Hello all. It's Saturday morning and I've convinced myself that: a) we're going to fully embracing Drupal, which means a few grumbles ;) b) I really need a way to (easily) bridge user authentication between Drupal `userid` and several other SQL db's user entries c) and so I'd like to begin writing my first Drupal shareable code d) our 2-week tests with running pMachine inside Drupal are a success I am a generally confident PHP programmer, but I must admit that I am only at about 50% confidence with my knowledge of Drupal's APIs. Therefore, I'd like to start on this [ (b) ] basic code project in order that I might solve an immediate need as well as become more confident with those API's, as they exist in 4.7. If there are others who find that they might need a similar piece of code (see more full description below), then I would very much like to start a collaboration with you. ================================================================= Project: Generic User Authentication Look-up Bridge Framework Project Description: I wish to create a basic, super-admin-only set of PHP functions to bridge the Drupal user's table to (any) other SQL table. The Drupal `userid` will be looked up in any of the named DB's and will considered valid if both `userid` and `password` are the same in both places. Functionality would be modular, allowing the addition of application-specific bridges for common OSS user-based tools (i.e., pMachine, Olate Download, etc.) Project Hopes: 1) Simple, flexible design. 2) Drop-In Install, Single-Page Management. 3) Eventual addition of 'Authenticate and Migrate User' functionality. ================================================================= Please contact me via email if this is something that you have an interest in working on. (Please, hold off on the "I'd like this too, but I have no way to help" emails until a bit later, okay? ;) I am open to the possibility that I'm a dreamer and that I this dog won't hunt. Please gently discourage, as appropriate. -- Gary