Re: Cookie Newbie

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2002


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texte = what enviroment (windows, mac, linux)?----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Strong To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:12 AM Subject: 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Cookie Newbie (Bob Minor 2002)
  2. Re: Cookie Newbie (Rob Marquardt 2002)
  3. Re: Cookie Newbie (Inkblot Media 2002)
  4. Re: Cookie Newbie (Clint Davis 2002)
  5. Re: Cookie Newbie (Dan Strong 2002)
  6. Re: Cookie Newbie (Dan Strong 2002)
  7. Re: Cookie Newbie (Inkblot Media 2002)
  8. Re: Cookie Newbie (Dan Strong 2002)
  9. Re: Cookie Newbie (Dan Strong 2002)
  10. Re: Cookie Newbie (Dan Strong 2002)
  11. Re: Cookie Newbie (Brian Fries 2002)
  12. Re: Cookie Newbie (Gyorgy Ordody 2002)
  13. Re: Cookie Newbie (Inkblot Media 2002)
  14. Re: Cookie Newbie (ROBERT MCPEAK 2002)
  15. Cookie Newbie (Dan Strong 2002)
what enviroment (windows, mac, linux)?----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Strong To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:12 AM Subject: 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/ Inkblot Media

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