phpbb3 + Flyspray Part 2
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In my previous post I mentioned how I wanted to bridge phpbb3 and Flyspray. Well, I’ve done that, but due to the way Flyspray works, it was basically a complete pain.
I love Flyspray, I really do, but I think it is time I moved on to a new bug tracking system. Unfortunately though I don’t know of that many (if you do, definitely please contact me through the comments!). I’ve tried Trac, but on the host I use it is an absolute nightmare to get installed. What I’d really like is a simple PHP-based system like Flyspray, but one that does get updated regularly.
The trouble I had with Flyspray is I basically had to hack it to get it working with my forum. In the end I get phpbb to do the authentication (on each page load), and if the Flyspray user doesn’t exist it manually creates it.
It definitely isn’t the ideal solution, the DokuWiki bridge that someone else (awesome person) wrote works perfectly, but that comes down to DokuWiki being easier to modify with plugins.
So yes, if you are interested in bridging Flyspray and phpBB3, it is possible. However it basically is bypassing all of Flyspray’s authentication and saying “This is the ID of the logged in user”. You also have to rename their Database and User classes, since they clash with phpBB.
All in all, if you’re looking for a bug tracking system that can easily bridge with a forum, look for something else.
phpbb3 + Flyspray
I am currently working on a mini-project, and part of it requires a forum as well as a wiki and a bug tracking system. I have already set up phpBB3 with Dokuwiki, and they’re bridged so the accounts are linked. That’s absolutely great!
What I’m currently trying to work on is installing Flyspray, and then writing my own bridge between Flyspray and phpBB. The way I theorize it, I’ll create a hidden group in phpBB called “flyspray” or something, and then when you access Flyspray it will check to see if you’re a member of that group using phpBB’s functions.
We’ll have to wait and see if it works, but if it does I’ll see about making the bridge public.
Wish me luck!
