[wp-hackers] Use WP as an authentication system

[Gaarai]

The cookie is most likely being set just for the domain that your 
WordPress resides on. The subdomain is treated as a different domain.

So, you might look at modifying the cookie to be set for a domain of 
".domain.com". Note the dot (.) in front of the domain name. This should 
ensure that the cookie will work for all subdomains.

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



Alex Hempton-Smith wrote:
> Thanks Mike, I've defined ABSPATH and when I visit the page I get sent to
> the WP login page. I log in, it redirects me to the Dashboard. When I go
> back to the subdomain it just shows me the login page again.
> Why's it doing this you think?
>
> -- Alex
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:18 PM, <mikeschinkel at newclarity.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> 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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