Re: Cookie Newbie

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2002


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texte = Ronald,Thanks for the detailed help. Well, my admin was cool with me writing directly to WC's users.db, so problem solved with minimum of hassle...At least I learned more about cookies :)-Dan ------------------------------------------- http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:33:41 Inkblot Media wrote: >Here is what I would do to make the code work on both >areas without the need >to change after testing. > >In the win98 enviroment I would open the HOST file: > >(generally) C:\windows\system32\etc\drivers\hosts it >maybe in the system >folder. I cannot recall. > >In this file you will see an example: > >127.0.0.1 localhost > >you can set a line so it looks like this > >127.0.0.1 localhost >192.168.1.1 mydomain.com > >Replace the 192.168.1.1 with your IP address and also the >mydomain.com to >the actual domain you are working on. > >What this will do is cause your computer to look locally >when you use the >URL without the www. > >http://mydomain.com > >and to the live site when you use the www. > >http://www.mydomain.com > >Now on to the cookie. > >You will need to check to see if the cookie exist. > >[GETCOOKIE name=cookieName] > >If the cookie exist you show page. If the cookie does not >exist you call the >loggin script. > >[GETCOOKIE name=cookieName] > >[showif [GETCOOKIE name=cookieName]=] > [include protect.inc] >[/showif] > >After they do the loggin and you test against the >username/password and all >is ok you can set the cookie. > >[SETCOOKIE >name=cookieName&value=OK&path=/&domain=mydomain.com] >[SETCOOKIE >name=cookieName&value=OK&path=/&domain=www.mydomain.com] > >By not setting the expiration date the cookie is a >session cookie. I also >set the cookie for both www and not, just incase. > >That should work, but a more simple way to do it (if you >are passing the >cart from page to page) is to set a header in the cart to >the username or >the persons name when logged in and check against it. >This would also let >you welcome them by calling that header. > >[orderfile cart=[cart]] >[showif [header33]=] > [include protect.inc] >[/showif] > >[showif [header33]!] > Your page goes here. >[/showif] > >[/orderfile] > >I have a protect tag that does all the login stuff if you >want it. Just let >me know. > >------------------------------------------------------------ >Ronald Kirkland - President >Inkblot Media - Internet Solutions Experts >Phone: 949.400.4456 * FAX: 949.654.0269 >Visit: http://www.inkblotmedia.com >Email: ron@inkblotmedia.com >------------------------------------------------------------ > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dan Strong >To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:41 AM >Subject: Re: Cookie Newbie > > >> Yeah, I thought that would actually be the case...so >> something more like [SETCOOKIE name=[user]...] would be >>a >> little more 'secure' ? >> >> >I guess the value doesn't matter altough you might want >> >to put in something that kinda secures that it's >>_really_ >> >that guy who logged in... >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
Ronald,Thanks for the detailed help. Well, my admin was cool with me writing directly to WC's users.db, so problem solved with minimum of hassle...At least I learned more about cookies :)-Dan ------------------------------------------- http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:33:41 Inkblot Media wrote: >Here is what I would do to make the code work on both >areas without the need >to change after testing. > >In the win98 enviroment I would open the HOST file: > >(generally) C:\windows\system32\etc\drivers\hosts it >maybe in the system >folder. I cannot recall. > >In this file you will see an example: > >127.0.0.1 localhost > >you can set a line so it looks like this > >127.0.0.1 localhost >192.168.1.1 mydomain.com > >Replace the 192.168.1.1 with your IP address and also the >mydomain.com to >the actual domain you are working on. > >What this will do is cause your computer to look locally >when you use the >URL without the www. > >http://mydomain.com > >and to the live site when you use the www. > >http://www.mydomain.com > >Now on to the cookie. > >You will need to check to see if the cookie exist. > >[GETCOOKIE name=cookieName] > >If the cookie exist you show page. If the cookie does not >exist you call the >loggin script. > >[GETCOOKIE name=cookieName] > >[showif [GETCOOKIE name=cookieName]=] > [include protect.inc] >[/showif] > >After they do the loggin and you test against the >username/password and all >is ok you can set the cookie. > >[SETCOOKIE >name=cookieName&value=OK&path=/&domain=mydomain.com] >[SETCOOKIE >name=cookieName&value=OK&path=/&domain=www.mydomain.com] > >By not setting the expiration date the cookie is a >session cookie. I also >set the cookie for both www and not, just incase. > >That should work, but a more simple way to do it (if you >are passing the >cart from page to page) is to set a header in the cart to >the username or >the persons name when logged in and check against it. >This would also let >you welcome them by calling that header. > >[orderfile cart=[cart]] >[showif [header33]=] > [include protect.inc] >[/showif] > >[showif [header33]!] > Your page goes here. >[/showif] > >[/orderfile] > >I have a protect tag that does all the login stuff if you >want it. Just let >me know. > >------------------------------------------------------------ >Ronald Kirkland - President >Inkblot Media - Internet Solutions Experts >Phone: 949.400.4456 * FAX: 949.654.0269 >Visit: http://www.inkblotmedia.com >Email: ron@inkblotmedia.com >------------------------------------------------------------ > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dan Strong >To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:41 AM >Subject: Re: Cookie Newbie > > >> Yeah, I thought that would actually be the case...so >> something more like [SETCOOKIE name=[user]...] would be >>a >> little more 'secure' ? >> >> >I guess the value doesn't matter altough you might want >> >to put in something that kinda secures that it's >>_really_ >> >that guy who logged in... >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Dan Strong

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