Re: Cookie Newbie
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 43520
interpreted = N
texte = Hmmmm, I'll ask my admin what he thinks about this...it would be SOOOO much easier... thanks.On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:36:23 ROBERT MCPEAK
wrote:>Uh, I think you could probably use WebDNA to write the >new login>information directly to the the Users.db (whatever it's >called), thereby>avoiding the need to pass any info to your sys admin. > There may be>minor permissions problem here, but maybe not. Or, maybe >this isn't>possible at all. I dunno. Think I did it once, back >when I was in my>WebCatalog prime.>>>>> webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com 09/18/02 11:12AM >>>>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>------------------------------------------->http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com >(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656>>------------------------------------------------------------->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/>>------------------------------------------------------------->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/-------------------------------------------http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656-------------------------------------------------------------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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Hmmmm, I'll ask my admin what he thinks about this...it would be SOOOO much easier... thanks.On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:36:23 ROBERT MCPEAK wrote:>Uh, I think you could probably use WebDNA to write the >new login>information directly to the the Users.db (whatever it's >called), thereby>avoiding the need to pass any info to your sys admin. > There may be>minor permissions problem here, but maybe not. Or, maybe >this isn't>possible at all. I dunno. Think I did it once, back >when I was in my>WebCatalog prime.>>>>> webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com 09/18/02 11:12AM >>>>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>------------------------------------------->http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com >(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656>>------------------------------------------------------------->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/>>------------------------------------------------------------->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/-------------------------------------------http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656-------------------------------------------------------------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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