One issue with using phpBB for site forums is hooking the forum up to be logged in by your main site login. phpBB 3 allows the creation of a custom authentication plugin. Create a document named “auth_name” where name is what you want the authentication method to be called. Store this in the auth/ folder and then specify in the config table in the database or the Client communication/Authentication settings section of the administration panel.
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