Re: Cookie Newbie
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Why couldn't you just set the cookie like this?[SETCOOKIE name=login&value=username &expires=Tuesday, 18-Sep-2007 23:59:59 GMT &path=/&domain=[GETMIMEHEADER HOST]]That way it adopts the correct domain for the machine it's currently sitting on...On 9/18/02 11:33 AM, 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------- Clint Davis Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Why couldn't you just set the cookie like this?[SETCOOKIE name=login&value=username &expires=Tuesday, 18-Sep-2007 23:59:59 GMT &path=/&domain=[GETMIMEHEADER HOST]]That way it adopts the correct domain for the machine it's currently sitting on...On 9/18/02 11:33 AM, 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------- Clint Davis Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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