[wp-hackers] Use WP as an authentication system

[Gaarai]

I'm about to head out, but I wanted to give you a tip to get you started.

I recommend checking out the wp-admin/index.php file. This should serve 
as a template for your custom app.

You'll also need to look at the $_REQUEST['redirect_to'] query arg so 
that you can properly redirect your user once they've logged in. You can 
find more about it by looking in the wp-login.php file.

Chris Jean
http://gaarai.com/
http://wp-roadmap.com/



Alex Hempton-Smith wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm building a set of custom apps/scripts for our charity and I would like
> to make these available at "staff.example.com". I have a regular install of
> WP in "example.com/wp/". The staff subdomain's content is actually in /home/
> example.com/staff/.
>
> Instead of re-invent the wheel I (and to have the same usernames/passwords),
> I would like to use the authentication system from the WP install on my own
> custom PHP stuff in the subdomain. And then be able to use normal WP
> functions within my own app, like checking if they're logged in, getting
> usernames etc.
>
> What do I need to do to allow my users to log into the main install, and
> then be logged into the custom area?
>
> I know it'll be more than just including 'wp-blog-header.php', because of
> cookies etc?
>
> Many thanks if anyone can help!
>
> -- Alex
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