[Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.1.0: Login Doesn't Stick

[Fred Bauder]

This is an ongoing problem on most new installations that I have had
experience with. Basically you need to tell folks to keep trying.

Fred

> From: A Chan <chanamy1 at sbcglobal.net>
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> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:13:07 -0800 (PST)
> To: mediawiki-l at Wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.1.0: Login Doesn't Stick
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have installed MediaWiki 1.1.0 on a Windows 2000
> machine.  Everything works well except for logins.
> After I login, I get the "login successful" message.
> Anytime I click to another page, the page still shows
> my IP address, and when I edit a page, the revision is
> associated with my IP address.
> 
> I have tried both IE 6.0 and Mozilla 1.3.1.
> 
> By checking the the "Remember my password across
> sessions" upon login I can force logins to stick
> across pages.
> 
> I have verified that the following three cookies are
> set for my site:
> -PHPSESSID
> -wikidbUserID
> -wikidbUserName
> 
> Is there an extra configuration step I have missed?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> -Amy
> 
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