Miscellaneous Hacks - CES Cookie Cutter - Share Cookies Between Domains

CES Cookie Cutter
vBulletin 3.6.x, 3.7.x, & 3.8.x supported
Version: 1.2.3

*** NEWS ***
4/12/2009 - v1.2.3 released
4/11/2009 - v1.2.2 released
8/8/2008 - v1.2.0 released
2/18/2008 - v1.1.5 released
2/11/2008 - v1.1.0 released
2/13/2007 - v1.0.0 released

Known Issues:
- none

What It Does:
Shares cookies among domains for seamless vBulletin login/logout functionality across multiple domains.

Basically if you have more than one domain name, or you have private forums scattered among domains, and all vBulletin instances use the same vBulletin database, this hack allows for integrated, synchronized login/logout on all domains at once.

Products to Install: 1
Plugins Included: 3
Files to Upload: 1
Templates to Edit: 0
Files to Edit: 0

Mod Features:
- Adds a field in vBulletin Options to enter multiple forum URLs
- Integrates login/logout functionality at all forum locations
- safety cookie settings available for users who left their cookie domain blank in vBulletin cookie options

Changelog:
Version 1.2.3:
- bug fix: only logouts integrate

Version 1.2.2:
- bug fix: XSS flaw
- bug fix: remember me

Version 1.2.0:
- updated: no more template edits
- updated: rearranged the whole mod
- bug fix: IE P3P failure

Version 1.1.5:
- new feature: cookie debug mode
- bug fix: global cookies only apply to www

Version 1.1.0:
- extended: now supports domains sharing the same file location
- bug fix: integrated login is not bidirectional
- bug fix: integrated login fails if forum is turned off
- bug fix: redundant cookies are generated

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[NeverBored]

Just tried it out...

It doesn't seem to be working for me on 3.7.

To be sure I'm understanding correctly, I should be able to install this, log in to my forum on the .com domain, then go to my .net domain and still be logged into the forum browsing the forum on .net, right? When I go to .net I'm not logged in.

[thincom2000]

You did make the template edit and upload the file to both includes directories and add both domains to the new vB setting?

[NeverBored]

Yeah I did all that, though I guess one part I don't understand is "upload the file to both includes directories". Both domains access the same site. All the same files and database, just can be accessed with multiple domains.

[thincom2000]

Okay - what value have you entered into the setting?

[NeverBored]

First I used

neverboredonline.com
neverboredonline.net

When that didn't do anything I put in

neverboredonline.com/forum
neverboredonline.net/forum

That didn't do anything either. Each time I would clear the cookies, and do a fresh log in via .com. Then I would go to the site via .net and I'm not logged in.

[thincom2000]

Okay I think the issue is that your forum is located at /forum.
So you would have to use the /forum version.
Also make sure to start each entry with a .
I think you might be getting 404 errors without it.

[NeverBored]

Awesome man, thanks. It's working now. I wasn't even seeing the instructions to add the . at the start of the entries even though I read through it multiple times, lol. Thanks

[NeverBored]

Actually, I'm having some problems still.

First problem, it's not working in IE 7. (It's working in Firefox)

Second problem, when a user logs out it completely clears the who's online list.

[thincom2000]

Thanks for the report. I'll look into this.

[thincom2000]

Okay, I figured out why the Who's online list was getting cleared, but the fact that this isn't working in Internet Explorer has me stumped. It's as if Internet Explorer is reporting the originating domain to the script rather than the domain the script is actually running from... If anyone has any ideas please let me know, because I hate IE.