customising phpBB v3 to use existing login/password etc, and also site design...

[wmguk]

Hey,

 

I've been looking at phpBB v3 and I'm trying to work out how its set out so i can integrate it in to my website, using my exisiting login / password database, but I also want it to look seemless to my own site, so it doesnt look like just a dropped in system...

 

Can anyone just point me in the right sort of directions? I've edited styles/prosilver/template/overallheader.html but that hasnt changed anything....

 

any thoughts?

[discomatt]

You're MUCH better off changing your current login system to reflect phpBBs. There are plenty of tutorials on using phpBBs auth class to create/verify the proper sessions and cookies.

[wmguk]

basically the member site I am using is for up to 40 members max and they just want someway to post private messages within the group. It will not allow new sign ups etc etc...

 

maybe a forum is too much - I dont want any PM's or calander or anything like that.... literally just create a topic and then post or edit messages within the topics.

 

its been a while since i used phpbb - infact its been at least 3 years, so what i did know has long gone but I was sure that overallheader was the main header etc....

 

maybe I can just create a simple almost "guestbook" style messaging board...