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

* This mod is offered for free here. Please donate if you like this mod *

[thincom2000]

Medium.

[tobias.mueller]

Hi!

I tried using this Add-on with vBulletin 3.7.2 and I experienced the following problem: the images used to set the cookies appear not to be included in the redirect-page which comes up right after one logged in. The HTML does not show any reference nor is the ces_cookies.php loaded. So the user is only logged in on the current domain. But as soon as I press the logout-button, the images are included in the redirect-page.

Now I wonder if anybody has got the same problem or even knows a solution for this.

I've currently installed vbulletin with vbcms and cookie cutter. Disabling vbcms does not help.

Bye,
Tobias

[thincom2000]

The 3.7.2 login redirect may require an update. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

[tobias.mueller]

Hi!

Thank's a lot for your quick reply.

It seems to be a Problem with the output of "$stylevar['ces_cookies']". I added an "echo $stylevar['ces_cookies']" to the code for the hook "login_redirect" and everything worked fine again (but of course this is not a clean solution).

Anyway, thank's a lot for this very helpful add-on!

Bye,
Tobias

[thincom2000]

Had you reverted the STANDARD REDIRECT template since you upgraded to 3.7.2? Does the template still reflect the edits mentioned in the readme?

[tobias.mueller]

I directly installed the version3.7.2 and did not upgrade from an older one. For me it didn't work both ways, with and without the edits mentioned in the readme.

[thincom2000]

Could you post the page source from the redirect page when you log in?

[tobias.mueller]

After I reinstalled everything now, it works. It seems like it depends on the order, the add-ons are installed in but I am totally sure.

Anyway, sorry to bother you with this problem and thank's a lot!

Bye,
Tobias

[thincom2000]

No problem, I actually ended up reorganizing the mod completely as a result of this report. I'll release an update in a week or two.

[corehosting.de]

Very nice work!!!