One more cookie and I am full.

[caliman]

Ok, I've conquered vB3, vBportal, and reviews (with your help. ) this weekend.

Now here is my classifieds scenario:

Headers are integrated. Check.
vB navbar recognizes me. Check.
classifieds recognizes me, gives me admin toolbar. Check.
Click admin link, try to login and it says thanks then reloads login prompt. DOH.

Where is the cookie path stuff? WHat file is that? I can't find it..

Thanks in advance..

caliman

[caliman]

I've noticed in my pp-inc I don't have a variable for the cookie prefix:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Should there be a variable or should I just change it too 'bb' ?

[Michael P]

You can find the cookie information in the Cookie Settings of the Admin section.

I would check this thread for suggested cookie settings:

vB3 Integration FAQ

[caliman]

Yo Mike - I can't get into the admin section!
The login prompt just reloads.

What I am asking is where in the classifieds config-inc or whichever file is the cookie info and is the pp-inc info above correct. I think the prefix code is wrong above.

[caliman]

I did some reinstalls and have the same problem even though the install was 'successful.'

I had permissions set to 777 for config's and yet still it did not save any cookie variables in config-inc. If someone can post what their cookie code looks like in config-inc and in pp-inc I would greatly appreciate it. I am still having the same problem as stated in the first post.

[caliman]

OK. I know what the problem is. I just don't know how to fix it.

Per FAQ, I use the cookie manager in Mozilla and discover that when I go to the classified admin log in screen (admin-index.php) and attempt to login it says successful and reloads the login page and prompts for the login again..

going to the cookie manager I see that it created another set of cookies with the domain path of 'www.domain.com' instead of the '.domain.com'

So, knowing this is a domain path issue ( I think )

Is the following code in my pp-inc.php correct?

I have this in pp-inc.php:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Is that right? I think the cookie prefix assignment is wrong.


In config-inc.php I DO NOT have this:

Content visible to verified customers only.

I - do not - have any cookie stuff in config-inc.php.
I grabbed this from photopost or reviews and changed the variables to look like the global stuff in pp-inc.php of classifieds.

Should the above be in config-inc.php? Is it correct? (Yes I did change domain.com to my domain. ; )

I have tried to fix by adding the above code to config-inc.php and assigning the cookie prefix in pp-inc.php to "bb" Nothing worked.


I have reinstalled this 'succesfully' a few times now. BUt this issue still remains. I hope this info helps. Every clue should be in this post for one of you guys. I'm hitting a wall and my head hurts.

caliman

[Chuck S]

The cookie settings are in your database settings table

what are settings 181-183 set to?

[caliman]

Um good question. I am kinda new to this mysql thing.
But I just installed phpMyAdmin and I clicked on the settings table link.

Now I am looking at something that has these fields:

id
title
varname
description
setting
optionorder
section

Looks like I can run a SQL query below that. But I have no idea what to do.
I might as well be at the helm of the Starship Enterprise!

Should I be looking the 'settings' table or 'pc_settings' - the one with my classifieds prefix?

EDIT - THE ANSWER IS 'pc_settings'

thanks man, this is getting kinda cool.

caliman

[caliman]

DUDE! I FIXED IT!

I ran the * SQL query from there and it kicked out 4 pages of stuff. Got to the lines you indicated and edited them. THANK YOU (AGAIN!) OMEGATRON!! I owe you some beer.

caliman

PS - this phpMyAdmin is sweet!

I hope my ramblings will help someone else with their cookie pain.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by omegatron

The cookie settings are in your database settings table

what are settings 181-183 set to?

That could have been told at install and make us avoid hours of troubleshooting.

[brianstevz]

Originally Posted by Lionel

That could have been told at install and make us avoid hours of troubleshooting.

I agree. I just spent 3 hours figuring this problem out. You may want to have more detailed instructions on upgrades and cookies.

[etaslim]

I have exactly the same problem. It goes on and on everytime even after reinstalling classifieds from beginning. So thank god, I found this thread.

Omegatron, Caliman, how to edit the 'pc_setting" table to be able to change the cookie settings? What is the query/command to do that? I'm new with phpmyadmin. Pls help.

[Chuck S]

well depends on your table prefix if your cookie prefix for vb is different from the default blah blah but these should do a default VB3 good

UPDATE pp_settings SET setting='/' WHERE id='181'
UPDATE pp_settings SET setting='bb' WHERE id='182'
UPDATE pp_settings SET setting='' WHERE id='183'

[etaslim]

thanks omegatron, I've tried to BROWSE and I found the proper table lines & edited it. Now my classifieds site is working fine, finally! Appearently my cookie prefix is already correct. The problem is cookie domain. After I write a correct cookie domain, the problem solved!