[Mediawiki-l] RE: Error When Logging in regarding the Use of Cookies

[Tony Molloy]

> If you're using Mozilla/Firefox, download the Live HTTP Headers
> extension and check the headers used to set the cookie.

I tried this, but I don't see a message indicating a problem.

> If PHP is not reporting the hostname correctly (var_dump($_SERVER)
will
> tell you this),

This tells me the server is reporting wiki.lib.uconn.edu, which is
correct.

>you may need to set $wgServer, $wgServerName, and
> related variables manually (check DefaultSettings.php).

Here's my Localsettings for that entry:

$wgServer           = "http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu";

And the rest if it matters:

$wgSitename         = "UCONN Libraries Staff Wiki";
$wgServer           = "http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu";
$wgScriptPath       = "";
$wgScript           = "$wgScriptPath/index.php";
$wgRedirectScript   = "/wiki/redirect.php";

The site is here:

http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/wiki/Main_Page

I am using a vhost for this site. The machine is actually
mammoth.lib.uconn.edu, but I've mapped wiki.lib.uconn.edu to
mammoth.lib.uconn.edu/wiki.

I've reverted it back to where you'll get an error message if you try to
login. Your help is appreciated on this. 


-Tony 

> -----Original Message-----
 

> > Ever since upgrading to 1.5RCx (and now also in the final release),
> > anytime a user logs into our Wiki they get the following error:
> >
> > "This Wiki uses cookies to log in users. You have cookies disabled.
> > Please enable them and try again."
> >
> > Even though the error displays, the user is actually logged in and
can
> > make edits as normal. If the user doesn't look closely they can't
tell
> > they are logged in and it's causing confusion.
> >
> > I think this is the same issue as reported here:
> >
> >
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Bug_reports#Login_cookie_problems
> >
> >[snip]
> >
> > It would seem that possibly this is related to some sort of hostname
> > rewrite or something similar? Can someone help me troubleshoot this?
> 
> If you're using Mozilla/Firefox, download the Live HTTP Headers
> extension and check the headers used to set the cookie.
> 
> If PHP is not reporting the hostname correctly (var_dump($_SERVER)
will
> tell you this), you may need to set $wgServer, $wgServerName, and
> related variables manually (check DefaultSettings.php).
> 
> Can you send us an URL so we can test it ourselves?
> 
> -- Jamie
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