sessions and cookies with or without the 'www'

[smerny]

Hello, does anyone know how I can make it so that sessions and cookies will work regardless of whether the 'www' is in the URL or not?

 

right now it treats them as 2 different sites....

 

if i log in with the www showing and then access it without... there is no session or cookie

if i log in without the www showing and then access it with... there is no session or cookie

 

[Alex]

It's sloppy to allow access to your website both with and without www. You should be forcing one or the other. This article should help you: http://www.jonlee.ca/forcing-www-in-domain-name/

[smerny]

from the link:

 

here is the code to add to your .htaccess file to force www, but make sure mod_rewrite apache module is turned on:

 

where do i find the .htaccess file and where do i make sure that mod_rewrite apache module is on?

 

[smerny]

nevermind about the htaccess, it was 'hidden'

 

 

but about the mod_rewrite apache module?

 

edit: nevermind that either, it is apparently on since it is working.

 

thanks