Re: Cookie Newbie
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
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numero = 43516
interpreted = N
texte = what enviroment (windows, mac, linux)?----- Original Message -----From: Dan Strong
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:12 AMSubject: Cookie Newbie> 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/
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what enviroment (windows, mac, linux)?----- Original Message -----From: Dan Strong To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:12 AMSubject: Cookie Newbie> 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/
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