Note: What I say here worked for me, as stated in the topic, but
n1kki6 has added further on in this thread an extremely complete integration guide step by step with all stable versions and links which can be really helpful, specially for newbies. Thanks n1kki6
http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=58262&page=2&pp=16___________________________
It has taken me almost a whole week, day and night, to integrate Mambo + SMF + Coppermine but I've finally done it. Surprisingly, in the end it has turned up to be EXTREMELY easy, at least in my case. I'll tell you how I've done it:
Installed Mambo SMF Forum Integration 1.3.1.3 downloaded from Mamboforge.net --->CORRECTION: I DID NOT followed this step, I was confused when I first wrote this, it was my mistake, sorry. I ONLY INSTALLED Mambo SMF Bridge v3.19a, as I said above. Besides there are some copyright issues with Mambo SMF Forum Integration, read on in this thread for further details
[li]Inside "SMF-Configuration" in Mambo Module Administration I set "SMF Forum integration: Use SMF Registration" That means SMF will control everything related with users (registration, loggin in, profiles, etc)[/li]
[li]I installed Coppermine 1.4.1 beta as a stand alone componenent, downloaded from
sourceforge.net[/li]
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So far, so good.
The installation of Coppermine was correct but, surprisingly, the config menu was empty. There was not a sigle option to configure. The problem, in my particular case, is that Coppermine automatically detects the language of my browser and chooses the language accordingly. The spanish.php language file is incomplete. There was no spanish translation made for CPG 1.4.1 beta config options, so almost everything displayed correcly... except the admin.php menu. I renamed spanish.php to something else and all the menus appeared... in english, of course, but they appeared. I added and translated all the missing admin code in the spanish.php language and then I had coppermine running perfectly.
I've attached my spanish.php file with the translated admin options in case someone is interested.
Now was the time to integrate Coppermine in my Mambo + SMF portal System. There is A LOT of information about the process both in
this forum and in
http://forum.mamboserver.com but one way or the other you end up in the two main threads which deals with Mambo + Coppermine integration:
New Coppermine Beta Version 1.4x and MamboComplete integration procedure (this one is for CPG 1.3.x)
I tried and tried and tried and tried step by step once and again.... with no success at all. So I finally decided to use the Coppermine as a stand alone gallery, but using SMF integration so that it shared the users from SMF (... and therefore, Mambo users as well)
I used the Coppermine Bridge Manager from the Admin Tools in CPG 1.4.1 beta, chose SMF and... Bingo! Not a single problem. I had Coppermine running stand alone but using my users database. Now was the time to try to wrap Coppermine inside Mambo. Mambo auto height function did not work properly for me. I had to set the height manually but, obviously, not all the pages are the same height so I had to set a very high value to avoid the scrolling bars...
I searched about this in
http://forum.mamboserver.com and I found this:
http://forum.mamboserver.com/showpost.php?p=216041&postcount=4The solution is as simple as NOT using the full URL in the Wrapper, but the relative path. In my case I have mambo installed in the root of my FTP.
http://www.videoedicion.orgI installed Coppermine in /galeria
http://www.videoedicion.org/galeriaIn the wrapper options I have the following settings:
Link Wrapper: /galeria
IMPORTANT! It does NOT work if you set here the full URL -
http://www.videoedicion.org/galeria. Of course, you should change "galeria" and write here the path where you installed Coppermine
IMPORTANT! I Only made the wrapper work correctly with the following settings.
Scrolling: NO
Width: 100%
Height: 100%
Auto Height: YES
Auto Add: NO
and... here's the result:
http://www.videoedicion.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=80Thanks A LOT to all of you for creating and supporting Coppermine. I really hope I can help some of you with the information here provided. It would be the best thinkable way of saying HUGE THANKS and giving something back to you all.
PS: English is not my mothertongue and perhaps some of the steps are not clear enough for not having chosen the right words. Please, let me know and I will do my best to explain in a way you can understand. Thanks for your understanding