or another link that works?

Thank You

[sinti]

Hi cornelp,

I stored a copy on my own webspace, you can get it there:
deleted URL by sinti on 20.1.

Further, I tried these steps mentioned above and got it working. But I have to tell you, this copperminevis version has really a lot of bugs!
I've done it a few weeks ago and had not much time.

But one thing I've done: I went to the bridging assistent of cpg on the admin tools page. Turned on the mambo bridge. And at the question of the url of the forum I entered the url of joomla. (the admin tools page didn't work at first, because the link wasn't correctly translated in copperminevis! So I entered it manually following the same scheme of the other links!)

So, good luck!
Greez
sinti

[Joachim Müller]

I doubt that you're allowed to distribute this file, I suggest you remove it.

[sinti]

Hi GauGau,

what do you say to the point 2 in the license above?

If you still suggest to remove it, i'll do so immediately!

sinti

[Joachim Müller]

you can't make sure that people don't use the files commercially, that's the tricky bit imo. I suggest asking the author of the code for permission. The license is not very concise imo, so I'm not sure (I would have removed the link from your posting if I would have been sure that it's a licence violation).

[sinti]

OK, I'll ask the author and remove it in the meantime!

Good night!

[Joachim Müller]

Here's what the author has answered by PM:

http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=25424.0

My name is Todd Berk and I am the owner of www.joombla.com and rights to those files.

Please remove the links through out the thread to the rapidshare file which has been illegally posted and the copperminevis 1.0 component which is severely outdated.
Look at the post by Sinti particularly.

Regards,
Todd

, so I removed the link from the offending posting.