[wp-hackers] Use WP as an authentication system

[mikeschinkel at newclarity.net]

admin.php includes wp-load.php and assumes it's relative directory.  
Either define ABSPATH to your WordPress root or explicitly require()  
wp-load.php using the correct directory before requiring admin.php and  
that should solve it.

-Mike

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On Feb 15, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Alex Hempton-Smith <hempsworth at googlemail.com 
 > wrote:

> I'm having real trouble with this... I get errors when I try to  
> include the
> following code:
> require_once('../wp/wp-admin/admin.php');
>
> Saying:
> Warning: require_once(../wp-load.php) [function.require-once]: failed
> to open stream: No such file or directory in...
>
> Does anybody have any experience of using WP in this way?
>
> -- Alex
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Gaarai <gaarai at gaarai.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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