wuethrich44/flarum-ext-sso

Single Sign On for Flarum

DEPRECATED - Flarum Single Sign On

(no longer actively maintained), _(*1)

This extension equips Flarum with Single Sign On. The workflow is based on this post. The extension is useful if you run Flarum on a subdomain but you want to use the login mechanism of your main website. A dummy main website is provided in the sample-website/ folder., _(*2)

Installation

1. Create a random token and put it into the api_keys table of your Flarum database., _(*3)

2. Go into sample-website folder and copy config.php.dist to config.php:, _(*4)

   cd sample-website/
   cp config.php.dist config.php
   

3. Open config.php with an editor of your choice and configure all settings., _(*5)

4. Upload the Forum.php class and config.php to your main website and setup the Forum.php class. An example is given in index.php / logout.php., _(*6)

5. Install and activate the extension. Fill in redirect urls for login, signup and logout., _(*7)

   composer require wuethrich44/flarum-ext-sso
   

6. Now you should able to log in with your existing users.

Wordpress

This extension comes with a Wordpress plugin which allows you to login into Wordpress and gain also access to your Flarum forum. In order to install the plugin execute the following steps:, _(*8)

1. Upload the sample-website folder into the plugin folder (/wp-content/plugins/) of your wordpress instance., _(*9)

2. Rename it to a name of your choice (e.g. flarum-sso)., _(*10)

3. Copy config.php.dist to config.php and configure all settings., _(*11)

4. Activate the plugin in the settings., _(*12)

5. Install and activate the Flarum extension., _(*13)

   composer require wuethrich44/flarum-ext-sso
   

6. Fill in the correct urls according to your wordpress instance:, _(*14)

   Login-Url: http://example.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=forum, _(*15)

   (The redirect_to=forum part is important as it will redirect your users back to the forum), _(*16)

   Logout-Url: http://example.com/wp-login.php?action=logout, _(*17)

   Signup-Url: Depending on which plugin you use., _(*18)

7. That's it!, _(*19)