# PHP and Rails integration

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 18, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110 "2006-04-18T17:10:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110/1 "2006-04-18T17:10:28Z")

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There a few php solutions that I would like to integrate with my Rails  
app. Namely PHPBB(No offense RForum) and WordPress. Is it possible to  
use these in a Rails environment, and what kind of issues/stumbling  
blocks would I face if I attempted to?

Thanks,

James

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**Author:** ![james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110/2 "2006-04-18T17:30:09Z")

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Funny me… I thought one of the reasons to use Ruby and Rails was to  
get  
away from using PHP solutions.

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**Author:** ![james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110/3 "2006-04-18T17:45:33Z")

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The easiest way is to use subdomains for this:  
[forum.domain.com](http://forum.domain.com), where you use php.

Concerning phpBB, have a look at google:  
[http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=phpbb+security&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=](http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=phpbb+security&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=)

Beate

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**Author:** ![james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110/4 "2006-04-18T17:46:16Z")

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Beate P. wrote:

> The easiest way is to use subdomains for this:  
> [forum.domain.com](http://forum.domain.com), where you use php.
> 
> Concerning phpBB, have a look at google:  
> [phpbb security - Google Suche](http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=phpbb+security&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=)
> 
> Beate

There is also a WIKI page for PHPBB integration.

[http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/PhpBB+Integration](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/PhpBB+Integration)

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**Author:** ![james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@james](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-and-rails-integration/58110/5 "2006-04-18T18:17:11Z")

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Jeff J. wrote:

> Beate P. wrote:
> 
> > The easiest way is to use subdomains for this:  
> > [forum.domain.com](http://forum.domain.com), where you use php.
> > 
> > Concerning phpBB, have a look at google:  
> > [phpbb security - Google Suche](http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=phpbb+security&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=)
> > 
> > Beate
> 
> There is also a WIKI page for PHPBB integration.
> 
> [Peak Obsession](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/PhpBB+Integration)

Ok thanks for the reply’s everyone… I think I will be using subdomains  
for my php solutions. As for using rails to get away from PHP… im not  
sure why I would want to spend valuable development time recreating  
something that is already done quite well. PHPBB security issues may be  
another problem all together but my research has seemed to indicate it  
is the best choiche of all the major forum software. If you have any  
recommendations to the contrary please let me know.

Thanks,

James