How to add Phpbb Single Sign On in Wordpress

• To install correctly this phpbb-single-sign-on.zip .
• Fisrt Download the phpbb-single-sign-on.zip to your computer
• Extract/Open phpbb-single-sign-on.zip to Your Computer.
• Then, Find readme.txt file inside phpbb-single-sign-on.zip and Open readme.txt .
• Now, Read the Requirements of this plugin. Which Wordpress Version and PHP Version are required to run this Plugin in Your Wordpress Site.
• Then, Follow the Tips Below.

Step-1 : Download " phpbb-single-sign-on.zip " to Your Local Computer.

Step-2 : Then, Login to your " yourdomain.com/wp-admin " Dashboard.

Step-3 : Then, Click on " Plugins " + " Add New " from left Side Menu of Dashboard.

Step-4 : Now, Click on " Upload Plugin " button.

Step-5 : Now, Browse " phpbb-single-sign-on.zip " Downloaded plugin from your computer, Where you downloaded " phpbb-single-sign-on.zip " According to Step – 1 Above then, click on " Install Now "

Step-6 : Now, Click on " Active Plugin "

Step-7 : Then, See left Side Menu. " Phpbb Single Sign On " folder is added on left Side Menu. Now, Click on " Phpbb Single Sign On " folder.

Noted that: If you do not see " Phpbb Single Sign On " folder on left Side Menu then, see at left Side Menu " Settings " or " Tools ".

Step-8 : Now you configure yourself oR Watch video tutorial below about Phpbb Single Sign On Configurations and Settings or How to work " Phpbb Single Sign On " in your WordPress site.

After Activated Plugin According to Step-6 then,

1. Go to " Plugins " + " Installed Plugin " from Wordpress Admin Panel Leftside Menu.
2. or Direct go to: https://yourdomain/wp-admin/plugins.php
3. Then, Find " PHPBB Single Sign On " Activated Plugin from Plugin List.
4. Then, Click on " Settings " from Plugin that is PHPBB Single Sign On
5. Now, Edit/Add/Config the setting and Click on " Save Changes " button,

1. Extract the archive
2. upload the phpbb-sso directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
4. Configure the path to PHPBB in the options
5. When the path is right some fields related to phpbb will appear, fill them and save.
6. Click on “install files” to install files.
7. If all tests are OK you can logout and login to test.

How to configure ?

there are three ways to configure it.

In the example, the root of the website is “/www/”

Example 1

Blog : /www/
Forum : /www/forum/

Path to configure:
To PHPBB from WordPress : forum/
To WordPress from PHPBB : ../

Example 2

Blog : /www/blog/
Forum : /www/

Path to configure:
To PHPBB from WordPress : ../
To WordPress from PHPBB : blog/

Example 3

Blog : /www/blog/
Forum : /www/forum/

Path to configure:
To PHPBB from WordPress : ../forum/
To WordPress from PHPBB : ../blog/

Troubleshooting

If for any reason you removed the “common-orig.php” file and can’t get your forum to work again, simply go to phpbb.com and download the complete package corresponding to your version.

in that package get the file named “common.php” and upload it to your server as “common-orig.php”