Question About Cookies

[nol 0]

Theres a script I am using, that deals with users sessions and cookies. I'm having a problem with this portion of the code because I don't have any clue on what to put.

# The name of the cookie that contains the user's information# Note: Due to a bug in PHP, COOKIE_DOMAIN must contain at least two decimals  $USER_COOKIE   = "u_info";$COOKIE_DOMAIN = ".localhost.openpolitiks.com";  # $SERVER_NAME;$COOKIE_PATH   = "/";

I left the $USER_COOKIE part alone, but I changed the $COOKIE_DOMAIN (don't remember what they had but it didn't work), so what should it be? as it doesn't seem to hold user stuff?

here is the full script:

http://www.majordojo.com/php-users/
Edited July 10, 2009 by nol (see edit history)

[-Sky- 0]

I think you have to put in your domain. Or the domain of your site/page where you want to log cookie sessions.

[nol 0]

openpolitiks.com is my domain though? or should it be .localhost.openpolitiks?

[truefusion 3]

I think they want something like this:

.openpolitiks.com

But i don't understand why they require such complicated cookie information, even if they say it's because of cookie specifications, especially if they're using setcookie() to create cookies.

[nol 0]

well it might be something with my coding of my index page, wher ei coded it to show the login box if your set to anonymous (as in not logged in), and to say hi if you are logged in, but it won't show hi and always shows the login box so im guessing it is to do with the cookies? or am i guessing wrong?

[truefusion 3]

well it might be something with my coding of my index page, wher ei coded it to show the login box if your set to anonymous (as in not logged in), and to say hi if you are logged in, but it won't show hi and always shows the login box so im guessing it is to do with the cookies? or am i guessing wrong?

To figure out which cookies you're looking for, type the following in a test page on your domain's server and look for the array key that matches the one you need:

<?phpecho "<pre>";print_r($_COOKIE);echo "</pre>";?>

Since the domain is provided by the script you link to in this topic, testing this out on a local server will most likely not work, since it would be a different domain (i.e. most likely localhost).

[rpgsearcherz 5]

To figure out which cookies you're looking for, type the following in a test page on your domain's server and look for the array key that matches the one you need:

<?phpecho "<pre>";print_r($_COOKIE);echo "</pre>";?>

Since the domain is provided by the script you link to in this topic, testing this out on a local server will most likely not work, since it would be a different domain (i.e. most likely localhost).

I don't use any cookies on my site but out of curiosity... Does this script ping back the name of the cookie file the server is searching for?

For example if it is looking for a cookie named "CookieMonster" would that be what it reflects back? (Meaning it also tells what name the cookie should have if set properly)

[nol 0]

Array(	[PHPSESSID] => c9871b5bf1d74a136490d1a06c898c74	[openpoli_wiki_openpoli__session] => ed8da09f52b5e426b0d9f8652ea09760)

?

oh and then I tried logging in,

Array(	[SMFCookie683] => a:4:{i:0;s:1:\"1\";i:1;s:40:\"3bcb588b7556304359a762ce248c69c3c8d1ed83\";i:2;i:1434077628;i:3;i:0;}	[PHPSESSID] => 9837d5f6f0d3c2566b50d11496f619da)

idk exactly what we are looking for?
Edited July 10, 2009 by nol (see edit history)

[truefusion 3]

I don't use any cookies on my site but out of curiosity... Does this script ping back the name of the cookie file the server is searching for?
For example if it is looking for a cookie named "CookieMonster" would that be what it reflects back? (Meaning it also tells what name the cookie should have if set properly)

If i understand the PHP manual correctly, then PHP only obtains the cookie that matches the server's domain—whatever cookie that may be. I am uncertain, though, of any cookie restrictions a browser may have.

Array(	[PHPSESSID] => c9871b5bf1d74a136490d1a06c898c74	[openpoli_wiki_openpoli__session] => ed8da09f52b5e426b0d9f8652ea09760)

?

oh and then I tried logging in,

Array(	[SMFCookie683] => a:4:{i:0;s:1:\"1\";i:1;s:40:\"3bcb588b7556304359a762ce248c69c3c8d1ed83\";i:2;i:1434077628;i:3;i:0;}	[PHPSESSID] => 9837d5f6f0d3c2566b50d11496f619da)

idk exactly what we are looking for?

I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to accomplish, especially concerning that PHP users script, but i wouldn't expect you to find a cookie from the PHP users script from a script that already has a user system. Since you said you "logged in" and the cookie information you have showed doesn't really show anything i would have expected, due to ambiguity, i have no idea what to tell you.