Logout fix?

I'm not sure if this will work, but IIRC the standard method for deleting cookies is setting the expired date in the past, so I made that code change.

(Note: for v1.1.3 b3)

In member.php,

find:
setcookie("bbuserid");
setcookie("bbpassword");

replace with:
setcookie("bbuserid","",mktime(0,0,0,0,0,1998),$cookiepath);
setcookie("bbpassword","",mktime(0,0,0,0,0,1998),$cookiepath);

As I said, I haven't actually tested it (except once with IE in an unrelated script), but that should work - it sets the cookie to "" (nothing) and expires it :D

This is worth bringing back up to the top since it's still relevant. Thanks Ed, it worked perfectly.

I'm not sure if it worked. But I'm sure as hell going to try it.

Thanks alot and I'll keep you udated on wheather it worked or not.

Fred

Ed:

Seems to be working without any trouble on our end.

Parker

Ed, the thing is, there is also a separate cookie/log in routine in the index.php

if you look, the log in on the main page accesses a routine in index.php while the clear cookies uses members.php

could this also be a source of problems?


Wouldn't it make more sense to have the login routine in a single file and use an http_refer to redirect properly?


[Edited by Martin on 07-29-2000 at 01:23 PM]

this is really strange.

it seems to work for me if I use the IP but not if I use the URL.

I deleted all my cookies and it still kept my login info here and at my forum. I don't have to log in to either, even if I don't have a cookie.

okay...

I closed all browser sessions, deleted ALL my cookies and went back and it worked.

I also figured out what is causing the Nutscrape login problem.

If a person tries to log in from http://www.atforumz.com/ Nutscrape will not parse the full http://www.atforumz.com/index.php and tries to log them in at http://www.atforumz.com/?username=whatever&password=whatever

Is there a way to fix this or is this just another thing Nutscrape users have to tolerate?

I just set it up on my forum and my logout finally works.

I deeply appreciate the work you put into that.

Thank you,

Fred

On mine I have


// initialise cookies
setcookie("bbuserid",$userid,mktime(0,0,0,0,0,2020),$cookiepath);
setcookie("bbpassword",substr(md5($password),0,strlen($password)),mktime (0,0,0,0,0,2020),$cookiepath);


Can I replace mine with that? I have a huge amount of people unable to post after registering, and myself cannot post with my Admin username.

-Brian

Brian - that code is for a different function (logging in I believe), so no. :p

bringing this up cause i seem to be having problems with members not being able to log out if they used either


http://www.animeboards.comforums/
http://animeboards.comforums/
http://www.animeboards.netforums/
http://animeboards.net/forums/
http://www.animeboards.comforums/index.php
http://animeboards.comforums/index.php
http://www.animeboards.netforums/index.php
http://animeboards.net/forums/index.php

now i have tried the log out fix above and it alway messes up my member.php file so i can not log into edit my profile...

any help appreciated :)

setcookie("bbuserid","",mktime(0,0,0,0,0,1998),$cookiepath);
setcookie("bbpassword","",mktime(0,0,0,0,0,1998),$cookiepath);


Why 1998??