Re: Cookie Newbie

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2002


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texte = Oh yeah, thanks Robert, Gyorgy & Brian.On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:19:47 Dan Strong wrote: >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/------------------------------------------- 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/ 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)
Oh yeah, thanks Robert, Gyorgy & Brian.On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:19:47 Dan Strong wrote: >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/------------------------------------------- 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/ Dan Strong

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