Re: Cookie Newbie
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 43518
interpreted = N
texte = 1) For local dev purposes, setting domain=(your IP address) will probably work.2) You do need to test a value, because [getcookie name=nonexistentcookie] will return blank. At a minumum, you can say[showif [url][getcookie name=Login][/url]!]- brianAt 8:12 AM 9/18/02, Dan Strong wrote:>Hi all,>>[discalimer]>Ok, I need to do something that I think should be pretty >simple...prob is I have never done it before and I am currently >pressed for time...have read/re-read the docs and am currently >looking through the archives, but additional real-time clarification >would be appreciated beyond comprehension. TIA.>[/disclaimer]>>After logging in succesfully, I want to set a simple session cookie >to the user's machine and then allow them access to certain pages >based on the existance of the cookie (And though it would be oh so >much easier, I cannot just use [protect...] [showif [username]=blah >blah...] because I do not admin my own server and would have to pass >along the login info to my admin each time a new user signs up...not >efficient...). So, as I understand it I would do something like this:>>After successful login:>[SETCOOKIE name=Login&value=TRUE&path=/&domain=www.mydomain.com]>>Then, on the pages requiring the cookie:>[GETCOOKIE name=Login]>>I do not fully understand the following even after mild testing:>>1) For dev purposes, the domain is /localhost/mydomain/, but on the >server, of course, it's www.mydomain.com. How do I set this to be >able to test locally?...&domain=localhost/mydomain/>>2) Since I don't care what's in the cookie, only that it exists, is >the VALUE parameter useless? I mean if [GETCOOKIE name=Login] does >that mean it passes a value of TRUE back to the browser? Am I >splitting hairs? What *IF* C-A-T really spelled dog...>>I'm tired and confused, sorry.>>-Dan-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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1) For local dev purposes, setting domain=(your IP address) will probably work.2) You do need to test a value, because [getcookie name=nonexistentcookie] will return blank. At a minumum, you can say[showif [url][getcookie name=Login][/url]!]- brianAt 8:12 AM 9/18/02, Dan Strong wrote:>Hi all,>>[discalimer]>Ok, I need to do something that I think should be pretty >simple...prob is I have never done it before and I am currently >pressed for time...have read/re-read the docs and am currently >looking through the archives, but additional real-time clarification >would be appreciated beyond comprehension. TIA.>[/disclaimer]>>After logging in succesfully, I want to set a simple session cookie >to the user's machine and then allow them access to certain pages >based on the existance of the cookie (And though it would be oh so >much easier, I cannot just use [protect...] [showif [username]=blah >blah...] because I do not admin my own server and would have to pass >along the login info to my admin each time a new user signs up...not >efficient...). So, as I understand it I would do something like this:>>After successful login:>[SETCOOKIE name=Login&value=TRUE&path=/&domain=www.mydomain.com]>>Then, on the pages requiring the cookie:>[GETCOOKIE name=Login]>>I do not fully understand the following even after mild testing:>>1) For dev purposes, the domain is /localhost/mydomain/, but on the >server, of course, it's www.mydomain.com. How do I set this to be >able to test locally?...&domain=localhost/mydomain/>>2) Since I don't care what's in the cookie, only that it exists, is >the VALUE parameter useless? I mean if [GETCOOKIE name=Login] does >that mean it passes a value of TRUE back to the browser? Am I >splitting hairs? What *IF* C-A-T really spelled dog...>>I'm tired and confused, sorry.>>-Dan-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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