[SOLVED] Cookie Mystery

[rarebit]

Hi

 

I wrote some code a while back for my cms, it basically used a single cookie to function as a stay logged in system. All worked well for ages.

 

I noticed recently that something was wrong and you weren't staying logged in. Upon further investigation it seems the cookie isn't being caught by httpd / php, basically it's not in the $_COOKIES array (or in $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS array, and not there when using print_r).

 

I've wrapped the setcookie function call with try's, no issue. And if I look in FF properties I can see the cookie in question (even delete it and set it with different data using afore-mentioned call).

 

So why can't I access or see the cookie?

 

 

 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Browsers only send cookies that match the requested URL. Any chance that the cookie path or cookie domain setting has been changed or that the actual path or domain where the script is being executed at no longer matches the path or domain being set for the cookie?

[rarebit]

The cms use's url rewrite and is set using the root of the cms on the server. However i'm pretty sure the htaccess code hasn't altered, even though I did have a glance at it. Also it does indicate said path in FF properties.

 

 

 

P.S. I'm currently having to duel boot because of wpa issues... so i'm intermittant...

[mentalist]

ive also just got this issue, a 'Undefined Index', but cookie is in firefox and opera, no access to it from php

 

from google they say to wrap name in quotes, still no

[oni-kun]

Check the physical contents of the cookie and what domain it is valid in, then look to your CMS page where it sets the cookie/logs in and check if it is the PROPER DOMAIN or SUBDOMAIN. Remember, "site.com" is not ".site.com".

[mentalist]

ok, me bein im elsewhere...  :'(

 

cookie particulars:

host: 10.0.0.55
path: http://10.0.0.55/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/

typical page calls... (mod rewrite always passes to index?).

http://10.0.0.55/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/
http://10.0.0.55/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/index?feedback=Welcome%20back
http://10.0.0.55/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/index.phtml
http://10.0.0.55/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/site/special.html

 

 

a typical use of setcookie:

setcookie(_CMS_COOKIE_NAME,'012',time()+31536000,$site_data['site_addr'].$site_data['dir_path']);

 

 

 

in the debug bit...

This code...

$sret .= $_COOKIE[_CMS_COOKIE_NAME]."<br />\n";
//$sret .= $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[_CMS_COOKIE_NAME]."<br />\n";
print_r($_COOKIE);	// Print all cookies

yeilds:

Notice: Undefined index: stayin in /var/www/html/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/monkey/debug.php on line 60
Array ( [phpSESSID] => g59u7239lh9046v5ca0v44smu2 )

 

 

 

what, where, when, who, why and how the blazes...

 

[rarebit]

The _CMS_COOKIE_NAME reference is a defined variable.

Also tried replacing all instances to both single and double quoted literal e.g. 'stayin'.

 

Any ideas?

[rarebit]

Bump, oops

[rarebit]

mmm, so if anyone saw this in my previous post:

host: 10.0.0.55
path: http://10.0.0.55/cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/

 

you may have noticed that that's not how you specify a path...

path: /cmstmp/onebigsofa/cmsmonkey.0.4.1/

 

At least i've learnt something today which I won't forget...